• PCB Design Engineer - Wearable Medical Devices

MiniMed•Los Angeles, CA

10d•$68,000 - $125,000

About The Position

As a PCB Design Engineer supporting wearable medical devices, you will partner with Electrical, RF, and Antenna engineers from concept through production. You will provide PCB layout expertise to deliver reliable, scalable, and cost-effective hardware, ensuring designs meet electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing requirements with a high degree of accuracy and completeness. The role involves iterative design work with Electrical engineers and collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and external PCB manufacturers.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent in the United States; vocational or technical education or certification in other countries.
At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience with schematic capture and high-density multilayer PCB layout, including flex and rigid-flex circuit assemblies.
Experience with RF and high-speed signal routing, impedance control, length matching, and crosstalk mitigation.
Experience with high-speed electronics, multi-MCU systems for low-power wearable devices, and Class III medical products.
Experience creating component footprints and models and managing component libraries.
Experience with component placement, signal routing, PCB layer stackups, and Gerber and ODB++ generation.
Experience with Altium Designer schematic capture or a similar tool such as OrCAD, Altium A365, and PCB layout tools.
Knowledge of industry standards such as IPC for board design.
Ability to collaborate with PCB manufacturers on DFM activities and technical queries.
Experience using CAD models for 3D clearance checks against mechanical enclosures.
Ability to optimize designs for manufacturability, cost, and performance.
Understanding of ASME/ANSI documentation for fabrication and assembly drawings.

Nice To Haves

Expertise with Altium Designer tools.
Experience with advanced PCB constructs such as blind, buried, micro, and stacked vias.

Responsibilities

Execute detailed PCB designs, including schematic capture and high-density multilayer layouts for flex and rigid-flex circuit assemblies.
Route RF and high-speed signals, applying impedance control, length matching, and crosstalk mitigation.
Work with high-speed electronics and multi-MCU systems for low-power wearable devices and Class III medical products.
Create component footprints and models, and manage component libraries.
Place components, route signals, determine optimum PCB layer stackups, and generate Gerber and ODB++ files.
Use Altium Designer schematic capture or similar tools such as OrCAD, along with Altium A365 and PCB layout tools.
Apply relevant industry standards, including IPC standards for board design.
Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams and external PCB manufacturers on design-for-manufacturability activities and technical queries.
Use CAD models to perform 3D clearance checks against mechanical enclosures.
Optimize designs for manufacturability, cost, and performance.
Document designs and create fabrication and assembly drawings, generating Gerber files and applying an in-depth understanding of ASME/ANSI documentation requirements.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Health insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Health Savings Account access.
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
Life insurance.
Long-term disability leave.
Dependent daycare spending account.
Incentive plans, including eligibility for the Short Term Incentive (STI).
401(k) plan with company match.
Short-term disability coverage.
Paid time off and holidays.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
Employee Assistance Program access.
Eligible employees may also qualify for a Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements.