AFE Test & Integration Engineer

Analog Front-End (AFE) Test EngineerNeurotech / BCI | San Diego, CA (Onsite)I'm partnering with a venture-backed neurotechnology company developing an implantable brain-computer interface for people with severe paralysis. The company is in clinical trials and is building out a San Diego R&D team for its next-generation platform. They're looking for an early-career engineer with strong analog fundamentals to own in-house testing of a custom neural recording chip.

It's a hands-on bench role and a strong first industry job for someone coming out of a graduate program or research lab. You'll be mentored directly by the company's senior chip lead.An outside design firm builds the chip. Your job is to verify it independently.

You'll set up the lab, power up the first chips, and measure how well they actually perform against spec, using your own equipment and methods.Responsibilities:Build and maintain the bench setups, fixtures and instrumentation used to test the chipHelp write test plans and protocols with the chip leadMeasure key analog performance across every channel: noise, CMRR, power consumption, crosstalkSupport testing of the chip as part of the full system, including the electrode arrayWrite clear test reports that feed the company's design documentationGrow into the owner of the full analog test program as the chip moves toward productionQualifications:BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering or related fieldCoursework, thesis or research in analog front-end or biopotential amplifier design, such as low-noise or chopper amplifiers, or SAR or delta-sigma ADCsFamiliarity with electrode impedance and the electrode-tissue interface (e.g., EIS, equivalent circuit modeling)Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, source-measure units, signal generators and noise measurementPython or MATLAB for data analysis and test automationNo industry experience required. Medical device training is provided.Why consider it:Hands-on ownership of first silicon on a novel neural interface programDirect mentorship from a senior chip leadA growing San Diego team working on technology that restores function for patients