Hardware Engineer

?? Location: Los Angeles, CA (Preferred) - Hybrid

?? Salary Range: $120,000 – $150,000 (commensurate with experience) + Equity

?? Employment Type: Full-time

About Nervonik

Nervonik is a medical technology company dedicated to revolutionizing peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) for the treatment of chronic pain. Our mission is to develop cutting-edge, minimally invasive solutions that improve patient outcomes and enhance quality of life.

Position Overview

As a Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of electronics and firmware within implantable and external neurostimulation devices. This role requires expertise in analog and digital circuit design, low-power embedded systems, wireless communication, and firmware development. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and biomedical engineers to bring innovative neurostimulation solutions from concept to commercialization.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware Design & Development

• Design, develop, and test electronics within implantable and external medical device hardware consisting of ASICs, FPGAs, microcontrollers, and discrete components.
• Perform risk analysis of the electrical design and create detailed design documentation.
• Develop low-power, high-reliability circuits for neurostimulation applications, including microelectronics, power management, and bioelectronic interfaces.
• Ensure miniaturization, low energy usage, and robustness of designs.

Firmware Design & Development

• Design, develop, and test firmware for the implantable and external medical devices, including wireless communication with the user interface.
• Perform risk analysis of the firmware design and create detailed design documentation.
• Implement real-time signal processing, closed-loop stimulation algorithms, and communication protocols (e.g., Bluetooth Low Energy, NFC).
• Develop low-power, high-reliability applications, including power management and cybersecurity.
• Optimize power consumption and system efficiency for extended battery life in implantable and external applications.

Testing & Validation

• Characterize the performance of the system
• Develop protocols and tools necessary to execute and document bench testing of implantable and external hardware and firmware.
• Support EMC/EMI testing and Safety testing for medical devices.
• Support in-vitro and in-vivo studies. Support usability studies.
• Ensure activities are in compliance with FDA, ISO 14708, IEC 60601, and ISO 62304 standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with mechanical engineers, software engineers, and neuroscientists to ensure seamless integration of hardware, firmware, and stimulation algorithms.
• Collaborate with the project team to translate system requirements into engineering specifications.
• Support manufacturing, including prototyping, supplier selection, tool creation and validation, and process optimization.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design and embedded firmware development for implantable or external medical devices.
• Expertise in analog and digital circuit design, microcontrollers, and power management.
• Hands-on experience with low-power embedded firmware, real-time systems, and sensor integration.
• Knowledge of implantable device packaging.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development.
• Experience with wireless communication technologies (BLE, NFC) in medical devices.
• Familiarity with medical device regulations (ISO 14708, IEC 60601, IEC 62304).

Preferred:

• Experience with cybersecurity regulations and deliverables
• Experience with risk management (risk/benefit assessment, hazard analysis, design FMEA, process FMEA, tracing of mitigators)
• Experience with usability standards
• Experience with ASIC and FPGA development for implantable applications.
• Knowledge of neurostimulation, bioelectronics, and electrophysiology.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or other signal processing tools.
• Familiarity with MEMS sensors and piezoelectric actuators for biomedical applications.

How to Apply:

If you are passionate about hardware engineering for implantable medical devices, we want to hear from you! Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your experience and expertise.

?? Apply at [email protected]