Electrical Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to support Released Product Engineering (RPE) for a surgical medical device portfolio in Plymouth, MN.

This role is ideal for a senior electrical engineering professional with strong expertise in mixed-signal electronics, hardware development, system integration, sustaining engineering, and regulated medical device products
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The Principal Electrical Engineer will serve as a technical expert and engineering leader, driving complex product quality investigations, lifecycle engineering activities, electrical design reviews, product enhancements, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and supplier-related changes.

You will work closely with Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, Software, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.

• Lead electrical and system-level troubleshooting of complex product issues.
• Investigate customer complaints, CAPAs, nonconformances, reliability concerns, and field-performance issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and systems domains.
• Define corrective and preventive actions and support verification of their effectiveness.
• Partner with manufacturing and supplier quality teams to resolve production and field issues.

• Lead engineering activities for released products throughout the product lifecycle.
• Own and support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), component obsolescence, supplier changes, EOL activities, and VAVE/cost-reduction projects.
• Assess product, component, material, and supplier changes for technical and regulatory impact.
• Determine appropriate qualification, validation, and requalification requirements.
• Support supplier and manufacturing issue resolution while maintaining product performance, compliance, cost, and supply continuity.

• Lead and review mixed-signal electrical design activities.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, component selections, test protocols, qualification plans, and engineering changes.
• Support circuit design, system integration, design verification, EMC, and electrical safety activities.
• Develop technical requirements, specifications, test strategies, and engineering documentation.
• Lead technical reviews and mentor engineers.
• Influence technical direction across multiple engineering and business functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience
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• Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
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• PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience
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• Strong experience with mixed-signal board design, including architecture, circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout/review, and design verification.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, signals and systems, frequency-domain analysis, power electronics, and system integration.
• Experience with OrCAD schematic capture and PCB design tools
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• Hands‑on experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting high‑voltage systems up to approximately 5 kV
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• Experience working within a regulated industry; medical device experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of IEC 60601 standards, ISO 13485, FDA requirements, risk management, and medical device design controls
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• Strong root‑cause analysis and structured problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and cross‑functional communication skills.

• Experience supporting released products in a medical device environment.
• Experience with EMC and electrical safety testing.
• Experience with supplier qualification and supplier‑driven engineering changes.
• Experience managing component obsolescence and EOL activities.
• Experience leading VAVE and cost optimization initiatives.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and requirements‑driven development.
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