Hardware Test Engineer

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Palo Alto, CA
142K-239K Annually
5-7 Years Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Role
The Hardware Test Engineer will develop and configure benchtop and portable sensing systems, analyze sensor data, and create test plans for product requirements. They will work cross-functionally to ensure the performance and safety of medical devices used in clinical settings, specifically for FDA submissions and clinical trials.
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SandboxAQ is solving challenging problems with AI + Quantum for positive impact. We partner with global leaders in government, academia, and the private sector to identify applications that would benefit from quantum-based applications to current and future commercial challenges. We engage with customers early and throughout the development process to improve market fit.

Our team’s unique approach enables cross-pollination across a diverse range of fields, from physics, computer science, neuroscience, mathematics, cryptography, natural sciences and more! Our success comes from coalescing diverse talent to create an environment where experimental thinking and collaboration yield breakthrough AI + Quantum solutions. Join a culture where thought leadership, diverse talent, employee engagement, and technological impact will create the next tech uproar.

We are deeply committed to education as a means to advance quantum solutions and computing initiatives. We invest in future talent through internship programs, research papers, developer tools, textbooks, educational talks/events and partnerships with universities/talent hubs to attract multi-disciplinary talent. Our hope is to inspire people from all walks of life to be prepared for the quantum era and encourage a path in STEM.

About the Role

As hardware test engineer on our AQMed team, you will help develop benchtop and portable sensing systems, configure their software for data capture, create test plans aligned to product requirements, analyze sensor data to provide performance feedback to product design engineers, and take ownership of system verification and validation (V&V). In this role, you will work cross-functionally with our hardware, software platform, and clinical teams to ensure our CardiAQ™ device performs with actionable diagnostic insights in our users’ emergency department workflow. A successful hardware test engineer will serve as the bridge connecting our medical devices in development to clear test data and analysis that proves their safety and performance towards FDA market clearance. This individual ensures our products meet the established performance requirements for use in human clinical trials. High product quality is essential to transforming the standard of cardiac emergency care.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop verification and validation test bench systems and automated frameworks for acceptance testing of devices, within the regulated quality management system for our FDA submission.
  • Assemble and configure cardiac sensor hardware to stream useful data in various prototyping stages during development.
  • Analyze signal processing pipeline outputs to identify hardware + platform issues and recommend iterations to the developing product. 
  • Work with sensor physics, mechanical engineering, quality assurance, and clinical teams to develop calibration and validation experiments that derisk device concepts along the development path.
  • Develop dependable manufacturing hardware test fixtures and customized V&V test routines in Python, which assess performance of sensors and systems throughout assembly - from bare metal to deployment-ready to in-field-service.
  • Determine the root cause of failure modes for hardware components and systems and develop actionable plans for continual quality improvement.
  • Become an expert operator of our cardiac devices, understanding deeply their performance margins and how to challenge those margins reliably in test scenarios.

About You

  • BS degree in biomedical, systems, or mechanical engineering, or similar field 
  • 6+ years in medtech product engineering, preferably on a team developing Class II or III regulated devices through market clearance studies.
  • You are proficient in configuring hardware sensor systems, and - in a collaborative programming partnership with SWE colleagues - developing automated Python routines for version-controlled test data generation and analysis.
  • You are experienced in developing quality verification and validation test systems and processes for medtech products: specifically: mechanical, electrical and sensor test development at subsystem and system level.
  • You have technical familiarity with the key medtech product development disciplines: mechanical, electrical, human factors/usability / industrial design, quality, and systems engineering. 
  • You drive technical decisions with the North Star of solving unmet clinical needs while connecting and communicating the insights and contributions of skilled colleagues on your team.  
  • Action-oriented: you proactively create solutions, knowing that a delay in our product launch means a delay in impacting patient care.
  • You are willing and able to work from our Palo Alto location 80% of the time (hybrid), with occasional travel to support our devices in the field after they are deployed to hospitals. 

Nice to Haves 

  • You’ve worked on complex capital equipment, sensing, or robotic devices.
  • You’ve supported medtech product market clearance/approval applications.
  • You’ve assembled and tested hardware components within a regulated industry manufacturing environment.  
  • You’ve successfully collaborated with outsourced engineering resources and contract manufacturing partners.
  • You have experience in the design transfer to manufacturing phase of medtech product development.
  • You’ve fabricated rapid-prototype hardware and are familiar with/expert at the associated toolsets: 3D printing, milling, machining, etc.  
  • Cardiovascular device/cardiology experience, familiarity/expertise in the electrophysiology of the heart.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $142k-$239k per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This role may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and equity.

SandboxAQ welcomes all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees' personal and professional growth. Once you work with us, you can’t go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in quantum technology.

 

We offer competitive salaries, stock options depending on employment type, generous learning opportunities, medical/dental/vision, family planning/fertility, PTO (summer and winter breaks), financial wellness resources, 401(k) plans, and more. 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

 

Accommodations: we provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation, please let a member of our Recruiting team know.

Top Skills

Python
The Company
New York, New York
248 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

SandboxAQ is harnessing the exponential power of AI + Quantum (AQ) technology. The inspiration for SandboxAQ and some of the team originated at Alphabet Inc., becoming an independent entity in 2022. Our mission is to develop commercial products for financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, public sector, and other computationally-intensive industries.

Our team’s unique approach enables cross-pollination across a diverse range of fields, from physics, computer science, neuroscience, mathematics, cryptography, natural sciences, and more!

Our success comes from coalescing diverse talent to create an environment where experimental thinking and collaboration yield breakthrough physics + AI solutions. Join a culture where thought leadership, diverse talent, employee engagement, and technological impact will create the next tech uproar.

We are deeply committed to education as a means to advance quantum solutions and computing initiatives. We invest in future talent through internship programs, research papers, developer tools, textbooks, educational talks/events, and partnerships with universities/talent hubs to attract multi-disciplinary talent. Our hope is to inspire people from all walks of life to be prepared for the quantum era and encourage a path in STEM

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