R&D Sustaining Engineer - Electrical

CONMED is seeking an R&D Sustaining Engineer - Electrical to join the Engineering team based in Largo, FL. The engineer will collaborate with cross functional teams to develop and support advanced surgical devices and powered instruments which are used in orthopedic and arthroscopic surgery products. The engineer will have immediate opportunities to contribute in a fast-paced, hands-on and game-changing environment.

• Detailed design, analysis, and testing of electrical components and controls with consideration of performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.

• Embedded software development for medical device firmware components, including sensor interfaces, communication protocols, motor controls, etc.

• Working with a team to contribute to electronics hardware and firmware designs using a version control system such as Git.

• Maintaining legacy codebase projects developed over time by multiple contributors.

• General design activities such as requirements management, materials and component selection, Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and tolerance analyses.

• Develop, Analyze and optimize medical instrument firmware/software and troubleshoot failure modes.

• Drive sustaining engineering activities and continuous improvement of existing products and production equipment, as well as some support for new product development.

• Assist with designing and updating electronic circuit schematics, PCB layouts, and BOMs and make design decisions based on electronic component specification comparisons.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

• 5+ years of experience in R&D engineering within a medical instruments or other regulated industry (aerospace, automotive)
  and experience in analog and digital designs with the ability to troubleshoot to the component level.

• Strong balance of theoretical and practical experience. Must be "hands on" in an electronics lab environment and have experience using basic test equipment

• Experience with software and hardware motor control for brushless motors and analog sensors

• Understanding of control theory and experience generating control algorithms; real-time control functionality implementation in C/C++;

• Knowledge of FDA and ISO guidelines for the development of medical devices

• Experience with Version Control (such as Git), Issue Tracking (such as Jira), Eclipse based IDEs (such as MCUxpresso), and Requirements Management tools (such as Req View) is a plus.

• Working knowledge/experience with CAD tools such as Altium—layout, logic experience is preferred

• Working knowledge of analog and digital electrical engineering signals and measurements

This position is expected travel 0-20%.

This position is not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship

Disclosure as required by applicable law, the annual salary range for this position is $82,723 to 130,323. The actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level. The salary range is CONMED’s good faith belief at the time of this posting.

This job posting is anticipated to close on December 15, 2025. We may, however, extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on  Please submit your application as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis as we receive them.

• Competitive compensation

• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage

• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED

• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price

• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

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