Electrical Engineer II - Electroacoustic Engineering

Starkey Laboratories • Eden Prairie, MN

294d • $78,540 - $107,100

About The Position

At Starkey, we are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. As a world leader in the manufacturing and delivering of advanced hearing solutions, we go to work each day to ensure every person on the planet has the opportunity to hear their very best. Founded in 1967, Starkey is known for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. The Electrical Engineer II, under general supervision, are responsible for the design of new products and ensuring that they meet performance, quality, manufacturing, and cost requirements for Standard (Behind the Ear - BTE) and/or Custom (In the Ear - ITE) products. Must possess communication ability, technical expertise, creativity, and internal drive to lead the creation of designs that are recognized as best-in-class in the hearing aid industry. Must be able to work well in a team environment and have a passion for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field; or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• With BS, Minimum two years of experience in hearing aid design or in a product development environment.
• With MS, a minimum of one year of experience in hearing aid design or in a product development environment.
• Proficiency with schematic and layout CAD packages.
• Proficiency with circuit simulation tools.
• Proficiency with printed circuit board analysis software and tools.
• Intermediate working knowledge of DSP technology.
• Intermediate working knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog circuits.
• Intermediate knowledge of acoustics and hearing aid design.
• Intermediate knowledge of product development best practices (i.e. DFM, DOE, DFMEA, Lean PD, EMC, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Engineering internship in industry.
• Education, training, or certification in music including instrumentation or vocal acoustics.
• Audiology coursework.
• Acoustic coursework.
• Audio engineering experience including production, recording, mixing, and mastering.
• Research in Music.

Responsibilities

• Represent Electrical Engineering department on project teams.
• Work with project team to develop the technical project plan.
• Work with project team to identify and mitigate risks.
• Present design concepts and verification results in design reviews.
• Act as technical interface between Electrical Engineering and other departments.
• Design innovative new products.
• Interpret U.S. and international standards.
• Define electrical and acoustic requirements for components and products.
• Integrate new technologies into product designs.
• Collaborate on electrical design of schematics, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs).
• Collaborate on the acoustic design of transducers, pathways, and parameters.
• Characterize nominal acoustic performance.
• Verify design performance meets requirements.
• Support the transfer of new designs into production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical performance issues.
• Provide documentation to support business needs.
• Submit patent disclosures.
• Provide regulatory reports for domestic and international agencies.
• Provide samples and test reports for homologation submissions for government registration and contracts.
• Support existing products.
• Provide technical support to resolve issues pertaining to existing products.
• Support continuation engineering efforts.
• Provide Direction to support engineers.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401 (k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• 8 days/hours of paid sick and safe time
• 6 paid holidays annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree