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Sensor Intelligence Engineer II (Biomedical Optics)
Boston, MA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry or research experience.
- Education
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Optics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
About the job
Develops and validates biomedical optical sensing systems, algorithms, and simulation tools to support physiological insights and future WHOOP products.
What you'll do
- Evaluate and develop optical sensing concepts, including technical requirements, design tradeoffs, and validation criteria.
- Analyze biomedical sensor data and develop signal-processing workflows to assess performance, identify artifacts, and recommend improvements.
- Develop and validate sensing principles through physics modeling and experimentation; improve multiphysics simulation platforms.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Optics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
- 3+ years of relevant industry or research experience developing biomedical optical sensing systems, signal-processing methods, or algorithms.
- Demonstrated depth analyzing raw time-series and multidimensional optical sensor data, including PPG signal features.
- Experience analyzing biomedical sensor data and proficiency in Python, C, or C++ for analysis, algorithm development, prototyping, or implementation.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with biomedical optics or biophotonics, such as diffuse optical spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, tissue optics, or experimental optics.
- Experience with physiological sensing principles or hands-on design and characterization of optical sensing systems or laboratory experiments.
Tools
Python, C, C++, PPG, ECG, IMU, EMG
AI focus
Embraces and leverages AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality standards as personal contributions.
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