Hardware Test Engineering Intern

Job Description

Hardware Test Engineering Intern | Spacelabs Healthcare

The Tone:
This is a 10-12 week internship at Spacelabs Healthcare, located onsite in Snoqualmie, Washington. Spacelabs Healthcare develops patient monitoring and management systems, care coordination, and clinical decision support technologies for healthcare providers worldwide. This role supports the development and verification of next-generation patient monitoring systems, directly impacting patient care by ensuring medical devices are designed, tested, and verified under FDA and ISO regulatory standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: 10-12 week internship
• Location: Snoqualmie, WA (On-site)

• Team: Works alongside experienced engineers
• Mission: Support the development and verification of next-generation patient monitoring systems used in clinical environments.
• Tech Stack: oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, signal generators

What You’ll Actually Do
• Execute: Execute test protocols for analog and digital circuits and embedded hardware used in patient monitors.
• Perform: Perform functional, environmental, and reliability testing, including thermal, vibration, and EMC pre-screening.
• Analyze: Collect, analyze, and document test data using engineering tools and software for various tests.
• Build: Build and maintain test setups, fixtures, and instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and signal generators.
• Support: Support design verification and validation activities for new product introductions and assist in root-cause analysis for hardware failures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Basic understanding of analog/digital electronics, sensors, and embedded systems, along with experience using common lab equipment.
• Skills: Ability to interpret schematics, block diagrams, and datasheets; strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; and experience in completing technical documentation for engineering and manufacturing.
• Bonus: Understanding of compliance and pre-compliance testing, ability to validate hardware against design, product, and market requirements, and ability to interact and adhere to an established Quality Management System.