Staff Engineer: Medical Device Electronics & Systems

BioTalent Ltd; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BioTalent Ltd. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the electronics and firmware platform for our next-generation medical device.

You will oversee board-level hardware, embedded firmware, and system integration, acting as the main technical contact for external development partners, guiding designs from bring-up through verification. The role is hands-on and individual-contributor, focusing on architecture, bring-up, debugging, and ensuring alignment with medical-device design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of combined hardware and embedded firmware experience.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating external development/contract engineering partners.
• Strong embedded C experience with RTOS and MCU peripherals.
• Experience with STM32 or comparable MCU platforms.
• Proven ability to bring up, debug, and troubleshoot circuit boards with lab equipment.
• Ability to read and review schematics and PCB layouts.
• Medical device or regulated product experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for external electronics and firmware development partners, reviewing and approving schematics, PCB layouts, and firmware architecture.
• Own board-level architecture decisions, bring-up, debug, and validation using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters).
• Own firmware and software architecture and technical roadmap, including drivers, RTOS, connectivity, and UI integration work.
• Own system integration end-to-end, diagnosing and resolving issues spanning hardware/firmware boundary.
• Define and track system-level integration and verification test plans with Quality.
• Keep development activities aligned with Design Controls, IEC 62304, and IEC 60601 requirements.
• Support technical investigations for field issues, NCRs, and CAPAs.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS (FreeRTOS)

STM32/MCU peripherals

Hardware/firmware integration

External partner coordination

Schematic/PCB review

Debugging with lab equipment

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

BioTalent Ltd. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Staff Engineer to own the electronics and firmware platform for our next-generation medical device.

You will oversee board-level hardware, embedded firmware, and system integration, acting as the main technical contact for external development partners, guiding designs from bring-up through verification. The role is hands-on and individual-contributor, focusing on architecture, bring-up, debugging, and ensuring alignment with medical-device design