Sr. Research Engineer

Advanced Bionics; Santa Clarita (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Bionics is seeking a Senior Engineer, Research to drive design and development of in-situ physiological signal measurement and monitoring within cochlear implant systems. This onsite role requires systems engineering across electronics, embedded firmware, signal acquisition, and hardware design to support translational prototypes and future product innovation.

The role emphasizes collaboration with researchers, clinicians, and cross-functional teams to advance research prototypes from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field required.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 3 years with a Master’s degree, in hardware-software design, embedded systems.
• Experience with analog and digital circuits, amplifier, embedded firmware, prototype development, testing and validation.
• Strong systems-thinking skills with ability to work across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with circuit simulation tools, embedded development tools, MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or related tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware and software systems design for improving in-situ physiological signal measurement capabilities within cochlear implant platforms.
• Understand the capability and the limitation of existing systems.
• Contribute to design and testing of improved measurement circuits in the implant in research prototypes.
• Contribute to design and implement real-time signal acquisition and processing algorithms on embedded CI implants system.
• Apply system-level knowledge across electronics, firmware, IC, RF, power, and hardware interfaces to develop research prototype solutions.
• Develop research prototypes and support projects from concept through clinical validation.
• Collaborate with research scientists, engineers, academic partners, clinical collaborators, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Embedded systems

Hardware design

Circuit design

Firmware development

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Signal processing

Systems thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors in EE/BME

Masters in EE/BME preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Job description

Job Title: Sr. Research Engineer

Advanced Bionics is seeking a Senior Engineer, Research to support the design and

development of in-situ physiological signal measurement and monitoring capabilities within cochlear implant systems. This onsite role applies systems engineering expertise

across electronics, embedded firmware, signal acquisition, and hardware design to

support translational prototype development and future product innovation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware and software systems design for improving in-situ physiological signal measurement capabilities within cochlear implant platforms
• Understanding the capability and the limitation of existing systems
• Contribute to design and testing of improved measurement circuits in the implant in research prototypes
• Contribute to design and implement real-time signal acquisition and processing algorithms on embedded CI implants system
• Apply system-level knowledge across electronics, firmware, IC, RF, power, and hardware interfaces to develop research prototype solutions
• Develop research prototypes and support projects from concept through clinical validation
• Collaborate with research scientists, engineers, academic partners, clinical collaborators, and cross-functional teams

More about you

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field required
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years of direct work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or at least 3 years with a Master’s degree, inhardware-software design, embedded systems,
• Experience with analog and digital circuits, amplifier, embedded firmware, prototype development, testing and validation
• Strong systems-thinking skills with the ability to work across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with circuit simulation tools, embedded development tools, MATLAB, Python, C/C++, or related technical tools preferred