Wearable Bio-Sensor R&D Co-op Intern (Jan–Jun 2027)

El Camino Health; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco invites a motivated biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering student to join our R&D team as a six-month Co-op from January to June 2027.

You will contribute to early-stage wearable biosensor development, perform feasibility studies, prototype work, and data analysis in a regulated medical device environment. You will gain hands-on experience with hardware prototyping, signal processing, and collaboration across disciplines, and you will be

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD or Master’s in biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Interest in wearable biomedical devices and medical devices.
• Experience with hypothesis-driven experimental design.
• Strong foundation in math and physics with stats basics.
• Detail-oriented with solid lab notebook discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support early-stage research to evaluate wearable sensing technologies.
• Conduct user studies and collect sensor data on human subjects.
• Develop and execute test protocols for prototypes.
• Apply signal processing and analysis to data using Python or R.
• Prototype electromechanical hardware with evaluation kits and SolidWorks.
• Work with lab equipment and contribute to regulatory awareness.

Skills

Biomedical/Mechanical/Electrical eng

Quick learner

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Prototyping and debugging

Data analysis in Python/R

Strong communication

Independent worker

Education

PhD or Master’s student in biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

Python

R

SolidWorks

Job description

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. in San Francisco invites a motivated biomedical, mechanical, or electrical engineering student to join our R&D team as a six-month Co-op from January to June 2027.

You will contribute to early-stage wearable biosensor development, perform feasibility studies, prototype work, and data analysis in a regulated medical device environment. You will gain hands-on experience with hardware prototyping, signal processing, and collaboration across disciplines, and you will be