Jobs – September, 2015

Please see below some of my immediate opportunities.  Post doc and contract opportunities are for candidates located in the United States.  But there are some new opportunities below that are located in India, for anyone wishing to do a stint in India, in very exciting, cutting edge multinational.  When sending your resume, please include details on your current compensation and compensation expectations.  Also, include in the email a short summary of your background and your key strengths. Please send resumes to wd_darshana at hot mail dot com.

VP of Engineering – Santa Clara, CA

There is an immediate opening for VP of Engineering for design services company, in Santa Clara, CA.

Requirements: Requirements include experience managing hardware and firmware projects including managing several teams of engineers, skill at interfacing with customers including outstanding communication skills & skill at quick understanding of the crux of a problem & solutions.  Although automated process is in place, candidate must have project management skills and experience.  Additionally, the candidate must have skill to understand the customer’s needs and desires, communicate them to engineers & to communicate back to the customer the opportunities & limitations in meeting their goals.

Sometimes, work starts early, before specifications are clear, as the company is called to do feasibility work to determine what can be done or how it can be done.  The company attempts to help customers become successful by requesting specifications or helping them write specifications that are clear and complete enough for senior engineers to complete the work with high quality, on time, and on budget.  It is highly desired to have design experience with hardware (analog or digital), firmware, or software.  It is desired to be skilled at writing proposals.  This is an opportunity to join a small team of high performing engineers and grow the staff as the company grows.

This is a rapidly growing product development company with a reputation for completing difficult projects on time and on budget.  The company designs devices, firmware, and software for other companies and has a track record to respond quickly, provide high quality work, and move on to other projects when done.  The company brings strong experience in working with sensors, wireless, and motion control.  Clients include companies making wearable devices, home health, products for the aging, medical devices, industrial devices, and others in fascinating and challenging fields.  

Post-docs – Engineering – ME, EE, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences – CA & TX
Requires excellent and proven hands-on problem solving skills.

Senior Biochemistry Scientist – San Jose, CA
details to follow but feel free to send resume.

Immediate contract Engineering Opportunities – San Jose, CA

• Electrical Engineering & Software
• Analog Design
• PCB Layout (FR4, Flex etc.)
• ASIC Design
• Embedded Systems
• TI MSP430, ARM, Cypress
• Software (Windows, Linux, C++, Android, iOS)
• Sensors
• RF Communications
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, GPS
• Antenna Design
• RF Test Labs
• Test Engineering
• Test Hardware & Software

Opportunities in India are posted in August JOBS posting.

Jobs – August, 2015

Please see below some of my immediate opportunities.  Post doc and contract opportunities are for candidates located in the United States.  But there are some new opportunities below that are located in India, for anyone wishing to do a stint in India, in very exciting, cutting edge multinational.  When sending your resume, please include details on your current compensation and compensation expectations.  Also, include in the email a short summary of your background and your key strengths. Please send resumes to wd_darshana at hot mail dot com.

Post-docs – Engineering – ME, EE, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences – CA & TX
Requires excellent and proven hands-on problem solving skills.

Immediate contract Engineering Opportunities – San Jose, CA

• Electrical Engineering & Software
• Analog Design
• PCB Layout (FR4, Flex etc.)
• ASIC Design
• Embedded Systems
• TI MSP430, ARM, Cypress
• Software (Windows, Linux, C++, Android, iOS)
• Sensors
• RF Communications
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, GPS
• Antenna Design
• RF Test Labs
• Test Engineering
• Test Hardware & Software

OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA

Architect – MRI System and Signal Processing Development (Pulse Sequencing) – Bangalore, INDIA

SUMMARY
Job includes performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system simulation & pulse sequence design for fast simultaneous MRI imaging schemes and developing MRI image reconstruction algorithms
Academic Requirements include: Ph.D. degree and 5+ years of R&D work experience or BS / MS degree and 10+ years experience,  Major in Biomedical Engineering, Bio-Information System Engineering, Computer Science, Optics Engineering, or related areas.

Required experience includes: 5 – 15 years experience in MRI signal acquisition and/or image reconstruction, Comprehensive understanding of MRI system and pulse sequence design.  Also required, knowledge in MRI system development, MRI signal acquisition & MRI image reconstruction.  Strongly preferred: Knowledge in Simultaneous/ quantitative MRI & Compressed Sensing MRI

Job responsibilities include: Developing ultra-fast MRI imaging technology, MRI system modeling, Pulse sequence design (signal acquisition), Image reconstruction algorithm development & Compressed sensing for MRI

Architect / TL / PL – Bangalore, INDIA

Requires 5-10 yrs exp in C, C++, (QT, Boost); image processing, visualization, algorithm development, signal processing, & UI development. Requires experience with tools like VTK, OpenGL, ITK, CGal, OpenInventor, OpenCV, OpenMesh ImageJ, DICOM; proven application development record in image processing & visualization; domain knowledge of MR (Stroke, Metastatis, Cartilege, Dementia related clinical applications); and experience working with clinicians for development of software applications.  C++ (QT, Boost, Design Patterns).

Visualisation Architect – Bangalore, INDIA

Requirements include experience & knowledge in:  C++ (QT, Boost, Design Patterns), Data Analytics, Algorithms, Image Processing, Visualization techniques.  Highly desired: Proven research record & high quality publications in image processing, visualization or related areas; experience in one or more of the following: VTK, OpenGL, ITK, CGal, OpenInventor, OpenCV, OpenCV, OpenMesh, SPM.  Academic requirements include: MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related with emphasis on visualization & image analysis & good software development experience. Experience in medical imaging applications in CT or MR is nice to have.

Roles and Responsibilities – Developing & supporting visualization platform, Clinical image processing algorithm development from concept to productizing, Integration of algorithm & development of end to end clinical application with the team, Support clinical collaboration with hospitals to do competitor bench-marking & validation of algorithms and clinical application and Support system integration & system verification issues for visualization platform & clinical applications.

R&D for Computed-Tomography Segmentation Algorithm Development – Banglore, INDIA

Job includes: Organ-specific segmentation technology development for computed-tomography (CT) clinical applications (image processing).
Requirements include: 5+ years experience in computed-tomography (CT) image processing, CT image segmentation, Feature extraction and Pattern recognition & Classification.  Also required: Specialized Knowledge in signal processing, digital image processing, probability & statistics, programming in C/ C++, MATLAB.

BASIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Segmentation Algorithm Development including developing organ specific segmentation, reinforcing segmentation applications, and CT image processing.
2) Feature Extraction Algorithm Development including Lesion area enhancement and extraction
3) Technology Development Based on Computer-Aided Detection including Developing pattern recognition algorithms & Developing classification algorithms

JOBS – December, 2013

For the opportunities below, please send resume at wd_darshana at hotmail dot com.  Please indicate in the email how closely the job description matches your background and identify gaps, if any.  Also, indicate your current compensation and compensation expectations.  Please note: All below opportunities require several years of industry experience and are only for local candidates, with valid US work visa (when need arises for applicants with other types of visas, I will mention that).  Also note, opportunities at the top are hot and the ones lower down may be at various stages of being filled or not burning needs.  I am awaiting more job descriptions and will keep adding.   Leads appreciated.

ios/ Android Developers – Bay Area, CA
Immediate need for health-IT company.

Senior and Junior Bioinformatics Scientists – San Ramon, CA

An organization near San Ramon, CA, dedicated to leveraging a range of transformational digital medical technologies in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring, disease research, drug discovery & biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, has an immediate openings for Bioinformatics Scientists at Senior and Junior level.  Below description is for senior role.

Responsibilities: Bioinformatics developer will work with scientists & engineers for development of systems software within medical diagnostics. The position may also develop distributed software application for subsystems that enable the business strategic imperatives.  Essential functions: Develop robust bioinformatics software solutions to support company’s medical diagnostic activities; Work closely with systems teams in requirements gathering & software design; Interact with global teams to promote consistency & maximize synergies across common software platforms; Design & build strong testing infrastructure to minimize dependency on hardware availability; Leverage DFR for software, Agile & Lean software development methodologies to drive reliability upstream into the product development life cycle.

Requirements: MS or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics or Molecular Biology with a minor in Computer Science, Statistics or Computational Biology; 5+ years experience in combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, and/or biology with software engineering; 3+ years experience in programming using Pearl and/or Python; 2+ years experience with SQL, preferably MySQL; 2+ years experience with statistical programming (e.g. R, MATLAB).

Regulatory Affairs Director – Mount Laurel, NJ, & Orangeburg, New York (and another similar opening in Bay Area, CA)
(mention location preference when sending in the CV)

There is an immediate opening for Regulatory Affairs Director in a medical device company with innovative treatment of chronic heart failure built around CCM technology.  RA Director Will be responsible for RA and for Quality systems.

Responsibilities: Domestic & international submissions & approvals for all new & existing products; Assuring compliance with domestic & international quality and regulatory requirements; Assistance with design & implementation of clinical trials to support new & existing products; Represent company with FDA, Notified Body &  international regulatory agencies regarding company’s regulatory strategies & submissions; Determine strategy, content & structure of domestic & international regulatory filings & quality assurance strategies; Maintain quality system & current product documentation & labeling in compliance with new standards, directives & requirements; Assist in design & implementation of clinical studies in support of new & existing products.  Act as liaison with clinical function; Represent the company with all domestic & international regulatory agencies including all verbal & written communication to & from the company; make all final decisions regarding all Quality System related activities; Review all product complaints & ensure timely reporting of those events to domestic & international regulatory agencies as necessary; Review & revise quality system documentations; Schedule, ensure completion of, manage & respond to all audits; Ensure training of employees on Quality Systems Regulation & key international regulations & standards; Manage the program for handling product returns, returned product evaluations (repair/rework, where applicable), complaints & customer feedback in accordance with internal policies and procedures; Maintain ISO 13485:2012 facility registration in accordance with applicable standards; Participate in product development teams on behalf of Regulatory & Quality Systems; Ensure that the Quality Systems function is carried out in accordance with GMP & ISO directives; Prepare &  submit regulatory submissions to obtain approval to conduct domestic & international clinical investigations & to seek regulatory approval to commercialize new & existing devices & their accessories.

Requirements: Bachelor in science / engineering with at least 5 years’ experience in Regulatory/Clinical/Quality area or related experience; Regulatory/Clinical/Quality experience with Class 3 medical device; Regulatory experience in the Implantable field – highly preferable; Excellent working knowledge of domestic & international requirements, regulations & standards applicable to medical electrical devices – highly desirable; Proven experience with at least one complete medical device submission to a EU Notified body and the US FDA involving a device subject to the 60601-1 3rd edition standard; Thorough understanding of the MDD (Medical Device Directive); Previous direct interaction with the FDA & an EU Notified Body; Excellent working understanding of requirements & implementation of Quality Systems compliant with US & international requirements for medical device manufacturers; Previous experience assuring that the Quality Systems function is carried out in accordance with GMP & ISO directives; Ability to analyze & perform commercial risk management in the context of regulatory & quality requirements.

Director of Quality Assurance – Palo Alto, CA

Details to follow.

Senior Manager/ Director of Mechanical Engineering – San Jose, CA

There is an immediate opening for hands-on Director of R&D Mechanical Engineering in an early stage company developing a novel approach for the oral delivery of large drug molecules.  This position will be responsible for building the team and effectively leading multi-project R&D efforts of the organization through technical expertise, interpersonal skills & a clear vision for execution.  Stock options and cutting edge technology makes it highly attractive opportunity for the right candidate.

Responsibilities: Manage resources to accomplish multi-project product research & development; Provide Mechanical Engineering support to meet R&D objectives; Remain current on developments in field(s) of expertise and industry trends; Actively pursue development of corporate IP; Identify future product opportunities; Develop plans & analyses for execution and review with leadership team; Maintain & update appropriate controlled documentation; Mentor junior staff members.

Skills & Experience: Demonstrated leadership of technical teams in medical device field; aptitude for & mastery of Mechanical Engineering principles; problem solving skills in a multidisciplinary environment; Proficient with statistical analysis for engineering and manufacturing; ability to work closely with team members across engineering & non-engineering disciplines such as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology & chemistry; Knowledge of plastic manufacturing processes including injection molding, thermoforming, casting, machining, extrusion etc.; Knowledge of metals & alloys used in medical devices and processing techniques such as brazing, laser welding & cutting, electropolishing, electroplating, machining etc.; Deep experience in polymer processing, catheter design & fabrication, including knowledge of polymer joining, fusing, die cutting, adhesives etc.; Knowledge of biomaterials & coatings suitable for implantation; Knowledge of packaging & sterilization techniques; ability to interface effectively with professionals in the medical and biological sciences; knowledge of sound design principles, regulatory requirements, and product and process validation procedures; proficiency with computer aided design software & hardware. Formal training on systems & software is desired.

Also required: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering; 10+ years experience in engineering and product development with demonstrated capability & thorough understanding of the medical device product development process; Three years minimum direct personnel management & related project leadership experience; ability to map task interdependencies, multi-task, prioritize such tasks, meet deadlines & develop, monitor and live within budgets as well as ability to forecast major milestones. Must be skilled at delegation, follow-up, and team building.

Director Quality Engineering – San Jose, CA

There is an exciting opportunity for Director Quality Engineering with strong capability and experience developing quality innovative medical devices.  This position is responsible for effectively leading multi-project quality engineering efforts of the organization through technical expertise, interpersonal skills and a clear vision for execution.

Responsibilities: Manage resources to accomplish multi-project product research, development and manufacturing; Contribute to strategy and management of GMP/GLP operation; Provide Quality Engineering support as necessary to meet organizational objectives; Maintain quality management systems necessary for development, including clinical evaluation; Develop quality plans and data analyses for execution and review with leadership team; Develop test strategies DOEs and test protocols to test developmental medical devices and manufacturing processes; Work with R & D and Operations to establish quality requirements at all phases of product/process development and manufacturing; Design, schedule, and if necessary, performs specific testing for existing and new products including supporting design and process validations, qualifications and first article inspections; Conducts supplier evaluations including supplier audits; Ensure that appropriate level of quality/reliability in purchased components is specified; Identify product/process problems and ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken and verified to be effective in eliminating problem; Remain current on developments in field(s) of expertise and industry trends; Mentor junior staff members

Skills Required: Demonstrated leadership of technical teams in medical device field; Demonstrated aptitude for and mastery of Quality Engineering principles; Demonstrated problem solving skills in a multidisciplinary environment; Exemplary analytical, organizational, written and oral communication skills; Proficient with statistical analysis for engineering and manufacturing; Strong ability to operate independently and as a team member; Teamwork: ability to work closely and effectively with team members and colleagues across engineering as well as non-engineering disciplines such as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and chemistry; Knowledge of implantable medical device design control and manufacturing processes ; Deep experience in safety standards for a variety of medical device types; Knowledge of biocompatibility, packaging and sterilization quality assurance; Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with professionals in the medical and biological sciences; Demonstrated knowledge of sound design principles, regulatory requirements, and product and process validation procedures; Demonstrated proficiency with computer aided design software and hardware familiarity. Formal training on systems and software is desired.

Also required: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering; Ten years minimum experience in medical device engineering (Quality, R&D and Manufacturing) with demonstrated capability and thorough understanding of quality management; Three years minimum direct personnel management and related leadership experience; ASQ Certified Quality Engineer certification preferred; Must have experience in GMP electro-mechanical product design and manufacturing; Requires highly developed leadership skills and experience, including the ability to map task interdependencies, multi-task, prioritize such tasks, meet deadlines, and develop, monitor and live within budgets as well as the demonstrated ability to forecast major milestones.  Must be skilled at delegation, follow-up, and team building.

Patent Attorney – Sunnyvale, CA

Innovative medical device company with a broad line of product portfolio, has an opening for Senior Patent Attorney for VP level position.  Must have 15+ years of medical device and biotech patent prosecution experience in a law firm.

Research Engineer – San Francisco, CA

A company that has developed advanced consumer health sensing technology, has an immediate opening for research engineer.  Responsibilities include, research and implement cutting edge physiological sensors and algorithms and work closely with research and device teams to integrate research into company’s consumer product portfolio.

Requirements: MS or PhD in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline; Minimum of 2-4 years (or academic equivalent) experience in physiological data collection, interpretation and analysis; Proficient in common signal processing techniques including time series analysis, adaptive filters, and noise cancellation; Demonstrated ability in a scientific computing language (e.g. Python, R, Matlab).
Also preferred: Experience developing algorithms for  physiological signals such as heart rate, temperature, perspiration or body motion accelerometry; Proficiency with machine learning and statistical modeling; Experience with data handling and storage, e.g. NoSQL database systems

Software Developers – SF Bay Area (contract, part-time)

Big data and machines are revolutionizing the way we operate. A software company that provides innovative, modular, scalable and world class solutions, in this industrial-internet paradigm, by leveraging state of the art sensor technologies, cloud computing, big data analytics, and complex event processing, is now scaling in pre-funding stage. Some of the clients include Cisco Systems, Applied Mateirals, Huawei, Agilent, HP, Foxconn, Fletronics, and Sanmina that are using this software to transform their engineering and manufacturing operations. The company is expanding core engineering and product development team and looking for high caliber, senior software developers, with interest in working with cutting edge technologies in a high energy entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities include: Being involved in all stages of SDLC including analysis, design, implementation, testing, documentation, and release; Participate in multiple projects with changing requirements; and Maintain contact with clients/ partners to provide solution support and updates.

Requirements include: 4-6 years of software development experience; Software Development experience; ASP.NET with MVC, JQuery; Comfortable in data modeling, developing stored procedures, and triggers; and Readiness to learn new technologies quickly. Windows Workflow Communication Foundation 4.0; Biztalk RFID server skills; Windows Mobile Development experience; and Exposure to Windows Azure.

The position is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Telecommute is okay but may need to attend client team meetings. Duration: 6-12 months to full-time. Terms: 1099, corp-to-corp, contract-to-hire, no visa sponsorships but OPT visa may be ok. Pay: rate negotiable. Open to considering excellent part-time candidates.

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