Machine Learning Lead: Brain Imaging & Ultrasound

Healy World; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nudge is seeking a Machine Learning Lead to drive ML and imaging systems at the intersection of ultrasound, signal processing, and neuroscience. You’ll lead architectural decisions, modeling, and deployment across core ML initiatives.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, ultrasound engineers and neuroscientists to translate research concepts into robust production systems, mentor engineers, and shape the long-term ML roadmap in a domain with limited prior ML use.

Qualifications

• Strong first-principles understanding of engineering, physics, and signal processing.
• Experience writing production-level code (Python preferred).
• A degree in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline.
• Shipped products that deliver value in the real world; solved problems with messy real-world sensors.
• High integrity and strong professional judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of imaging algorithms using in-house ultrasound transducers and high-performance compute to image the brain and skull.
• Drive the development of high-resolution acoustic simulation systems to model propagation and dose.
• Architect computer vision and real-time inference systems that track brain motion and adapt targeting parameters during treatment.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, ultrasound engineers, transducer designers, and neuroscientists to translate research concepts into production systems.
• Define technical strategy and best practices across ML, modeling, simulation, and signal processing infrastructure.
• Mentor and elevate other engineers through technical leadership, code review, and systems-level thinking.
• Help shape the long-term ML roadmap as we apply machine learning in a domain where it has not traditionally been used.

Skills

First principles thinking

Signal processing

Python

Production code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Nudge is seeking a Machine Learning Lead to drive ML and imaging systems at the intersection of ultrasound, signal processing, and neuroscience. You’ll lead architectural decisions, modeling, and deployment across core ML initiatives.

You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, ultrasound engineers and neuroscientists to translate research concepts into robust production systems, mentor engineers, and shape the long-term ML roadmap in a domain with limited prior ML use.