Biomedical Systems Engineering Co-op (Hybrid) - May 2025

Biomedical Systems Engineering Co-op (Hybrid)

Term: May 2025

Duration: 4 or 8 months

Openings: 1-2 position

Salary Range: $3,650 - $4,525 CAD per month   

Application Deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. Kardium is developing a ground-breaking medical device for diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that can cause strokes, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

As a member of the Systems Analytics and Clinical Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to work across the software, biomedical research, and electrical domains.

What you’ll be doing

You will engage in activities that develop practical and transferable skills such as:

• Supporting the Systems Analytics and Clinical Engineering teams in developing and evaluating systems and algorithms for electrophysiological applications
• Experimental design and execution, with benchtop and computation components
• Data analysis to characterize and improve system performance
• Software design and development
• Jig development

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We know that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

You are suited to our approach and possess these attributes:

• Have excellent communication skills
• Have good object-oriented and data analysis programming skills, typically with MATLAB, Java, and/or Python
• Have a keen desire to produce high quality code
• Have a desire to analyze and test electrical systems
• Be highly proactive and able to execute tasks with minimal instruction and guidance
• Be enthusiastic about finding innovative solutions to unforeseen challenges
• Have a history of success working in self-guided and team settings
• Have a high degree of drive and motivation

The following factors are greatly desired and will increase the suitability of the candidate:

• Experience with data analysis techniques and statistics (ex: classification, regression, hypothesis testing)
• Familiar with the principles of experimental design
• Strong mathematics background including linear algebra, numerical methods, and/or calculus
• Theoretical or practical electrical systems knowledge

Why work at Kardium?

A meaningful Co-op term experience, working with truly innovative technology and an ambitious team, combined with: 

• Knowing every day that you are making a difference in people’s lives by helping treat a condition that debilitates millions worldwide 
• A great working environment with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge
• Opportunity to extend your knowledge by interacting with other team members in a multi-disciplinary environment that includes electrical and mechanical engineers, biologists, and specialists in human factors, and clinical and regulatory affairs
• An engaged leadership team who believes in mentoring and growing employees’ careers
• Supportive and fun colleagues with plenty of social events to encourage people connections
• And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more! 

Thanks in advance for your interest in Kardium!

How to apply

To apply for this position, please upload three separate documents in PDF format via our Careers Page:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. Most recent transcripts (to be combined in one PDF document)

Please note, there are also required questions below to be completed, as a part of your overall application.