Biomedical Electronics Engineer, Lab Automation

E184; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

State-of-the-art facility in Portland

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with 2

31 PTO days

Job summary

e184 in Portland is seeking an Engineer to design and implement electrical systems enabling communication between experimental hardware and software platforms for ex utero gestation. You will develop reliable architectures integrating sensors, actuators, imaging, perfusion, and environmental controls into a unified system.

Collaborate with mechanical, software, and bioengineering teams to translate requirements into robust designs for long-duration, automated experiments.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or BS with 3+ years in industry.
• Experience designing and debugging electronic systems for hardware devices or instrumentation.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, signal conditioning, and power distribution.
• Experience interfacing sensors, motors, pumps, or control hardware with embedded or computer-based systems.
• Familiarity with I2C, SPI, UART, USB, or TCP/IP protocols.
• Experience reading and creating schematics and PCB designs.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting in lab or device environments.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating in interdisciplinary teams.
• Comfort in fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical system architecture for hardware and software control.
• Integrate sensors and actuators into hardware systems.
• Develop hardware-software interfaces for real-time monitoring and device operation.
• Build and prototype electronics for experimental hardware.
• Support system automation and control across devices.
• Ensure reliability and safety with power management and grounding.
• Test and troubleshoot systems across multidisciplinary hardware platforms.

Skills

Electrical design

Debugging electronic systems

Sensor integration

Embedded interfaces

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Biomedical Engineering

BS + 3+ years experience

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Job description

e184 in Portland is seeking an Engineer to design and implement electrical systems enabling communication between experimental hardware and software platforms for ex utero gestation. You will develop reliable architectures integrating sensors, actuators, imaging, perfusion, and environmental controls into a unified system.

Collaborate with mechanical, software, and bioengineering teams to translate requirements into robust designs for long-duration, automated experiments.