Sr. Electrical Engineer

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This Sr. Electrical Engineer will provide design support for new product development teams creating electromechanical products for the medical device industry. Performs specified electrical engineering support activities such as design and test of electrical circuits, motor control devices, sensors, switches and other electrical equipment components.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, develop and implement solution strategies to meet customer and design requirements
Execute new product development projects according to solid project plans and project management principles (scope, timeline, milestones and risk-based decision making)
Test and verify new designs
Implement designs into production
Create specifications and technical documents (assembly procedures, wiring diagrams, installation instructions, operation manuals, user guides, etc.)
Design, schematic capture, and prototype microcontroller and microprocessor based products incorporating sensors, motor controls and UX elements
Design to and qualify new designs to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, FCC, and CE
Design and implement test fixtures to verify the circuit boards and/or systems functionality for production testing
Understand user experiences to be able to make informed design decisions
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

Minimum

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
5+ years of electrical engineering experience
Hardware development through full product life-cycle
Ability to specify and evaluate electrical components based on performance, lifetime, and availability
Experienced in schematic capture and printed circuit board layout using Altium Designer, PADS or equivalent
Familiarity with development and debug tools. Demonstrated ability to use a multi-meter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, and logic analyzer
Demonstrated project management skills
Problem solving and critical thinking skills are essential
Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong leadership presence with ability to influence and empower others
Self-starter with strong initiative and personal accountability
Preferred:

3+ years medical device experience
Experience managing or leading others in a similar capacity, and/or demonstrated experience working cross-functionally in the engineering environment.
Familiarity with embedded systems, microprocessors, and communication protocols
Understanding of EMI and UL requirements.
Experienced in the design of experiments, data analysis, statistical methods and presentation of results.
Experience with FPGA technologies, tools, and circuit designs.