Sr. Ultrasound Engineer Louisville, CO

Job Summary:
The Senior Ultrasound Engineer leads the design development and optimization of advanced ultrasound systems and technologies. This role drives innovation from concept through commercialization leveraging deep expertise in signal processing RF/IQ data acquisition and image quality enhancement. A strong focus on customer-centric design ensures that products deliver exceptional user experiences and address real-world clinical needs. The engineer partners closely with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle upholding the highest standards for quality safety and regulatory compliance.

Technical Knowledge:

• Deep understanding of acoustic principles wave propagation ultrasound transducer technologies and advanced signal processing.
• Expert in ultrasound system architecture including TX/RX frontend beamforming backend processing and image optimization.
• Proficient in designing and troubleshooting electronic circuits embedded systems and firmware/software for ultrasound devices.
• Skilled in programming languages such as C/C Python MATLAB or LabVIEW applied to algorithm development and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate hardware and software perform system calibration and validate ultrasound system performance.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards for medical device development (e.g. FDA IEC 60601-1).

Clinical & Application Knowledge:

• Strong clinical and technical understanding of gynecological surgery or similar surgical domains.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of ultrasound products clinical applications and market trends.
• Experience with products involving Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) and ultrasound technology is desirable.

• Image Quality & Algorithm Development: Own ultrasound image quality including R&D of advanced signal processing algorithms system performance verification and clinical image optimization.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with FPGA firmware and application software teams to develop RF/IQ data acquisition and analysis tools.
• Product Development Leadership: Lead new product development (NPD) for ultrasound systems ensuring all design and verification activities meet regulatory and quality standards.
• Innovation & Road mapping: Drive innovation of advanced imaging modes/features from concept through market release. Identify and lead R&D projects for the technology roadmap.
• Design Control & Compliance: Enforce rigorous design controls including requirements management design reviews documentation design history and V&V testing.
• User Needs Translation: Gather and translate user feedback into product requirements ensuring solutions address clinical and operational needs.
• Intellectual Property: Actively contribute to IP development by identifying novel technologies and supporting patent applications.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current with emerging technologies competitive products and industry best practices to sustain ongoing innovation.

Professional Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Physics Electrical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or related field (required).
• 5 years of hands-on experience in advanced ultrasound technology development with a bachelors degree or;
• 3 years of experience with a masters degree or;
• 1 year of experience with a PhD.
• Experience developing medical devices compliant with FDA and IEC 60601-1 standards is highly desirable.

• Innovative Mindset: Demonstrates creativity and vision in concept generation and problem solving; able to connect technology with unmet market needs.
• Results-Oriented: Persistent in driving projects to successful completion with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative: Works effectively in cross-functional and matrixed teams; builds and maintains positive relationships across all organizational levels.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal written and presentation skills; adapts communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Customer Focus: Champions a customer-centric approach in product design and decision-making.
• Quality & Compliance Focus: Maintains meticulous attention to detail and upholds the highest standards of documentation process and regulatory compliance.
• Continuous Learner: Proactively updates knowledge and skills to remain at the forefront of technology and industry trends.

• Ability to travel up to 10% as necessary.

So why join Hologic

We are committed to making Hologic the company where top talent comes to grow. For you to succeed we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career. We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus scheme one of our talent partners can discuss this in more detail with you.

The annualized base salary range for this role is and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience skillset knowledge geography education business needs and market demand.

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