R&D Electrical Engineer

Job Title

R&D Electrical Engineer I – Shockwave Medical

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

The R&D Electrical Engineer I will use technical expertise in the development of innovative medical device products that treat peripheral, coronary, and heart valve disease. The engineer in this role will participate on multiple cross‑functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization and will support a variety of engineering development activities with primary focus on mixed‑signal analog and digital circuits, microcontrollers, and FPGAs.

• Support the development of products in full compliance with the company’s Design Control requirements.
• Support development of technical specifications from specific user requirements.
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and support prototype builds.
• Support hardware designs using best practices including design for test (DFT), design for manufacturability (DFM), and design for assembly (DFA).
• Participate in PCBA design reviews with engineering teams.
• Good understanding of Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and Manufacturing tradeoffs in system architecture.
• Build and test prototype subsystems and/or module proof of concept circuits to test functionality.
• Troubleshoot electronic systems to the component level.
• Support PCA lifecycle efforts including prototyping, verification testing, documentation release to medical device standards, and transfer to production.
• Support the development, execution, and documentation of system test plans and test reports to medical device standards.
• Support cross‑functional teams to ensure all design inputs and product requirements are addressed.
• Support the development of, and improvements to, company procedures, policies, and processes.
• Support DFMEA, Hazards Analysis, and Risk Analysis of new or modified systems.
• Support pilot manufacturing as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Electronic or Computer Engineering.
• Experience using schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand company business needs and support development of products with features, costs, and performance suitable to those needs.
• Knowledgeable in all product design phases from concept to production.
• Experience with C language programming.
• Knowledge of source control and issue tracking tools such as SVN and JIRA.
• Knowledgeable in FPGA design using Verilog or VHDL.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements.
• Experience with medical electrical equipment standards is a plus.
• Experience in catheter‑based cardiovascular devices development is a plus.
• High‑Voltage design experience is a strong plus.
• Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $73,000.00 – $.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long‑term incentive program.

• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; for employees in Colorado – 48 hours per calendar year; for employees in Washington – 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours per calendar year