Ultrasound Front-End Hardware Design Engineer Bellevue, WA R&D | Remote-first contract, 3–6 months, with strong potential to convert to full-time Our client is making the move from a value-priced ultrasound provider to a premium market leader, and it is building a next-generation product line to match. As competitors pull back from the general ultrasound market, the opportunity to gain share has never been greater. We are seeking a senior hardware design contractor to join their Bellevue R&D team, a focused group that has worked on ultrasound R&D since 2012. In this role, you will review and strengthen the ultrasound front-end hardware design, working closely with the Bellevue engineers and the Shenzhen team that carries out physical testing. Transducer design is out of scope for this position.
Responsibilities:- Review current front-end hardware designs, including schematics and layouts, to identify performance issues
- Recommend design improvements to boost system performance
- Propose additional tests and experiments to root-cause problems
- Collaborate with the Shenzhen team, who will perform physical testing based on your recommendations
- Contribute to system architecture decisions for next-generation ultrasound products
- Document findings, recommendations, and test results clearly for the broader engineering team
Qualifications:- 10+ years of experience in ultrasound front-end hardware design
- Strong background in system architecture
- Expertise in beamforming design and optimization
- Experience with signal acquisition and processing
- Hands-on experience with lab testing, validation, and troubleshooting, including acoustic physics
- Established U.S. work authorization (no sponsorship available)
Nice to have:
Mandarin Chinese proficiency (speaking and reading) to support collaboration with the Shenzhen team
Nice to have: Located near Bellevue, WA, though remote work is fully supported
