Senior PET Detector Electronics Scientist

Siemens Healthcare; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthcare is seeking a Staff Detector Scientist specializing in PET electronics to lead the research, design, and validation of advanced detector readout architectures for next‑generation PET imaging systems.

This hands‑on, hardware‑focused role emphasizes experimental validation, prototype development, and transitioning innovative detector technologies from research concepts into commercially viable products, with no direct people management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• PhD in EE/BME/Physics/Nuclear Eng or related field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on R&D experience in PET detector electronics.
• Experience developing electronics for PET detector systems.
• Hands-on analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB prototyping, and lab validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D on advanced PET detector electronics and readout architectures.
• Develop ASIC interfaces, FPGA‑based processing, and high‑speed data acquisition.
• Design, build, test, and validate hardware solutions via prototyping and characterization.
• Perform feasibility studies and experiments to evaluate new detector technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across R&D, manufacturing, QA, and product management.
• Translate research findings into commercially viable product concepts.

Skills

PET detector tech

Analog & digital electronics

FPGA development

Python & C/C++

Data acquisition

Lab validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in EE/BME/Physics/Nuclear Eng

Tools

PCB design

Schematic capture

ASIC interfaces

Job description

Siemens Healthcare is seeking a Staff Detector Scientist specializing in PET electronics to lead the research, design, and validation of advanced detector readout architectures for next‑generation PET imaging systems.

This hands‑on, hardware‑focused role emphasizes experimental validation, prototype development, and transitioning innovative detector technologies from research concepts into commercially viable products, with no direct people management responsibilities.