R&D Wearable Sensor Co-op — Front‑End Innovation (SF)

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. invites you to join our engineering internship in San Francisco for six months, January through June 2027. You will work on wearable biosensing technology, contribute to feasibility studies, prototype development, and data analysis in a regulated medical device environment.

We seek biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering students pursuing a PhD or Master’s degree, who are eager to learn, prototype rapidly, and communicate technical findings clearly.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD or Master’s degree in biomedical, mechanical, electrical, or a similar engineering discipline
• Familiarity with physiological parameters and sensing (e.g., ECG, pulse oximetry, respiratory flow/effort)
• Practical application of hypothesis-driven experimental design
• Strong foundation in math and physics, with an understanding of basic statistical principles
• Detail-oriented and diligent about maintaining a lab notebook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and a positive attitude
• Comfortable working with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Support early-stage research to evaluate promising technologies for wearable sensing solutions
• Conduct user studies to collect sensor data from humans
• Develop and execute test protocols to characterize prototypes
• Identify and apply signal processing and analysis techniques using Python or R
• Engage in rapid prototyping with evaluation kits and SolidWorks models
• Work with lab equipment like oscilloscopes and multimeters
• Gain exposure to the healthcare environment and clinical use cases
• Collaborate with a technical team to prototype hardware platforms
• Be creative, flexible, and agile during research and early development
• Contribute to generation of intellectual property

Skills

Prototype development

Data analysis

Python or R

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clear communication

Self-directed work

Education

Pursuing a PhD or Master’s in biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Evaluation kits

Job description

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. invites you to join our engineering internship in San Francisco for six months, January through June 2027. You will work on wearable biosensing technology, contribute to feasibility studies, prototype development, and data analysis in a regulated medical device environment.

We seek biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering students pursuing a PhD or Master’s degree, who are eager to learn, prototype rapidly, and communicate technical findings clearly.