Manager, Electrical Hardware Engineering-Medical Device

Elbit America • Merrimack, NH

15d

About The Position

At HiArc, an Elbit Systems of America Company we believe clients don’t need another vendor; they need a strategic partner who gets it. One who listens harder, thinks deeper, and builds smarter—around their needs, products, and goals. HiArc engineers and manufactures complex medical technologies with one goal in mind: creating the perfect fit for our clients. No off-the-shelf thinking. No compromises. Just a tailored, high-performance solution our clients need, the way they need it. That’s why HiArc is the most client-centered partner in the market. We fuse design, engineering, and manufacturing into a seamless, collaborative process—crafted entirely around our clients. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams, de-risking their processes and accelerating their path to market. And the result is a solution you won’t find anywhere else.
Join our team! We hire experts in hardware and software design, robotics, optics, fluidics, chemistry integration, motion and thermal control, risk management, supply chain management, performance testing, advanced manufacturing techniques, finance, human resources, sales, and marketing.
For more information, please visit HiArc.
Overview:
The Electrical Hardware Engineering Manager is responsible for the successful execution of hardware development for innovative, leading edge medical diagnostics technologies involving diverse clients and applications. This role blends management and technical contribution skill sets into an exciting career opportunity. The ideal candidate will manage a small team of hardware engineers and technicians while providing technical knowledge and engineering design services to a variety of client projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline (Master’s degree is preferred) with at least 10 years of experience in electrical engineering and electronic design and development
• Diversified knowledge of engineering theories, concepts, principles, practices, and processes, including in one or more areas of advanced technical expertise
• Creativity and originality sufficient to contribute to new inventions, designs, or techniques that are of material significance in the solution of important problems
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills are essential, 1-3+ years of experience preferred
• Expertise with schematic and PCB designs using mixed digital and analog circuits for electromechanical systems, including stepper and servo motors
• Proficiency with cable designs and programmable logic (FPGA and VDHL) preferred
• Previous experience with design for medical devices preferred
• Familiarity with design of test equipment and fixtures preferred
• Must be self-motivated and be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Needs to be creative/innovative, think on your feet, & work well under pressure and deadlines
• Strong communication and teamwork skills including written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, organizational and conflict resolution skills

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is preferred
• 1-3+ years of experience preferred
• Proficiency with cable designs and programmable logic (FPGA and VDHL) preferred
• Previous experience with design for medical devices preferred
• Familiarity with design of test equipment and fixtures preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an electrical hardware development team of 5 to 8 people
• Develop and utilize talents of personnel to accomplish company goals
• Review job performance of the development team personnel
• Ensure promotion, transfers, terminations, and compensation changes are acted upon where warranted
• Ensure effective communication with other functions and departments to obtain all cooperation and support required for the success of assigned programs
• Provide technical leadership over complex, major design & development projects
• Design, implement and deliver high quality, robust embedded electrical designs for the business
• Create, maintain, and review technical documents and reports including performance specifications, electrical designs, schematics and drawings
• Drive electrical requirements with other members of the engineering team as appropriate and proactively work to integrate with system requirements
• Plan, lead, or conduct experiments to evaluate operating characteristics of breadboards, prototypes, or products, and then translate experimental results into design criteria
• Specify the design of cables and cable harness assemblies
• Utilize electronic design tools such as schematic capture and PCB layout to design PCBAs
• Engage with service bureaus and suppliers on PCB layout, fabrication and assembly
• Ensure component reliability based on technical evaluation of suppliers’ specifications and designs
• Utilize electrical engineering best practices including Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) and Design-for-Test (DFT)
• Work cooperatively across all engineering disciplines, such as software, systems, electrical, and mechanical, as well as non-engineering team members, such as Project management, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support, to deliver projects on-time and on budget
• Prepare project requests detailing proposed engineering work costs and product timetable
• Be responsible for application engineering support to customers, and assist in troubleshooting customer application problems
• Provide technical presentation support and consultation to marketing
• Represent the company in customer communications

Benefits

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off
• Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future
• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
• Flexible Vacation & PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and more
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees