Senior Digital Electrical Engineer – Mri Wireless

GE Healthcare · Healthcare · Aurora, OH +1 · Engineering / Technology

Senior Digital Electrical Engineer focused on designing and developing wireless digital electronics for MRI coil systems, involving FPGA/ASIC design, wireless protocols, DSP, and circuit board design within a medical device context.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and implement wireless digital architectures for MRI coil systems.
  2. Expertise in developing FPGA/ASIC-based solutions for signal processing and high-speed data transmission.
  3. Define and execute testing protocols to evaluate wireless concepts in challenging RF environments.
  4. Drive schematic capture for circuit boards implementing wireless designs and high-speed interfaces.
  5. Write detailed functional specifications to document newly created designs and support product introduction.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in wireless digital design
  • VHDL/Verilog and FPGA/ASIC design flows
  • wireless protocols
  • DSP algorithms
  • simulation tools (MATLAB or equivalent)
  • standard drafting practices
  • product structuring
  • electronics modeling
  • drawing practices
  • engineering analysis techniques
  • engineering product development processes

Nice to have

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience
  • healthcare imaging modalities
  • standard bus formats such as PCIe, CAN, Ethernet, USB, and I2C
  • Wi-Fi in designs
  • commercially available chipsets
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and WiGig
  • embedded processors
  • drivers
  • interfaces to Wi-Fi chipsets
  • MRI coil technology
  • electromagnetic principles
  • Cadence
  • EMC-compatible design experience

What the JD emphasized

  • wireless digital design
  • medical device development
  • highly regulated environment
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Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Digital Electrical Engineer to join our MRI RF Coil Electrical Engineering Team within GE Healthcare’s Imaging MR modality. This role focuses on designing and developing advanced wireless-enabled digital electronics for MRI coil systems, ensuring high performance, reliability, and compliance with medical device standards.

The ideal candidate will leverage expertise in industry-standard wireless protocols, digital communication standards, and circuit board design processes to deliver high-quality designs. Additionally, the candidate should possess technical proficiency in RF engineering and have experience in medical device development.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Duties include (but are not limited to):

  • Design and implement wireless digital architectures for MRI coil systems.
  • Expertise in developing FPGA/ASIC-based solutions for signal processing and high-speed data transmission.
  • Define and execute testing protocols to evaluate wireless concepts in challenging RF environments.
  • Drive schematic capture for circuit boards implementing wireless designs and high-speed interfaces.
  • Write detailed functional specifications to document newly created designs and support product introduction.
  • Perform system-level simulations, verification, and validation of wireless coil designs.
  • Participate in all phases of new product introduction, including concept development, architecture, documentation, design, prototyping, testing, supplier interactions, manufacturing introduction, and service support.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with at least 5+ years of relevant experience in wireless digital design, preferably in medical or high-reliability systems.
  • Expertise in VHDL/Verilog and FPGA/ASIC design flows.
  • Strong knowledge of wireless protocols and DSP algorithms.
  • Familiarity with MRI coil technology and electromagnetic principles.
  • Proficiency in simulation tools (MATLAB or equivalent).
  • Knowledge of standard drafting practices, product structuring, electronics modeling, drawing practices, and engineering analysis techniques.
  • Understanding of engineering product development processes.

Desired Characteristics

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 7+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience with healthcare imaging modalities and working in a highly regulated environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing standard bus formats such as PCIe, CAN, Ethernet, USB, and I2C.
  • Experience implementing Wi-Fi in designs and productizing solutions using commercially available chipsets.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and WiGig.
  • Familiarity with embedded processors, drivers, and defining interfaces to Wi-Fi chipsets.
  • Familiarity with MRI coil technology and electromagnetic principles.
  • Demonstrated experience with Cadence and MATLAB or equivalent simulation/modeling tools.
  • Self-starter, results-oriented, and able to multitask effectively.
  • Excellent teamwork, coordination, and communication skills.
  • Experience developing project plans and estimates.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • EMC-compatible design experience.

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GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

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.

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