Product Development & Operations Intern

Company Description

Sonavex is a venture-backed medical device company, spun-out of Johns Hopkins in 2013. Sonavex’s first product platform (EchoMark and EchoSure) measures flow, depth, and diameter of an arteriovenous fistula. EchoMark is a bioresorbable implant and EchoSure is a proprietary software solution utilizing deep learning to automate ultrasound-based flow measurements. Sonavex’s second product platform, EchoMap, leverages the same ultrasound hardware as with EchoSure however, delivers automated images that visualize vessel path and depth to support cannulation. The company has raised multiple rounds of funding, received two FDA clearances, has been awarded numerous federal grants, and is pursuing expanded clinical applications for our platform. 

Position Description

We are seeking a talented engineer to assist with product development, testing activities, and inventory operations during Summer 2026. The successful candidate will work with a small team of PhD-level engineers with expertise in medical imaging, ultrasound, image processing, computer vision, and software engineering to continue the development of our ultrasound system, implant and associated bench testing setups. The candidate will also gain exposure to many aspects of the medical device verification and validation process, equipment specifications, and company standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions (WIs). Please be aware this is a very generalist role where the candidate will work between engineering, quality, and operations tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Aid in the design, manufacturing, and maintenance of ultrasound testing phantoms and related test setups that simulate real world clinical conditions.
• Develop and refine manufacturing processes to ensure consistent, repeatable production of testing phantoms.
• Execute, document, and report functional and performance testing for EchoSure, EchoMark, EchoMap, and other products in development.
• Assist in troubleshooting and debugging of our devices when any issues occur.
• Inspect, prepare, package, and ship products for clinical use, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Support inventory management, materials organization, and operational logistics to enable efficient development and production workflows.
• Identify and implement process improvements across testing, manufacturing, and operational activities.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Senior standing or graduate student in engineering or equivalent technical field (ME, BME or ECE preferred) with minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Self-starter, able to excel in rapidly changing development environment.
• Hands on engineer capable of test setup design and fabrication.
• Skilled in documenting experiments and report writing.
• Very organized, able to keep status of multiple tasks and documents at once. 
• Demonstrates excellent skills in organization, team dynamics, effective communication, prioritization of tasks and delivery of commitments.
• Must be able to move, pack, and unpack equipment weighing up to 35lbs.

Location

Sonavex’s office in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore. The role will primarily be in person. Some hybrid work may be available depending on the project assigned but is not guaranteed. 

2835 ODonnell St

Baltimore, MD 21224