Principal Electrical Engineer (Design Lead)

Midjourney

$150K — $180K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in electrical engineering with a focus on complex board design.
  • Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools like Altium or KiCad.
  • Strong background in embedded firmware development using C/C++ and Python.
  • Hands-on experience with HDL languages such as VHDL or Verilog.
  • Demonstrated ability to own board bring-up and debugging with testing instruments.
  • Experience in leading electrical design projects and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the electrical architecture for medical scanning systems.
  • Oversee end-to-end complex board design processes including layout and vendor management.
  • Develop embedded firmware for various control applications.
  • Audit and refine HDL code for data acquisition and processing.
  • Establish electrical interface guidelines with cross-functional teams.
  • Implement rigorous design review and documentation practices for regulated devices.
  • Mentor and expand the electrical engineering team while managing external partners.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible work hours and hybrid work options.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Paid time off and sick leave policy.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  1. Act as the in-house electrical lead for Midjourney Medical: own the electrical architecture of the scanner and the technical direction for all board-level design.
  2. Own complex board design end-to-end: architecture, schematic capture, layout (high-speed digital, analog/mixed-signal, power), DFM/DFT, fabrication and assembly vendor management, bring-up, and revision control.
  3. Write firmware for embedded targets (MCU/SoC): drivers, real-time control loops, safety-relevant logic, bootloaders, and field update paths.
  4. Audit and update HDL (FPGA) code for high-throughput data acquisition, timing/synchronization, triggering, and pre-processing of ultrasound and sensor data streams.
  5. Define electrical interfaces and data contracts with software, recon/ML and mechanical teams: timing budgets, clocking/sync, signal integrity, connectors/harnessing, and failure modes.
  6. Establish electrical engineering rigor: design reviews, schematic/layout review checklists, bring-up procedures, test fixtures, and documentation suitable for a regulated medical device program (DHF, traceability, change control).
  7. Mentor and grow the electrical function; select and manage external design partners where leverage is high.
What we're looking for
  • Deep experience designing complex boards from blank page to stable revision, including high-speed digital and analog/mixed-signal domains.
  • Strong schematic and layout skills (Altium/KiCad or equivalent) with real signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC instincts.
  • Solid embedded firmware background in C/C++ (and Python for tooling): peripherals, DMA, interrupts, real-time constraints, and debugging on hardware.
  • Practical HDL experience (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) for data acquisition, timing, and streaming interfaces.
  • Track record of owning bring-up and debug on real hardware: scopes, logic analyzers, and disciplined root-cause analysis.
  • Technical leadership: clear trade-offs, strong written documentation, and the ability to set the electrical bar for a lean, fast-moving team.
Useful experience
  • Ultrasound, imaging, instrumentation, or other high-channel-count data acquisition systems (ADC/AFE front ends, transducer interfacing, pulser/receiver design, low-noise analog).
  • FPGA-to-host high-bandwidth data paths (10/25/100G Ethernet, serial transceivers) and deterministic multi-board synchronization.
  • Power electronics and power distribution for complex electromechanical systems: rail architecture, sequencing, isolation, and thermal considerations.
  • Safety-critical or medical device electronics: interlocks, isolation and leakage requirements, IEC 60601-adjacent design practice, and design controls.
  • Manufacturing and serviceability thinking: DFM/DFT, ICT/functional test fixtures, calibration flows, yield and field-failure analysis.
  • Building an electrical function from scratch: tooling, libraries, part standardization, ECO process, and vendor ecosystem.
  • Familiarity with high-performance computing systems.

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