Ultrasound Lead Systems/Imaging Engineer

Job Description Summary

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.

Deliver customer image quality, easy workflow, innovative clinical solutions, product quality, reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, regulatory compliance, and cost for the General Imaging Ultrasound team.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for requirements development, traceability and flow down, architecture / system design and analysis, FMEA, developing / executing System Verification and Validation test procedures, supporting manufacturing and the global installed base.

• Participate in software implementation for innovative future ultrasound projects using MATLAB and C++.

• Provide domain expertise to serve as the main integrator between the hardware and software functions to deliver the best high quality ultrasound product.

• Work across functions and team boundaries to define, design, and implement the next generation of products.

• Work with customers, Product Managers, GE clinical team, and field personnel to refine requirements which can be implemented by the engineering teams.

• Develop methods to quantify subsystem interactions and their effects on product performance.

• Deliver and incorporate feedback results into new hardware, software and service specifications.

• Design system architecture with an emphasis on the software components for innovative ultrasound projects.

• Lead continuous improvement activities by driving the implementation of process and product quality improvement initiatives.

• Comply with the Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required.

• Maintain full Quality System Regulation (QSR) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) requirements.

• Maintain full regulatory compliance and other legal requirements. Ensure compliance/closure of Regulatory and Quality requirements before approving Design Outputs/Program Deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or foreign degree equivalent in Ultrasound, Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field, and two (2) years of related experience in ultrasound. Alternatively, the employer will accept a PhD in Ultrasound, Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field. No experience required with PhD.

• Position requires ultrasound physics and signal processing knowledge at a graduate level.

• Position requires software proficiency in both MATLAB and C++. This would include, but not be limited to, the ability to create standalone code in both MATLAB and C++ and navigate and debug large code sets in both languages.

• High level understanding of deep learning imaging techniques.

• Project experience using ultrasound images and a deep learning model(s) for classification, segmentation, or image quality objectives.

• Experience with ultrasound probe design. Ability to relate the probe specifications to customer impact.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership - always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (~~~) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes