Senior Digital Electrical Engineer - MRI Wireless

Senior Digital Electrical Engineer

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 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.