Principal Electrical Engineer

Description

For over three decades, Cirtec Medical has been a leading outsourcing partner for complex medical devices. We specialize in providing comprehensive solutions for Class II and III devices, from design and development to precision components and finished device assembly. Our expertise spans neuromodulation, implantable drug delivery, cardiac rhythm management, structural heart, mechanical circulatory support, and minimally invasive surgical systems.

Our dedicated teams prioritize growth, innovation, and collaboration. We actively seek opportunities for improvement to enhance our support for clients. If you embrace a growth mindset and thrive on challenges, you may be a perfect fit for our team!

The Principal Electrical Engineer - Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDs) is the technical leader responsible for the architecture, design, development, and verification of Class III implantable medical devices, including Implantable Pulse Generators (IPGs), neurostimulation systems, and other battery-powered implantable platforms.

This position provides technical leadership for multidisciplinary development teams and is responsible for creating safe, reliable, manufacturable, and regulatory-compliant electronic systems that meet performance, longevity, and patient safety requirements. The role requires expertise in implantable electronics, ultra-low‑power design, rechargeable battery systems, wireless communications, risk management, and design controls within highly regulated medical device environments.

• Lead the electrical architecture, design, and development of Class III implantable medical devices and associated external systems.
• Serve as the technical authority for implantable electronics development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Lead subsystem architecture trade studies involving power consumption, battery longevity, telemetry performance, patient safety, and manufacturability.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and junior electrical engineers, firmware engineers, and engineering technicians.
• Lead technical reviews with customers, clinical advisors, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Lead technical interactions with customers and development partners.
• Direct internal and external engineering resources to achieve project objectives.
• Assist Program Managers with project planning, risk management, and technical execution.
• Document technical decisions, design changes, and engineering rationale throughout the development lifecycle.

• Design and analyze implantable electronic systems to achieve performance, safety, reliability, and product longevity requirements.
• Design ultra‑low‑power analog and digital circuits for implantable applications.
• Develop stimulation output circuitry, sensing front ends, signal conditioning circuits, and implantable telemetry systems.
• Design rechargeable and primary battery‑powered implantable systems.
• Develop battery management systems, charging circuits, inductive power transfer systems, and wireless charging architectures.
• Design power supplies, voltage regulation, monitoring circuits, and power‑management architectures optimized for multi‑year implant longevity.
• Conduct worst‑case, tolerance, reliability, and lifetime analyses for implantable electronics.

• Design and evaluate wireless communication systems including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), MICS band communications, Proprietary RF telemetry, NFC communications, Inductive coupling systems.
• Develop communication architectures between implantable devices and external programmers, chargers, or mobile applications.

• Lead electronic system hazard analysis and risk‑control implementation.
• Develop and document risk mitigations in accordance with ISO 14971, IEC 60601‑1, IEC 60601‑1‑2, IEC 62304, IEC 81001‑5‑1, FDA Quality System Regulations.
• Participate in FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Safety Analysis, and Cybersecurity Risk Assessments.
• Implement hardware and firmware design controls to ensure patient safety and device reliability.