Principal RF Engineer

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Principal RF Engineer

Location(s): Bothell, WA

• Design of circuits incorporating RF circuitry, analog controls, transducers, and sensors for an array of dermatology products utilizing RF, LASERs, and ultrasonic energy based devices.
• Perform electronics schematic capture and supervise CAD layout resources.
• Develop and have constructed system and periphery electronic board prototypes.
• Hands-on laboratory debug and integration activities to test and verify your hardware designs;
• Hold and participate in technical design reviews;
• Incorporate DFM and EMC principles for new and existing medical device designs.
• Assure equipment compliance to IEC medical device standards (60601-1, 60601-1-2, etc.).
• Systems level failure mode, safety, and hazard analysis participation.
• Support Manufacturing and Service departments in reliability and failure analysis investigations and solutions.
• Learn and support legacy products while developing new ones.

• BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years in analog and digital systems design, including experience in the development of devices for clinical application of RF energy.
• Candidate must have substantial experience with system-level electrical design and integration, design for EMC, signal integrity, power supply systems development, and RF immunity.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment including software, optical, RF, mechanical and project management disciplines.
• Hands-on development experience: RF circuit development, test and analysis for RF, application of RF for thermal heating in a therapeutic or clinical application. Understanding of standards and safety in application of RF energy.
• Experience with mixed signal circuit board development utilizing embedded microprocessors and FPGAs is required;
• Technically creative and motivated to explore design development trade-offs in complex electro-mechanical, electro-optical, and electronic controls systems.
• A solid working knowledge EDA CAD tools and design for manufacturability and test is required.
• Skilled in problem definition, analysis, data collection, generating solid conclusions, and recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience in design best practices including risk management and design for EMC, safety, and manufacturability.
• Excellent demonstrated documentation skills in regulated products/applications, including design traceability, specifications, requirements, and V&V plans.
• Prefer experience with regulatory standards or design in a regulated environment (IEC 60601-x, ISO, MIL-STD, FAA).

• Understanding of RF drive, analysis, test methodologies, transducers, antenna, and modelling are required.
• Background in clinical application of RF energy is a plus.
• Experience designing with these components: RF amplifiers, impedance matching-networks, transformers, embedded processors, power electronics, FPGAs, A/Ds, DACs, op-amps, FETs, power supplies, working from prototype to full product release and applying creative test and verification methods that demonstrate requirements fulfillment (Microsoft Office, SPICE, ADS, Altium, Allegro, etc.).
• Experience with data analysis and software for data collection using Matlab, Python, LabView or another programming language is a plus.