Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Device

Kforce's client in Carlsbad, CA is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Devices (Individual Contributor). This role does not involve managing or leading other engineers. The focus is deep technical contribution, not people leadership.

Overview:
We are partnered directly with the hiring manager to identify a Senior Electrical Engineer who will play a critical, hands on role in the design, development, integration, and sustaining of advanced Class II medical device systems. This role spans early-stage R&D, NPI, and sustaining engineering, offering exposure across the full product lifecycle. The company offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, and an annual bonus.

This position is 100% onsite.

Responsibilities:

* Design and develop electrical subsystems for complex medical platforms, ensuring compliance with IEC 60601, EMC/EMI, and regulatory design controls

* Work hands on to debug, test, and implement electrical solutions at the board and system level

* Support sustaining engineering activities, including product improvements, issue resolution, and field support

* Participate in early-stage R&D, NPI, and design transfer activities

* Translate user and system requirements into robust electrical designs, including component selection and manufacturability considerations

* Develop and execute verification and validation strategies (simulation, prototyping, bench testing, performance testing)

* Author and maintain technical documentation supporting DHF, regulatory submissions, and continuous improvement

* Optimize existing designs for cost, manufacturability, reliability, and performance

* Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for electrical failures

* This position is an individual contributing position
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering;
Master's preferred

* At least 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in Class II or III medical devices

* Experience owning designs from concept through production and sustaining

* Strong working knowledge of IEC 60601, electrical safety, and EMC/EMI compliance

* Experience working within regulated design control environments

* Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium, OrCAD, DxDesigner, PADS)

* Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance testing

* Comfortable working across R&D, NPI, and sustaining phases

Hands on experience with some of the following would be ideal:

* Power supply design

* Low noise system design

* SPI, I-C, UART, Ethernet

* ADC/DAC, PLL, DDS

Nice to Haves:

* Experience with DSP based systems and signal processing

* Background in small or fast paced companies

* Familiarity with ISO 14971 risk management