Principal Electrical Engineer – Medical Device
Listed on 2025-12-27
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Title – Principal Electrical Engineer
Duration: 12 months-possible to extend
Location:
Shoreview, MN
Type:
Full-time, On-site
Travel:
Quarterly travel to Austin, TX (approx. once per quarter)
Shift: 1st 8am to 5pm
Pay rate $70/h to $85/h on basis of exp
Description:
Must-Have Skills & Experience- Over 7 years of experience in electromechanical systems design
- Extensive background in medical device development
- Proficient in IEC 60601 compliance and standards
- Skilled in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
- Electromechanical Systems Design Engineer
The Principal Electrical Engineer will be a key technical resource. This individual will support all phases of new platform development ranging from concept and technology development through commercialization and post‑market support.
The Principal Electrical Engineer will be responsible for helping the team architect, design, select and evaluate critical system components, prototype, test and release to production electronics for needles and consoles. In addition to electronic circuit board design using embedded processors, RF communications, display technologies, pump and motor technologies this individual will develop test techniques to test amplifiers, antennas, high frequency interconnects etc.
Additionally, the Principal Electrical Engineer will collaborate with other engineers in creating and improving designs based on test results and optimize performance.
Architect, design, develop, test and transfer to production electromechanical systems and disposables for product development activities. This includes system diagrams, architecture development, component selection and sub‑system design, prototype creation, V&V activities, production tool planning and design and test fixtures for class 2 medical devices.
Specific tasks to include electronic architecture design, block diagram creation, patient isolation design, power distribution design, component and processing platform selection, schematic entry, layout support/oversight, prototype build oversight, prototype testing, transfer to production support.
Research product development solutions and provide analysis for product direction.
Consult and solicit feedback from internal stakeholders to identify customer needs and translate these requirements into engineering designs.
Optimize design and work collaboratively with other design engineers to optimize design based on test results.
Work with external vendors and partners to speed up product development and testing.
Develop necessary fixtures and use off‑the‑shelf equipment to create test environments for evaluating performance of new ablation systems. This may include testing in phantoms, ex‑vivo tissue testing, in‑vivo testing, SAR field mapping etc.
Create related documentation and support materials in conjunction with design and development activities.
Ensure that all interactions and engagements are carried out with the highest ethical and professional standards and that all work is accomplished with quality and in accordance with Varian values.
Be a hands‑on technical resource for mechanical, electrical and software engineering teams by contributing to design ideas, problem solving and leading by example.
Exemplify Varian Cultural Beliefs.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Required Skills and Knowledge- Minimum of a B.S. degree in Electrical or related engineering degree.
- 8 years’ experience in electronics design and system design for new product development.
- Experience developing software driven electromechanical medical devices. Having previous experience with ablation devices is a strong plus.
- Experience with electrical engineering design process & tools (Altium Designer): schematic capture, PCB layout, circuit simulation, component selection, patient/user safety, power distribution architecture and design.
- Experience with various wireless communications technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, RFID.
- Expert at using spectrum analyzer, high frequency scopes and other test instrumentation.
- Hands‑on prototyping and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience working in an ISO 13845 quality management system…
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