Job Description

Ultrasound Front-End Hardware Design Engineer

Bellevue, WA R&D | Remote-first contract, 3–6 months, with strong potential to convert to full-time

Our client is making the move from a value-priced ultrasound provider to a premium market leader, and it is building a next-generation product line to match. As competitors pull back from the general ultrasound market, the opportunity to gain share has never been greater. We are seeking a senior hardware design contractor to join their

Bellevue R&D team, a focused group that has worked on ultrasound R&D since 2012. In this role, you will review and strengthen the ultrasound front-end hardware design, working closely with the Bellevue engineers and the Shenzhen team that carries out physical testing. Transducer design is out of scope for this position.

Responsibilities

Review current front-end hardware designs, including schematics and layouts, to identify performance issues
Recommend design improvements to boost system performance
Propose additional tests and experiments to root-cause problems
Collaborate with the Shenzhen team, who will perform physical testing based on your recommendations
Contribute to system architecture decisions for next-generation ultrasound products
Document findings, recommendations, and test results clearly for the broader engineering team

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in ultrasound front-end hardware design
Strong background in system architecture
Expertise in beamforming design and optimization
Experience with signal acquisition and processing
Hands-on experience with lab testing, validation, and troubleshooting, including acoustic physics
Established U.S. work authorization (no sponsorship available)
Nice to have: Mandarin Chinese proficiency (speaking and reading) to support collaboration with the Shenzhen team
Nice to have: Located near Bellevue, WA, though remote work is fully supported

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