GE HealthCare Sr Architect - RF 

United States, Wisconsin 

83079537

Essential Responsibilities
Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Lead technical design, integration, risk retirement as an RF subject matter expert.
• Guide technical teams through delivery of complex RF assemblies and sub-systems with quality and reliability, in accordance with project schedules.
• Own RF subsystem Advanced Technology strategy and roadmap. Collaborate with technical team to generate meaningful Intellectual Property.
• Update knowledge and skills in order to keep up with advancements in MR, RF technologies. Identify opportunities to develop solutions that providing a competitive advantage / differentiation.
• Write detailed functional specifications that document newly created designs and support product introduction.
• Provide technical support to team throughout product development and implementation process.
• Model, build, test, and modify product prototypes using working models or theoretical models constructed with simulation.
• Engage in all phases of new product introduction: concept, architecture, documentation, design, prototype, test, supplier interfaces, manufacturing introduction and service support.
• Own product quality through lifecycle: guide team through investigation and mitigation of quality and install base issues. Proactively identify quality improvements to build into new designs.

Qualifications/Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or similar with at least 10 years of RF design experience & 10 years of MR engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering multiple RF assemblies
• Familiarity with MR physics and MR system architecture
• Technical leadership experience – delivery of project(s) as lead with focused technical team with challenging technical goals & timelines
• Demonstrated experience in ADS simulation/modeling tool
• Working knowledge of project management processes and procedures.
• Experience with typical related electrical test equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, etc

Desired Characteristics

• Masters degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or similar
• 15+ years relevant work experience
• Demonstrated Intellectual Property and Advance Technology Development ownership in MRI domain
• Background in MRI research and technologies of interest to researchers
• Engineering and integration experience spanning multiple subsystems & technology domains (ex: surface coils, high power RF, low power RF, digital, etc)
• Experience in Matlab
• Proficiency in mixed-signal designs
• Demonstrated self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Excellent teamwork, coordination and communication skills
• Experienced in developing project plans and estimates
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• EMC compatible design/solution experience
• Design for Reliability and Manufacturability experience
• Working knowledge of GEHC tools and processes EQPM, MyWorkshop, Cadence
• DFSS or Green Belt/Black Belt Certified (Six Sigma Design/Quality)