Staff Electronics Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

The role involves design and development of innovative defibrillator technology and support systems.

This R&D post supports and develops existing and new products.

The individual will identify self-development requirements, mentor junior staff, and organize tasks according to business demands.

What you will do

Technical Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop electrical components and sub-systems for medical devices.
• Develop and apply advanced circuit and electrical system test methods.
• Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
• Conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against requirements using independent judgement.
• Conduct research and design studies to support development of solutions.
• Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce designs to satisfy those inputs.
• Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
• Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
• Generate and execute plans and protocols to verify solutions against their requirements.
• Assist with the design transfer and product verification and validation activities.

Business Responsibilities

• Develop solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of user needs and system objectives.
• Develop and apply detailed knowledge of clinical and regulatory procedures to author design inputs.
• Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and externally as required.
• Demonstrate developing financial acumen.

Med Device Compliance

• Be proficient with and mentor others in usage of industry standards, including design requirements and test strategies per applicable guidelines, regulations, or procedures.
• Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, e. g., work instructions, schematics, BOMs, design descriptions, etc. per company design control procedures.
• Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures per the Quality Management System.

General Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively and cooperatively with all departments and colleagues, both on and offsite, to ensure project success as a leader on the team.
• Comply with training requirements.
• Identify and support continuous improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.
• Support and execute segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.
• Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities.
• Build relationships and influence across the business.
• Maintain awareness of Company Health and Safety Policy and Fire Evacuation Procedure and take all reasonable precautions against personal harm and/or injury
• What you will need

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering
• 8 years experience in a relevant industry

Technical Skills

• Advanced understanding of electrical components, manufacturing methods, and common failure modes.
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and evaluate electrical designs.
• Working knowledge of the electrical design process.
• Knowledge of standard technologies used in industry.
• Ability to interpret and analyze system drawings with basic Mechanical/Software/Electrical interactions.
• Proficient in documentation and data analysis with sound understanding of quality management and change control.

Preferred Skills / Engineering tools

• Proficient in an industry-leading schematic capture/PCB layout tool.
• Proficient in the use of circuit analysis tools.
• Understands the theory of test automation, e. g., interfacing electronic instruments or equipment to computer systems.
• Proficient in the use of software/electrical interface tools.
• Exposure to an object orientated programming language, e. g., C, C++, or C#.
• Understands the advanced theory and methods of analogue and digital design and can apply them independently to complex problems.
• Understand various op-amp configurations.
• Understands filtering techniques, gain and attenuation circuits.
• Understands signal conversion, analog to digital and digital to analog.
• Understands component selection criteria including tradeoffs between cost, function, availability, and environmental concerns.
• Understands different component parameters and their technical significance.
• Knowledge of alternative component specification techniques.
• Proficiency in documentation and data analysis with sound understanding of change control process.
• Knowledge of sub-systems, systems, and environmental interactions and how to design for them.

Office / laboratory environment, significant computer usage, extended hours as needed (37.5 nominal), occasional travel.

• Travel: 10%
• Work Flexibility: Hybrid
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