Principal Electrical Engineer

Position Title: Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Work Location: Round Lake IL 60073 (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Assignment Duration: 10+ Month

• Senior Principal Electrical Engineer You will develop creative solutions to challenging problems associated with the design of our new and existing infusion system product portfolio.
• The successful candidate will possess strong technical capabilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on saving and sustaining the lives of patients.
• Defines design requirements and hardware specifications based on customer or user requirements.
• Contributes to the development and documentation of electronic system architectures.
  
  -Creates designs of analog and digital electronic circuit schematics for microcontroller-based systems, meeting performance objectives.
• Analyze circuits using calculation and simulation methods to assess performance limits, effects of environmental and load stresses, and timing interfaces to ensure consistent performance in safety critical applications.
• Ensures successful integration of electrical design with mechanical and software elements of the system.
• Completes deliverables related to design of systems and sub-systems of the overall electrical architecture.
• Develops, modifies, and approves electrical design documentation, specifications, and drawings.
• Supervises/coordinates engineers and/or technicians assigned to execute the project. Defines appropriate test methods to verify designs meet their performance requirements.
  
  -Mentor the layout of circuit assemblies to meet emissions and immunity performance requirements and design for manufacturability guidelines.
• Good experience in designing products for meeting EMI/EMC/ESD compliance requirements.
• Transitions products to manufacturing and ensures robust products and manufacturing processes.
• Develops and maintains an effective and corroborative working relationship with internal and external development partners.
• Resolves competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market.
  
  - Implements data acquisition and analysis techniques to characterize design performance. Executes protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Leads the troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts related to electrical aspects of devices and associated systems.
• Creates and communicates design/test plans, tasks, deliverables, and status. Manages time and resources to meet committed schedule milestones.

• Graduate or Postgraduate in Electrical or Electronics or related Engineering and 15+ years of experience. Prior experience in infusion pump domain is a plus.
• A demonstrated track record in electromechanical hardware development, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products such as military hardware.
• Knowledge and experience in design of embedded microcontroller based electronics devices, including FPGA-based, digital and analog design.
• Experience testing electronic devices to meet immunity and emissions requirements - Knowledge and experience using CAD systems for printed circuit board schematic design and layout (Altium Designer, preferred)
• Matlab and data acquisition software (LabVIEW).
• Good knowledge of standards such as IEC 60601, IEC 61010, UL, ANSI, AIM and ASTM. Specific experience in design and development of sensing subsystems highly desirable.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $68.00/hr.