Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer

GE HealthCare; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer to join our Digital Controls & Mixed Signal Engineering team. You will architect and develop advanced mixed-signal electronics that enable MR imaging technologies.

This is a hands-on leadership role spanning analog and digital interfaces, embedded processing, power electronics, and system integration. You will lead hardware design activities, own schematic capture and board bring-up, and collaborate with FPGA, firmware, software,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of mixed-signal hardware design experience.
• Experience with boards containing processors, FPGAs, analog circuitry, and interfaces.
• Strong understanding of analog/digital electronics, power systems, signal conditioning.
• Experience with schematic capture, board bring-up, troubleshooting, and lab verification.
• Experience with interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, and verification of mixed-signal hardware for MR platforms.
• Design and develop boards with processors, FPGAs, analog circuits, and power management.
• Own schematic capture, design reviews, bring-up, debugging, and system integration.
• Define interfaces between hardware, FPGA, firmware, software, and mechanical subsystems.
• Perform circuit analysis, simulation, laboratory characterization, and root-cause investigation.
• Support PCB layout, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, reliability, and manufacturability reviews.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across programs.
• Support products through lifecycle from concept to manufacturing and field support.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Circuit board design

FPGA integration

Schematic capture

Lab measurement tools

Interfacing protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SPICE

MATLAB

Schematic capture tools

LabVIEW

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer to join our Digital Controls & Mixed Signal Engineering team. In this role, you will architect and develop advanced mixed-signal electronics that enable some of the world's most sophisticated Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging technologies.

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is seeking a Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer to join our Digital Controls & Mixed Signal Engineering team. In this role, you will architect and develop advanced mixed-signal electronics that enable some of the world's most sophisticated Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging technologies. This is a hands‑on technical leadership position for engineers who thrive on solving complex hardware design challenges. You will work across analog and digital interfaces, embedded processing, control systems, power electronics, signal conditioning, communication interfaces, and system integration while collaborating with experts in FPGA, firmware, software, systems, and hardware engineering.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, implementation, and verification of mixed-signal hardware for advanced MR platforms.
• Design and develop circuit boards incorporating processors, FPGAs, analog circuitry, data converters, communication interfaces, and power management systems.
• Own schematic capture, design reviews, board bring‑up, debugging, and system integration activities.
• Define and validate interfaces between hardware, FPGA, firmware, software, and mechanical subsystems.
• Perform circuit analysis, simulation, laboratory characterization, and root‑cause investigation of complex system issues.
• Support PCB layout, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, reliability, and manufacturability reviews.
• Develop hardware design standards, reusable architectures, and engineering best practices.
• Evaluate emerging semiconductor, processor, power management, and interface technologies and influence future platform roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple programs.
• Support products throughout the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through manufacturing and field support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of mixed‑signal hardware design experience.
• Experience designing and debugging complex circuit boards containing processors, FPGAs, analog circuits, and communication interfaces.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics, power systems, signal conditioning, and embedded hardware design.
• Experience with schematic capture, board bring‑up, hardware troubleshooting, and laboratory verification.
• Experience with industry‑standard interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, USB, SPI, I²C, UART, PCIe, or similar technologies.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, waveform generators, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, and related laboratory equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with high‑speed digital interfaces and data converters.
• Experience with SPICE, MATLAB, or similar modeling and simulation tools.
• Experience in medical devices, aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries.
• Experience with Design for Reliability (DFR), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and EMC‑compliant design practices.

Desired Characteristics

• Recognized technical leader in mixed‑signal hardware design.
• Passionate about engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and execution mindset.
• Effective mentor and collaborator.
• Comfortable influencing technical direction across teams and programs.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership –always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world‑changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No