Senior Engineer - Healthcare Engineering Center

About the role

The Healthcare Engineering Center within the School of Engineering is looking for a Senior/Engineer to lead the design, development and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems for healthcare applications. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, project delivery and mentoring.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and test electronic hardware and embedded systems, including analogue and digital circuit design, PCB design, firmware development and system integration.
• Develop, troubleshoot and validate prototypes and instrumentation systems through laboratory testing, system verification and performance characterisation.
• Analyse and resolve complex technical challenges independently, applying sound engineering principles and professional judgement.
• Lead and deliver funded R&D, industry collaboration and consultancy projects, covering technical planning, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, milestone tracking and project execution.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation such as schematics, PCB layouts, design files, bills of materials, test plans, technical reports and user documentation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners (industry, healthcare, clinical, research, government) to turn innovative technologies into practical applications.
• Mentor engineers, technical officers, students and project teams, and promote engineering excellence, quality standards and laboratory safety.
• Identify technologies with commercialisation potential, support intellectual property creation, and drive technology transfer, licensing and industry adoption.
• Serve as subject matter expert in electronics, embedded systems and instrumentation, and lead the architecture, development and integration of complex systems.

Required profile

• Relevant qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of relevant industry or R&D experience, with a proven track record of leading and delivering industry or research projects.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in electronics development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Circuit design, PCB design and fabrication, and embedded systems programming (essential)
• Firmware development, hardware-software integration and system integration (advantageous)
• Experience in healthcare engineering, medical devices, sensors, instrumentation or applied technology development (added advantage)
• Grant proposal writing and management of funded R&D projects (advantageous)