Principal Algorithm Engineer – Imaging, Ultrasound, ML

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineer to research, design, and implement signal processing and image processing algorithms for medical devices. You will evaluate performance, assess tradeoffs, and translate real-world data into robust software solutions.

Collaborate with engineering, clinical, and research teams, providing technical leadership in algorithm development and ML for medical imaging challenges, including cardiac ultrasound and preclinical data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 5+ years, or PhD with 3 years.
• Advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, mathematics, or physics.
• Strong foundation in signal processing, applied mathematics, and algorithm development.
• Expertise in image processing or computer vision for real-time data, ideally in cardiac ultrasound or medical imaging.
• Experience with geometric reconstruction, segmentation, labeling, registration, or spatial modeling.
• Experience applying modern machine learning algorithms to image processing problems; strong programming in Python and C++.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and evaluate signal processing, image processing, and computational algorithms for medical device applications.
• Assess feasibility, performance, and design tradeoffs of new concepts.
• Implement complex real-time or near-real-time algorithms in software.
• Analyze bench, preclinical, and clinical data to develop/train algorithms, verify and validate them, and guide technical decision making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, design, clinical, and research teams to translate unmet needs into solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in signal processing and algorithm development.

Skills

Signal Processing

Image Processing

Algorithm Development

Machine Learning

Programming in Python

Programming in C++

Geometric Reconstruction

Segmentation

Validation

Performance Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

• Research, design, develop, and evaluate signal processing, image processing, and computational algorithms for medical device applications
• Assess technical feasibility, performance, and design tradeoffs of new concepts
• Implement complex real-time or near-real-time algorithms in software
• Analyze bench, preclinical, and clinical data to develop/train algorithms, verify and validate them, and guide technical decision making
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, design, clinical, and research teams to translate unmet needs into solutions
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship in signal processing and algorithm development

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 3 years relevant experience
• Advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, biomedical engineering, mathematics, or physics
• Strong foundation in signal processing, applied mathematics, and algorithm development
• Expertise in image processing or computer vision for complex, noisy, or real-time data, ideally in cardiac ultrasound or medical imaging
• Experience with geometric reconstruction, segmentation, labeling, registration, or spatial modeling
• Experience applying modern machine learning algorithms to image processing problemsStrong programming skills in Python, C++, or both
• Ability to independently develop and evaluate new algorithms in an early-stage technology development environment
• Strong quantitative skills in experiment design, validation, and performance analysis

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in signal processing, image processing, and algorithm development for medical device applications, with strong programming skills in Python and C++. Capable of analyzing clinical data and applying machine learning algorithms to enhance algorithm performance and validation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Signal Processing
• Image Processing
• Algorithm Development
• Machine Learning
• Programming in Python and C++

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Signal Processing
• Image Processing
• Algorithm Development
• Machine Learning
• Programming in Python
• Programming in C++
• Geometric Reconstruction
• Segmentation
• Validation
• Performance Analysis

Soft Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Mentorship
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Medical Device Applications
• Cardiac Ultrasound
• Computational Algorithms
• Preclinical Data
• Clinical Data