Internship Application Software Engineer Jobs in Milwaukee, WI

Job Description SummaryHelp Build the Future of Neonatal Care
Our mission is simple: help send mothers and infants home healthy.
The Infant Care team develops innovative technologies that support clinicians caring for newborns and mothers in critical care environments worldwide. We build safe, reliable, and connected medical devices that enable life-saving clinical care every day.
In this role you will develop clinician-facing software used to monitor, manage, and care for some of healthcare's most vulnerable patients. You will create intuitive user experiences, real-time patient monitoring displays, clinical workflows, and service tools that support caregivers and biomedical technicians every day. Your work will directly impact patient safety, caregiver efficiency, and the quality of care delivered to newborns and mothers around the world.Job Description

Why This Role Matters

NICU clinicians rely on our devices 24 hours a day to monitor patient status, manage therapy settings, and respond to critical events.

The software you build will:

• Display life-critical patient information in real time
• Support clinical decision-making through intuitive workflows
• Enable caregivers to efficiently manage device settings and therapy delivery
• Provide service and diagnostic tools that improve device reliability and uptime
• Help ensure safe and effective patient care

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are seeking experienced software engineers with strengths in one or more of the following areas:

• Qt/QML application development
• C++ software engineering
• User interface and user experience development
• Desktop or embedded application development
• Real-time visualization and monitoring systems
• Industrial, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, or other high-reliability software systems

Medical device experience is preferred but not required.

We value strong software engineering fundamentals, collaboration skills, and a passion for building high-quality products that solve meaningful problems.

What You'll Build

• Clinician-facing touchscreen applications
• Real-time patient monitoring displays
• Clinical workflows and configuration screens
• Data visualization and trending applications
• Diagnostic and service tools for biomedical technicians
• Connected device user experiences
• Backend application services supporting device functionality

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Application Development

• Design, develop, and maintain clinician-facing applications using Qt/QML and C++.
• Create intuitive workflows that support clinical users in NICU and Labor & Delivery environments.
• Develop real-time displays for patient parameters, trends, alarms, and device status.
• Translate user experience designs into production-quality software.
• Collaborate with Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Clinical, and Product teams to improve usability and workflow efficiency.

Service Application Development

• Develop service and diagnostic tools used by field engineers and biomedical technicians.
• Support software upgrade, calibration, diagnostics, logging, and configuration workflows.
• Build backend application services supporting data management and device functionality.
• Contribute to device configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting capabilities.

Software Quality and Reliability

• Develop automated tests, unit tests, and verification artifacts.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews.
• Support software verification, validation, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Investigate and resolve software defects and performance issues.
• Contribute to application reliability, maintainability, and cybersecurity improvements.

What Success Looks Like During Your First Year

• Deliver production-ready clinical application features used by caregivers in neonatal care environments.
• Successfully implement intuitive user experiences that improve clinical workflows.
• Develop reliable backend services supporting real-time patient monitoring and device management.
• Contribute to service and diagnostic capabilities that improve product maintainability.
• Become a trusted contributor to the next-generation neonatal care platform.
• Help shape the future application architecture for connected medical devices.

Technology Stack

Candidates are not expected to have experience with every technology listed below.

Languages

• C++
• QML
• JavaScript
• Python (test tooling)

Application Frameworks

• Qt
• Qt Quick
• QML

Platforms

• Linux
• Embedded Linux
• MedOS

Architecture

• Microservices
• Plugin-based architectures
• MQTT messaging
• REST APIs

Data Management

• SQLite
• JSON

Tools

• Git
• CMake
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI
• Coverity
• Jama
• Rally
• Figma

Testing

• Qt Test
• GTest
• GMock
• Automated testing frameworks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Experience developing applications using Qt/QML or similar modern UI frameworks.
• Experience developing user-facing software applications.
• Experience with software testing, debugging, and code quality practices.
• Experience working in Linux-based development environments.
• Familiarity with source control systems such as Git.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Qt Quick and advanced QML development.
• Experience developing embedded or connected device applications.
• Experience with real-time visualization, monitoring systems, or complex user workflows.
• Experience translating Figma or UX designs into production applications.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and service-based architectures.
• Experience with MQTT or event-driven communication architectures.
• Familiarity with database technologies such as SQLite.
• Experience with automated testing and test automation frameworks.
• Experience with static analysis tools such as Coverity.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices.
• Experience working in regulated development environments.
• Knowledge of IEC 62304, IEC 62366, ISO 14971, or similar standards.
• Experience with usability engineering and human factors principles.
• Understanding of healthcare workflows or medical device software development.
• Experience with localization and internationalization in Qt applications.

Don't Meet Every Qualification?

We recognize that great candidates may not meet every qualification listed above. If your experience aligns with many of the core responsibilities of this role and you are excited about developing software that improves patient care, we encourage you to apply.

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.