Write firmware for safety-critical medical and automotive devices where memory, timing and power are all tightly constrained.
Led the firmware for a medical device that passed safety certification first time and met every functional-safety requirement.
Optimised a real-time control loop to hit tight timing margins, reworking the code and scheduling until it met them reliably.
Develop in C and C++ on microcontrollers, writing drivers, interrupt handlers and RTOS-based code close to the hardware.
Debug the hardest low-level faults with oscilloscopes, logic analysers and JTAG, tracing issues across software and hardware.
Work to functional-safety and coding standards on every project, with the reviews and testing safety-critical systems demand.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Embedded Software Engineer
Reliable firmware where every byte and cycle counts
Embedded software engineer with eleven years writing firmware for automotive and medical devices in Osaka. Lives close to the hardware, where memory, timing and power are all constrained and a bug can mean a recall, writing the careful, deterministic code those systems demand. Led the firmware for a medical device that passed safety certification first time and optimised a real-time control loop to hit tight timing margins. Develops in C and C++ on microcontrollers, writes drivers and RTOS-based code, debugs with oscilloscopes and JTAG, and works to functional-safety standards. Meticulous, methodical and calm with the hardest low-level bugs. Looking for a senior embedded or firmware-engineering role with a company building serious, safety-critical hardware.
LocationOsaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
GenderMale
Notice Period2 months
Date of Birth1987-01-22
Work Experience
(April 2016 to Present)10 years & 7 months
Naniwa Medical Devices - Osaka, Japan
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
(April 2011 to March 2016)5 years
Kansai Electronics Systems - Osaka, Japan
Embedded Software Engineer
Developed firmware for consumer and industrial electronics, writing drivers and application code on a range of microcontrollers.
Debugged and optimised embedded systems for performance and reliability, learning to work within tight resource limits.
Learned real-time programming, hardware debugging and safety standards on the job across five years.
Built the expertise that led into a senior role on safety-critical medical and automotive firmware.
Debugged and optimised embedded systems for performance and reliability, learning to work within tight resource limits.
Learned real-time programming, hardware debugging and safety standards on the job across five years.
Built the expertise that led into a senior role on safety-critical medical and automotive firmware.
Education
(April 2009 to March 2011)2 years
Osaka University
MEng in Electronic & Computer Engineering - Electronic & Computer Engineering
(April 2005 to March 2009)4 years
Kyoto Institute of Technology
BEng in Electronic Engineering - Electronic Engineering
Technical Skills
- C / C++
- Microcontroller Firmware
- RTOS
- Device Drivers
- Real-Time Systems
- Hardware Debugging
- Functional Safety
- Low-Level Optimisation
- Communication Protocols
- Testing & Verification
Languages
Japanese
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyEnglish (US)
Professional Working ProficiencyHighlights
Certified first time
Hit tight timing margins
Medical Device Firmware
Medical Device Firmware
Senior Embedded Software Engineer (January 2020 to June 2021)
Certifications
Functional Safety (ISO 26262) Certification
TÜV (June 2018 to Present)
Personal Skills
- Precision
- Methodical Approach
- Problem Solving
- Composure
- Rigour
Activities & Interests
Gardening
Treadmill
Chess
Dart
Grow Moustache
