Principal Electrical Engineer

About the Position

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our headquarters and technology centers are located in the US and Europe.

Using engineering procedures standard for research and development, the candidate will carry out assignments associated with research, design, development, support or manufacturing of specific parts, processes, software or components of medical diagnostic systems. The individual independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, applying judgment for minor adaptations and modifications. They plan and conduct work requiring extensive, diversified knowledge of engineering principles in broad areas and related fields, and maintain a clear overview of a major product development.

They make sound judgments when compromises are needed to meet objectives and mentor junior staff.

Key Accountabilities:

Essential Functions:

• Acts as an individual contributor, core team member or technical lead for a specific project or product line.
• Accountable for the completion of assigned deliverables in accordance with approved schedules.
• Authors documentation and participates in activities in support of design control.
• Independently plans, performs, & prioritizes tasks that are complex in nature, in alignment with corporate goals.
• Analyzes and interprets data, identifying trends and formulating next steps, while effectively performing trade‐off analysis, if required.
• Leads, designs and/or develops one or more of the following: new test methods, specifications, technical apparatus, software and processes for complex components and functions.
• Evaluates complex designs or processes with respect to acceptability, suitability and cost, recommending preferred design options and presenting trade‑offs, if required.
• Identifies product defects and recognizes outliers in results, explaining and documenting defects and their impact.
• Effectively communicates technical information to a multidisciplinary team in the form of documentation, presentations and technical summaries, promoting collaboration.
• Holds technical expertise in more than one area or is a subject‑matter expert in at least one area.
• Leads without authority and provides technical guidance to engineers and technicians assigned to the project, offering mentoring within or outside the department.
• Provides technical support for or leads CAPA or complaint investigations.
• Independently generates predictable schedules for activities related to the function, understanding cross‑functional dependencies.

Secondary Functions:

• May review and provide input to deliverables from other functions.
• Recommends and drives improvement initiatives and motivates others to implement.
• May be assigned CAPA ownership.

Budget Managed:

• N/A

Internal Networking/Key Relationships:

To be determined based on department needs, to include interactions such as:

• Will interface on a regular basis with groups across the organization as needed.

Skills & Capabilities:

The ideal candidate for this position will exhibit the following skills and capabilities:

• Statistical Analysis (if required), Root Cause Analysis, Creative Problem‑Solving, Critical Thinking.
• Technically adept and confident.
• Leadership:
  Accountability, Decision Making, Influence, Communication.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or a related field.

Experience:

• Twelve years of product development or relevant experience.
• Eight to ten years of product development or relevant experience for advanced degrees.
• For internal candidate promotion:
  Demonstrated proficiency in meeting all competencies of current level and acceptable performance history may be used in lieu of experience.
• In‑vitro medical device experience…