Senior Ultrasound Engineer

Overview

 

Senior Ultrasound Engineer - Bothell, WA

 

FUJIFILM Sonosite, Inc. -- If you are looking for work that matters, you’ll find it at FUJIFILM Sonosite.  As the creator of point of care ultrasound, we dedicate every day to the innovation and development of imaging solutions that enable clinicians to provide improved healthcare in leading institutions, underserved populations and communities in crisis around the globe.  At FUJIFILM Sonosite, we are in the relentless pursuit of answers that allow our customers to be confident that they are making the best clinical decisions for any patient, anywhere, anytime.  Members of the FUJIFILM Sonosite team embody our company values: Go boldly, Stay curious, Passion fuels us, Respect each other, Own it and Act with integrity. Headquartered in Bothell, WA USA, FUJIFILM Sonosite is the proud recipient of numerous prestigious design awards and has in excess of 145 patents.  Our point of care ultrasound systems are sold in more than 100 countries.

 

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Summary:

 

The Senior Ultrasound Engineer assists in taking the lead within the development of the signal path for imaging modes and features for current and future Ultrasound platforms.  They will also assist in the lead of the continued development within our systems, to ensure market recommendations are consistently met with cutting edge practices.  The Senior Ultrasound Engineer is also responsible for optimizing the image quality on our systems; this includes the use and development of tools, methods, and infrastructure to guide development and tune imaging parameters. As the Senior Ultrasound Engineer, you will take lead on providing solutions to cross-functional integration issues.  This engineer will interface with other engineering disciplines (systems, hardware, software, transducer, mechanical, human factors, clinical, and manufacturing) and with product management and clinical product specialists to propose and implement ultrasound solutions that are elegant, practical, manufactural, and meet customer needs and company strategy.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Contribute or lead system architecture definition, documentation, and simulations.
• Responsible for optimizing the image quality on our systems; this includes the use and development of tools, methods, and infrastructure to guide development and tune imaging parameters.
• Develop software tools for image optimization and data analysis.
• Develop and implement new signal path algorithms.
• Work with transducer engineering to integrate new transducers onto the ultrasound system.
• Work with clinical product specialists to optimize transducers for particular clinical applications.
• Develop imaging modes and techniques that benefit the POC market.
• Develop software tools for image optimization and data analysis.
• Conduct transducer trade studies.
• Develop, perform, and document transducer and feature integration tests.
• Participate in development of new workflow automation algorithms.
• Propose, define, and execute feasibility projects.
• Estimate and drive schedules for feature and transducer optimization delivery.

Knowledge and Experience:

• MS or PhD Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics or related degree, or equivalent experience.
• 4-6+ years relevant industry experience (depending on education), 3 years medical ultrasound imaging experience.
• Expertise in ultrasound physics, signal and image processing, transducer optimization, simulation, algorithm development, and tool development.
• Extensive experience in product development from conception to release.
• ISO, FDA or other regulated industry training and experience.

Skills and Abilities:

• Track record of ownership in leading-edge product development.
• Strong analytical skills; strategic thinker.
• Ability to perform independent product-focused research and create succinct report of findings, producing publications and/or patents.
• Ability and enthusiasm to lead in a fast-paced, collaborative, small-team environment.
• Fluent in MATLAB.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more high-level programming languages.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other Engineering groups and throughout the company.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, small team environment with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility in work hours required to meet program completion dates (overtime may be required).

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