Wearable & Implantable Medical Devices Engineer

Ixana; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Partner job-search help

Full visa sponsorship STEM‑OPT / H‑1B

Generous PTO

Job summary

Ixana is building next‑gen wearables and implantables, based at Purdue’s ecosystem in West Lafayette. You will own the product path from concept through schematic, 4‑layer medical PCB, firmware bring‑up, benchtop and in‑vivo tests.

The role requires a PhD in relevant fields (2023–2026) and proven wearable hardware lab or startup experience, plus hands-on PCB tools and low‑power analog design skills. On‑site work five days a week with visa sponsorship and relocation support.

Qualifications

• PhD completed within 2023–2026 in EE, ECE, BME, ME or similar
• Proven wearable or implantable hardware project labs, dissertation or startup experience
• Skills in PCB design tools (Altium/KiCad) and sensors with low-power analog/mixed-signal and embedded software

Responsibilities

• Invent next‑gen wearables & implantables and own hardware path from concept to firmware bring‑up and tests
• Collaborate with IC, RF, mech and clinical teams; publish and patent work
• Design for FDA Class II/III including biocompatibility, hermetic packaging, and ISO13485 documentation

Skills

PCB design tools

Sensors

Low-power analog

Mixed-signal

Embedded C

Embedded C++

Python

Altium

KiCad

Education

PhD in EE/ECE/BME/ME or similar

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Ixana is building next‑gen wearables and implantables, based at Purdue’s ecosystem in West Lafayette. You will own the product path from concept through schematic, 4‑layer medical PCB, firmware bring‑up, benchtop and in‑vivo tests.

The role requires a PhD in relevant fields (2023–2026) and proven wearable hardware lab or startup experience, plus hands-on PCB tools and low‑power analog design skills. On‑site work five days a week with visa sponsorship and relocation support.