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Job Title:  Embedded Architect

Location: 

Mount Prospect, IL, US, 60056

Business Unit:  Ametek Rauland
Posting Date:  Feb 12, 2026
Job Description: 

Your Impact:
Step into a pivotal role where your architectural vision drives innovation across the healthcare and education technology landscape. As an Embedded Architect at Rauland, you’ll shape the firmware foundation of our next generation of intelligent hardware solutions trusted by thousands of clinicians, patients, and students worldwide. You’ll lead end‑to‑end architecture and design, define system requirements, guide engineers through complex real‑time embedded challenges, and champion best‑in‑class cybersecurity, validation, and deployment practices. From solving intricate system‑level problems to empowering a talented engineering team, this role is perfect for a seasoned embedded expert ready to make a profound impact on mission‑critical products that truly improve lives.

 

What You'll Do:

  • Architect, design and buildout firmware for a new generation of Rauland designed hardware SKUs
  • Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle from requirements review to product verification
  • Plan and coordinate detailed aspects of the design including:
      • System, sub-system and functional requirements
      • Software architecture and detailed design documents
      • Software verification plans
      • Software build and deployment plans.
      • Cybersecurity mitigation and risk analysis
  • Participate in code inspections
  • Assign tasks to embedded engineers to design and code solutions
  • Work with verification and validation engineers to resolve test failures
  • Work with the technical support group to troubleshoot field problems
  • Interact with a cross functional team to create solutions to complex systems

 

Do You Have?...

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 10-12+ years of experience in design and implementation of multi-task, event-driven real time embedded development.
  • Expert level knowledge of C/C++
  • Experience with multithreaded, real-time applications and Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
  • Experience in a regulated environment (automotive, healthcare, military contractor, etc.)
  • Expertise with development tools for revision control, bug tracking, peer code review, etc.
  • Integrating hardware and firmware
  • Codec programming and integration
  • Experienced reading schematics and data sheets for components
  • Experienced using emulators and hardware debugging tools
  • Experienced with IAR Workbench or Eclipse-based embedded IDEs.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required

 

Why Us?

Rauland, a division of AMETEK, is a business unit in the Measurement, Communications and Technologies division of AMETEK. We are a leader in integrated communications technology, designing and manufacturing Nurse Call Systems for the medical industry and school critical communication systems for the education K-12 market. 

Website: www.rauland.com

Compensation

Employee Type:  Salaried
Salary Minimum:  $140,000
Salary Maximum:  $160,000
Incentive:  No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting.  The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

For more information on AMETEK's competitive benefits, please click here.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.


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