About TidalSense
TidalSense is a respiratory technology company with a mission to transform the diagnosis, monitoring and management of chronic respiratory conditions, such as asthma and COPD. The company has ambitions to enable a population-scale change in respiratory care through global deployment of its technologies, including in resource-poor countries. TidalSense is about to launch the first-of-its-kind rapid AI-driven (software medical device) diagnostic test for COPD which uses the company’s unique, patented, sensor technology embedded in the N-Tidal device.
We are seeking a junior to mid-level electronics engineer to work on the company’s medical device solutions (both current and future). We are at an exciting phase in our journey as we transition from a start-up to a scale-up. You will be joining a passionate, socially-motivated and multi-disciplinary team covering engineers, scientists, clinicians, designers, product and usability specialists. This is a unique opportunity for a driven and autonomous individual to work on a set of challenging and innovative technologies, and to see their efforts deliver impact in the real world and change people’s lives.
We are seeking someone who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, and diverse team environment, and who is also committed to our mission to revolutionise respiratory medicine.
We care about our people and want to make TidalSense one of the best places to work. Our open, inclusive, and diverse culture matters to us more than anything else.
Job Purpose
Development and testing of TidalSense medical device hardware.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Working with design sub-contractors on specification of new and design updates to electronics hardware.
* Working on system and sub-system verification including working with accredited test houses to plan and execute testing for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), radio and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) standards.
* Testing and optimisation of devices including experiment design and execution
* Work with quality and manufacturing engineers to develop manufacturing and servicing procedures and validation plans.
* Responsibility for fault diagnosis of returned devices, working with Quality Engineer to documents findings as part of TidalSense’s quality management system (QMS).
* Work with team including contractors and product managers to deliver improved patient experience across hardware and software
* Work under ISO 13485 QMS including contribution to medical device documentation and risk management (e.g. Design FMEA)
* Work with contract manufacturing to ensure reliable manufacturing delivery
Requirements
Skills & Competencies
Essential:
* Understanding of both digital and analogue electronics
* Understanding of digital signal processing
* Basic understanding of C or C++ for embedded systems
* Attention to detail
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to follow instructions accurately and diligently
* Effective organisation and priority setting
* Ability to communicate effectively to all member of the team, at all levels
* Resilience and flexibility to work in a busy and changing / dynamic environment
* Self-starting, and proactive about problem solving
* Ability to plan and manage own workload including flexibility to deal with workload peaks and troughs.
* Good time keeping, punctuality and professional conduct at all times
Desirable:
* Ability to debug hardware
* Fluency with C++ for embedded systems
* Fluency with Python
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electronic Engineering
* At least 1 year's experience in medical devices, consumer electronics or sensors.
Desirable:
* Knowledge and experience with IEC 60601-1
* Experience designing electronic hardware through prototyping and manufacturing
* Experience with medical device lifecycle processes
* Experience of opto-electronic sensors.
* Understanding of, or experience with, IoT/mobile telecoms technologies
Other Requirements:
* Legally eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship. Please note we are open to sponsoring colleagues to move from a unsponsored visa to a Skilled Worker Visa once they have passed their probation
* Will need to be able to work in person in the Cambridge office during normal weekday office hours because of the hands-on nature of the work. Hybrid (work from home some days) and flexible hours available depending on the nature of the tasks at hand.
Note to Applicants:
* We read all applications carefully, including free-text answers in evaluating your application. Please make sure you spend some time answering these questions carefully.
* Please answer questions truthfully. Dishonesty is fundamentally against our values.
* We appreciate that some candidates may hesitate to apply because they may feel that they might not meet the required criteria or be competitive enough. If this is you, please don't shy away from applying - we would like to hear from you.
Benefits
* Flexible working hours to support your work preferences
* Hybrid working as per requirements above
* Beautiful award-winning Cambridge UK office stocked with quality drinks & snacks
* Work from abroad for 1 week per year
* Buy / sell up to 5 days annual leave
* Generous individual personal development budget + dedicated development days
* Mental Health support: wellbeing support and free 24/7 access to qualified counsellors and advisors
* Wellness budget
* Coaching and mentoring - in partnership with Horizon37 who provide team coaching and mentoring.
* Team events and celebrations
* 25 days annual leave + 8 public holidays
* Pension: TidalSense contributes 5% of qualified earnings (actively looking to increase this)
* Annual performance-based bonus
* Discretionary share options scheme