Solta Principal RF Engineer
Bausch Health
- Bothell, WA
- $120,000-170,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design of circuits incorporating RF circuitry, analog controls, transducers, and sensors for an array of dermatology products utilizing RF, LASERs, and ultrasonic energy based devices.
- Perform electronics schematic capture and supervise CAD layout resources.
- Develop and have constructed system and periphery electronic board prototypes.
- Hands-on laboratory debug and integration activities to test and verify your hardware designs;
- Hold and participate in technical design reviews;
- Incorporate DFM and EMC principles for new and existing medical device designs.
- Assure equipment compliance to IEC medical device standards (60601-1, 60601-1-2, etc.).
- Systems level failure mode, safety, and hazard analysis participation.
- Support Manufacturing and Service departments in reliability and failure analysis investigations and solutions.
- Learn and support legacy products while developing new ones.
- BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- Minimum five years in analog and digital systems design, including experience in the development of devices for clinical application of RF energy.
- Candidate must have substantial experience with system-level electrical design and integration, design for EMC, signal integrity, power supply systems development, and RF immunity.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment including software, optical, RF, mechanical and project management disciplines.
- Hands-on development experience: RF circuit development, test and analysis for RF, application of RF for thermal heating in a therapeutic or clinical application. Understanding of standards and safety in application of RF energy.
- Experience with mixed signal circuit board development utilizing embedded microprocessors and FPGAs is required;
- Technically creative and motivated to explore design development trade-offs in complex electro-mechanical, electro-optical, and electronic controls systems.
- A solid working knowledge EDA CAD tools and design for manufacturability and test is required.
- Experience with Linux and embedded Linux systems is a plus. Developing tests using Linux tools is a plus.
- Skilled in problem definition, analysis, data collection, generating solid conclusions, and recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience in design best practices including risk management and design for EMC, safety, and manufacturability.
- Excellent demonstrated documentation skills in regulated products/applications, including design traceability, specifications, requirements, and V&V plans.
- Prefer experience with regulatory standards or design in a regulated environment (IEC 60601-x, ISO, MIL-STD, FAA).
- Understanding of RF drive, analysis, test methodologies, transducers, antenna, and modelling are required
- Background in clinical application of RF energy is a plus
- Experience designing with these components:
- Experience with data analysis and software for data collection using Matlab, Python, LabView or another programming language is a plus