R&D Engineer; Onsite

Come be a part of a dynamic team that is helping to make the improbable possible through innovation, customer relationships and support of our novel catheter-based, pressure sensing and telemetry technology, which is utilized worldwide in medical research, diagnostics and clinical treatment.

Millar works directly with customers and business partners to help push medical discovery to the next level. From mouse to man, our company plays an important role in medical discovery at every level. Join Millar during an exciting period of growth, as we take the opportunity to expand our clinical and research markets and leave a lasting impact on the medical community.

The R&D Electrical Engineer reports to the R&D Manager and serves as a hands‑on contributor supporting the development of innovative medical devices from concept through commercialization. This role is responsible for the design, development, verification, validation, and transfer of new and existing products while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and quality requirements.

The successful candidate will apply electrical engineering principles to develop sensor‑based systems, automated test equipment, and product designs, while collaborating cross‑functionally with Quality, Regulatory and Manufacturing throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Plans, implements, monitors, and delivers designated tasks and deliverables to achieve project driven objectives for New Product Development
• Develop products in accordance with Design Control requirements including design inputs, design outputs, risk management, verification, validation, and design transfer activities.
• Assist in the design, component specification, construction testing, documentation, and patent proposals of new research and production fixtures
• Provide innovative solutions concerning product design and development
• Develops and executes verification and validation protocols, analyzes results, and authors technical reports to support regulatory requirements.
• Designs and develops electrical schematics, automated test systems, data acquisition systems, and engineering fixtures to support product development and verification activities.
• Collaborates with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams throughout product development activities.
• Creates/updates product specifications, cost estimates, reports, proposals, and presentations
• Collaborates with suppliers and external test facilities to develop, evaluate, and qualify components, materials, and processes supporting product development activities.
• Investigates product and manufacturing issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies and supports Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• May interact with physicians, clinical users, and customers to gather product feedback and support product investigations.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field;
  Master’s Degree preferred
• A minimum of three to five (3-5) years of experience in the field of electrical design and/or product development, preferably in the medical device industry or other regulated industries; five to ten (5-10) years of experience preferred
• Proven experience with Labview to for creating test automation, good lab skills, and experience with debugging and root cause analysis of non‑conformities
• Ability to apply the practical application of the principles of engineering for the development and utilization of products, instrumentation, processes, and services
• Experience with design FMEA, Hazard analyses, verification and validation activities

Work experience in Printed Circuit Board design for the following:

• Signal conditioning of output from resistive bridge type sensors
• Calibration and compensation of output from resistive bridge type sensors
• Good lab skills and experience with debugging and root cause analysis of non‑conformities

Familiarity acquired through work experience with one or more of the following standards:

• AAMI/ANSI BP-22 – Blood Pressure Transducers
• IEC-60601 – General requirements for basic safety of Medical electrical equipment
• ISO 14971 – Application of Risk management to Medical Devices
• IEC 62366 – Application of usability engineering

• Self-motivation, accountability, and attention to details skills required
• Software knowledge:
  Labview, Orcad, Eagle, Microsoft Office Suite