Principal Software Engineer

Salary $145,000 - $170,000 per annum + 482 visa + relocation package + Super annuation + 5% service equity   

An award winning business, Micro-X Limited is the inventor of the World’s first electronic x-ray tube (NEX technology). This novel technology, developed by Micro-X, uses Carbon Nano Tubes as field emission x-ray sources which are used to make miniature x-ray tubes. Using these tubes, Micro-X designs and manufactures a range of innovative, ultra-lightweight x-ray imaging products in medical and security applications. Launching its first products in 2016, The business continues to innovate, design and develop new pioneering products.  

Responsibilities: 

• Architecting software and firmware solutions for a wide range of new technology developments, including Computed Tomography, Mobile Digital Radiography, and backscatter products. 
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to drive customer centric solutions. 
• Documenting and demonstrating solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code 
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions 
• Technical reviewing and consulting to various product development projects 
• Coordinating and performing software testing of prototypes and pre-production units. 
• Formulate realistic development program schedules and budgets. 
• Ensuring engineering standards of quality, cost, safety, timeliness and performance are observed. 
• Guide and mentor more junior team members 
• Continuous improvement of the software development process and practices 
• Relationship building and managing positive customer-supplier relationships. 

Person specification 

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline 
• Minimum 10 years' technical experience in complex multi-disciplinary system development and manufacturing in a commercial environment. 
• Minimum 5 years of relevant C/C++ experience 
• Experience with real-time control systems, architecting complex systems and architecture evaluation 
• Experience with programming for STM32-family microprocessors and ARM processors is valued  Comfortable with development tools such as compilers, debuggers, JTAG, logic analysers, build systems 
• Complete understanding of business pressures and motivations, including a strong ability to adjust to tight and moving project deadlines.  
• Exceptional people skills: our team, customers and suppliers are important to us.