Barrington, IL
847
FULLTIME
$75-108k
806256
10280363
none
no
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft development tools (Visual Studio, Visual Basic 6, .NET C#) and web app dev (Silverlight, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, HTML, DHTML)
10-28-2009
What do you envision for your future? At GE Healthcare, our vision involves looking at Healthcare in a completely new way. Focusing on earlier, pre-symptomatic disease detection and prevention, instead of late diagnosis. Helping clinicians access more information and intervene sooner with targeted treatments so their patients can leave longer, fuller lives.

We believe we can help make that happen * and we*d like you to be a part of our mission. As a global leader, GE can bring together the best in science, technology, business and human resources to redefine the frontiers of healthcare.

Something remarkable happens when you bring together people who are driven to make a difference * they do.
---Your Life. Your career. Your purpose. Re-imagined---

GE Healthcare*s Healthcare IT business provides comprehensive clinical & financial information technology solutions including enterprise and departmental Information Technology products, RIS/PACS and CVIS systems, revenue cycle management and practice applications, to help customers streamline healthcare costs and improve the quality of care.

What makes GE Healthcare different? Committed to personal growth - At GE Healthcare, we pride ourselves on growing leaders of tomorrow. Our people, processes, and culture are designed to support and grow the individual, giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in a variety of ways while moving throughout the organization. We are dedicated to helping you build a career at GE Healthcare.

Role Summary/Purpose

Essential Responsibilities: The Senior Engineer leads design inputs for the project/design and translates system requirements and patient/customer needs into quality technical solutions for Imaging Workflow products. The Senior Engineer is well versed in advanced aspects of technical/functional areas and applies technical theory and practical experience with input from relevant functional areas to solve complex problems. The Senior Engineer works independently and possesses a level of functional expertise necessary to influence and execute the technical and project delivery execution for a sub-system or module. In addition, the Senior Engineer works with patient/customers, and the program leadership team to ensure that the project deliverables are consistent with the goals of larger programs or initiatives. The Senior Engineer functions well as an individual contributor and as a team member.

Other Senior Software Engineer job responsibilities include:

* Understanding system requirements, user design specifications and user workflows
* Providing high level and detailed estimates
* Creating, documenting and reviewing detailed designs that meet requirements
* Reviewing designs and implementations with team and customer for acceptance early in the development process
* Ensuring that all designs and implementations maximize performance, availability and serviceability
* Developing and executing tests that prove that the design and implementation meet the system requirements
* Unit testing the implementation to ensure robustness and highest quality
* Providing input to Technical writers and service engineering teams for documentation and training materials
* Participating in regular project updates and project team meetings
* Utilizing rapid application development tools, methodologies and processes

Qualifications/Requirements

* 4 year degree within appropriate Engineering/Science discipline or equivalent
* 6+ years of progressive professional work experience as a software engineer
* 3+ years experience with Microsoft development tools (for example, Visual Studio, Visual Basic 6, .NET C#) and web application development (for example, Silverlight, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, HTML, DHTML
* Demonstrated experience on product releases throughout the development lifecycle with practical program/project experience on the whole development lifecycle
* Authorization to work in the US
* Willingness to travel 10% of the time

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics

* 4+ years work experience in the Healthcare industry
* Able to communicate complex technical issues in a clear, concise manner, both orally and in written communication
* Experience with object oriented software development and associated technical standards
* Experience with relational databases
* Experience with .NET, especially C#
* Knowledge of design modeling, documentation and communication (for example, UML, IDEF)
* Knowledge of data Communication protocols and standards (for example, DICOM, HL7)
* Work experience with PACS Imaging products (GE Centricity PACS products) and Healthcare Enterprise products, which integrate with RIS, HIS, CIS products
* Clinical domain knowledge to include Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics and related workflows
* Familiarity with business planning processes. Demonstrated technical domain knowledge by being current on software engineering design principles, architectures and advancements in engineering concepts and technologies
* Experience in working with global teams
* Experience with source control, product build environment and analysis, and debug tools
* Direct experience with customers and software product end-users
* Solid core values (for example, integrity, adaptability, teamwork)
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