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Staff Electrical Engineer

Job in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, 94061, USA
Listing for: Element Science
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Test Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • The Staff Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, verification and validation of complex Class III medical device electronics, from concept through manufacturing transfer
  • This role combines deep technical expertise in analog, digital, and high-voltage board design with strong leadership in cross-functional project execution
  • The engineer will drive hardware bring-up, system integration, and verification activities; manage critical vendors; and collaborate closely with Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet performance, cost, and regulatory requirements
  • The position also involves mentoring junior engineers, contributing to design reviews, and supporting commercial-stage manufacturing and field activities
  • Deliver board-level designs including analysis, schematics, and PCB layout for Class III products with sensitive analog front-end circuits, sensors, power, and high voltage
  • Lead electrical design work-streams within multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and deliverables are met
  • Drive technical decision-making, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements
  • Develop and characterize designs through bench testing, system integration, and the creation of supporting test fixtures
  • Qualify critical alternate components as necessary that meet design needs
  • Perform failure analysis and document investigations to support manufacturing scale
  • Sustaining engineering efforts:
    Develop designs with components selected for cost reduction or obsolescence, and support qualifying alternate suppliers
  • Dry-run engineering tests and conduct / guide design verification test protocols
  • Support EMC/EMI testing and compliance activities, including preparation, execution, and troubleshooting to ensure designs meet applicable IEC standards such as IEC 60601
  • Document design descriptions and engineering analysis to support Manufacturing and Quality
  • Support Commercial Stage activities including manufacturing support, New Product Introduction programs, and Field Failure Analysis
  • Provide technical support for cross-functional teams, including Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Facilitate effective collaboration across disciplines, aligning design activities with project milestones and product requirements
  • Provide peer review of designs and documentation. Mentor junior engineers as the team size grows
Benefits
  • Stock Options
  • 90% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid Basic Life Insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan (Traditional and Roth)
  • Paid Holidays
  • FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
  • HSA (Health Savings Account)
  • Employee Assistance Program through PEO

Electrical design, test, and sustaining experience for products with microprocessors, FPGAs, analog, and high-voltage electronics Familiarity with low power circuit design techniques Experience with board bring-up, debug, and integration of embedded systems including ability to modify and compile C code for microcontrollers to support hardware testing Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience with circuit and system simulation techniques desired Power electronics design experience.

Familiarity with component and PCB/FPC design practice for up to 2000V Experience with Altium, PADs, or other ECAD tools, PCB, FPC, and rigid-flex design and layout standards MSEE or BSEE with at least 10+ years of analog electronics design experience Familiarity with medical standards and verification to those standards and QMS for Class III medical devices Familiarity with electrical safety standards and HV isolation Preferred knowledge of digital signal processing concepts for electrophysiology and other sensor data Experience working directly with fab and assembly CMs Preferred experience with project leadership, including coordination with multiple disciplines from concept through manufacturing transfer Good understanding of product life cycle(s) management from concept through production including manufacturing follow up.

DFM, DFT

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