Sr. Electrical Design Engineer; Hybrid – Acton, MA)

Position: Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Hybrid – Acton, MA)
Job Summary This is a senior electrical engineering position responsible for the design, development, and product sustaining of low-power, battery-operated medical device electronics, focusing on wearable device wireless connectivity (Bluetooth Low Energy/BLE) and EMI/EMC/ESD robustness. The role requires a strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design, proven expertise in leading technical projects, and managing multiple tasks concurrently. This individual will collaborate closely with other electrical engineering team members, outside contract design houses, vendors, and the manufacturing, software, mechanical, and quality groups.

As a senior technical contributor, this individual collaborates cross-functionally and reports directly to the Sr. Manager of Electrical Engineering.

Position Overview:

This is an electrical engineering position responsible for design and development of low power battery operated medical devices electronics. This position must have a good understanding of both analog and digital circuit design, and be able to manage multiple tasks concurrently. This position requires close cooperation with other members of electrical engineering team to accomplish project objectives. It also requires interaction with outside contract design house and vendors, manufacturing, software, mechanical, and quality groups.

This individual will be reporting directly to Director of Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design and development of low power battery operating device used to administrate insulin to diabetes patients.

• Participate in generating design requirements, prototyping, and design implementation.

• Responsible for conducting design reviews, design verification, design documentation, in accordance to FDA design control guidelines.

• Responsible for generating test requirement matrix and procedures to test design input requirements.

• Responsible for identifying test methods, and development of test fixtures for purpose of design verification test cases.

• Participate in cross-functional meetings to review design, manufacturing procedures, or quality related issues.

• Apply principles and techniques of electrical engineering to analyze failures to improve design or manufacturing processes.

• Participate in human factor / usability and design validation process.

• Participate in risk management analysis and documentation.

• Responsible for design modification, new component qualification, design change test requirements, and design change documentation.

• Perform other duties as required.

Education and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering and minimum of 3 years’ experience in electrical engineering related fields (medical device field is preferred) and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical engineering (both analog and digital).

• Demonstrated working knowledge of low power embedded design.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of Computer Aided Design.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of tools and instruments utilized in electrical engineering field.

• Working knowledge of LabVIEW tools is a plus.

• Familiarity with FDA guidelines on design and manufacturing of the medical devices is a plus.

• Knowledge of RF Design and BLE protocol is a plus.

Preferred Skills and

Competencies:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to communicate at multiple levels of an organization.

• Ability to organize and judge priorities.

• Ability to manage projects.

• Knowledge of analog and power supply design.

• Knowledge of digital circuit design and Microprocessors.

• Knowledge of low power battery operating embedded system.

• Knowledge of PCB…