Principal Electrical Engineer (Design Lead)
Core
Lead electrical architecture and board-level design for a medical ultrasound scanner, defining interfaces for data acquisition and sensor processing.
Role type
Principal Electrical Engineer (Design Lead)
Builds
Medical imaging scanner hardware (boards, firmware, FPGA logic)
Domain
Medical devices / Ultrasound imaging / High-speed data acquisition
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Complex board design (high-speed digital, analog/mixed-signal), Embedded firmware (C/C++), HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog), Signal integrity, Power integrity, DFM/DFT, Vendor management
Preferred skills
Ultrasound/imaging systems, FPGA-to-host high-bandwidth paths, Power electronics for electromechanical systems, Medical device safety standards (IEC 60601), Building engineering functions from scratch
Technologies
Altium/KiCad, MCU/SoC, FPGA, Python
Responsibilities
Own electrical architecture and technical direction for board-level design; Write embedded firmware for real-time control and safety logic; Audit and update HDL code for data acquisition and synchronization; Define electrical interfaces and data contracts with software and mechanical teams; Establish engineering rigor for regulated medical device programs; Mentor the electrical function and manage external design partners
Seniority
Principal, technical leadership & hands-on IC