Lead Electronics Engineer

Job Description Summary

As a Lead Electronics Engineer, you will play a key role in a team responsible for the electrical design of medical devices used in ICU and ward environments. This includes both traditional bedside wired monitors and emerging wireless ambulatory monitors. Design work is performed using Cadence and Altium environments. You will ensure, through rigorous testing, that designs meet all technical, operational, and performance requirements, with particular attention to medical device standards for safety and measurement accuracy.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference—and every difference builds a healthier world.

The position is based in Vallila, Helsinki, where GE HealthCare employs approximately 700 people, split between engineering R&D and manufacturing. The Helsinki site is a center of excellence in wearable patient monitoring development and has a long-standing reputation within the company as a powerhouse of innovation. We offer end-to-end excellence on site—from Installed Base support to Product Development, Advanced Manufacturing, and Innovation—all under one roof. Join us!

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Own electronics design for complex medical devices.
• Perform detailed electronics design, including schematics and PCB layout.
• Conduct verification and system-level design and testing activities.
• Solve technical and customer problems in collaboration with the hardware team.
• Work closely with our hardware engineering team using the latest development technologies and tools.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Electronics, Electrical, Biomedical, or a related engineering field.
• 5–10 years of hands-on electronics design experience, preferably with miniaturized, disposable, or single-use devices.
• Expertise in designing digital, analog, and/or RF circuits.
• Advanced experience with PCB layout—multi-layer, rigid-flex, RF/high-speed trace design, and microvias.
• Knowledge of EMC, RF measurements, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Strong track record in system-level integration and testing to ensure performance, safety, and reliability.
• Proficiency with design CAD tools such as Altium, Cadence, or PADS.
• Engineering curiosity and a problem-solving mindset, with hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills—able to convey complex technical details to diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.
• EU work permit.

Desirable skills

• Experience in basic physiological measurements, including pulse oximetry (SpO₂), heart rate (HR), and electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Familiar with disposable medical device constraints: small form factors, low-cost manufacturing, biocompatible materials, power efficiency
• Experience working under a Quality Management System (QMS), preferably in medical or automotive industries
• Interest in applying AI in design work
• Proven track record of released products
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management, including versioning, post-launch monitoring, and design changes
• Experience in working with cross cultural teams

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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