A Day in the Life This position applies extensive technical expertise towards electronics hardware design to provide solutions of complex technical problems and provide solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed without appreciable direction and with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing leadership in the development of cutting-edge products used in the medical field. Specific tasks include:
- Leading various initiatives within New Product Development / Sustenance such as design changes, supply chain improvements, analysis and determination of critical component replacement and CAPA support.
- Designing, developing, testing and documenting hardware designs and applications.
- Leading the analysis and modeling of identified design solutions to ensure fulfillment of sub-system requirements and system architecture.
- Leading the development of circuit designs based on sub-system requirements and system architecture.
- Providing leadership in planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts.
- Providing leadership in identifying and addressing technical risks, product hazards and failure analysis.
- Providing subject matter expertise of the designs and its components to internal and cross-functional development teams.
- Supporting and troubleshooting circuit designs.
- Providing technical expertise in the support and maintenance of existing products.
- Ensuring adherence to Medtronic and other quality standards including design procedures and compliance requirements.
- Interfacing with all project team members including engineering (mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and test), quality, regulatory, marketing, technical communications, end users, technical support, production, and suppliers.
- Participating in and leading on-going professional development activities.
- Leading the identification and implementation of process improvements.
- Willingness and ability to assume increased responsibility.
- Leading the organization, estimation, scheduling, resourcing and completion of project milestones.
- Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies or government regulations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills and mentoring capabilities.
- Ability to work in a team environment and directly contribute to its success.
- Ability to drive changes and influence culture.
- Strong inclination towards new technologies, create Proof of Concepts.
- Travel requirement: Occasional international and domestic travel may be required for less than 25%.
- All other duties as assigned.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION REQUIRED:
- BE/ BTech/ME/MTech in Electronics / Instrumentation / Systems or relevant specialization in Engineering
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years of Electronics circuit design-based product development
PREFERRED COMPETENCY
- Strong electronics circuit designs based on Micro-processor, Micro-controller.
- Good at Analog & Digital circuit designing along with component selection
- Peripheral interface design capabilities for IOs, Displays, ADC/DAC, Sensors, etc
- Strong testing skills based on Compliance/Standard requirements along with automation capabilities
- Expertise in any of the Ecad(Altium) tools for schematic drawing, circuit simulations, Layout reviews, etc
- Understanding of Manufacturing process and development of required test set-up
- Hands on experience of various tools/processes essential for debugging, fault analysis, field complaints
Good to Have
- Experience in the medical device industry and/or surgical techniques.
- Experience in planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts, analyzing data, documenting evaluation methods and results, and presenting design recommendations to product teams.
- Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.
- Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews of the state-of-the-art
- Project management skills include leading a project team as well as planning and estimation of tasks, milestones, resources and budget.