Principal Electrical Engineer

Veranex • Providence, RI

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About The Position

Veranex has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Principal Electrical Engineer. In this impactful role, you'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to advancing global health through medical technology innovation. Reporting to the Director of Electrical Engineering, you will serve as a senior technical leader-driving excellence within the electrical engineering discipline. This position blends hands-on engineering expertise with strategic mentorship and leadership. You'll contribute to the technical vision of our engineering programs while guiding day-to-day execution and supporting the growth of our engineering talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar field and 5-8 years of related experience.
• Expertise in one or more of the following applications: Robotics or motion control systems, Microfluidics, disposable cartridge design, fluid or pneumatics systems, Thermal control systems (TEC, resistive, PID control), Optical detection, Energy delivery (e.g. RF, laser), Drug delivery, Medical device sensor technologies, Battery powered devices, wearables, IoT, home healthcare devices, Wireless technologies (BLE, WiFi, LTE, NFC), EMC design practices.
• Working knowledge of Embedded Programming Languages and Tools (C/C++, Python, BitBucket, etc).
• A broad range of electrical engineering experience, including expertise in one or more of the following areas: PCB Schematic and Layout (Altium Required, Cadence/Allegro in addition, a plus), Analog and digital design (MCU/MPU, FPGA based development), FPGA design Experience preferred, Simulation tools (circuit level - Spice and simulation level - Python, COMSOL, Matlab), Rapid prototyping, test, bring-up, and test automation, Board level BOM management, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM and DFT), Design for adherence to standards (IEC 60601-1, IEC 61010, IEC 60601-1-2), Embedded hardware development (32/64 bit ARM-based uC, SOM, SBC, and understand of various OS).
• Best practice algorithms and sampling for closed loop systems.
• Ability to work within and influence a multidisciplinary project team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, business acumen, and assertive decision-making ability.
• Experience with new product design and development.
• Familiarity with risk management activities (e.g. FMEAs).
• Knowledge of FDA QSR Regulations (21 CFR 820), ISO 13485:2003 (Quality System) and ISO 14971:2007 (Risk Management).
• Knowledge with medical device, diagnostic, and EMC standards is desired (60601-1, 61010-1, 60601-1-2, 61326, and other relevant collateral and particular standards).

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years of experience leading technical teams.
• Specific experience in development of medical device and/or diagnostic products highly preferred.
• Familiarity with requirements development, embedded system architecture design, and other system engineering activities.
• Familiarity with test method development, quantitative analysis (simulated and empirical), and basic statistics.
• Familiarity with requirements analysis is a plus; translating stakeholder needs (e.g. Customer, User) needs into functional design inputs and output documents, and contributing to design V&V traceability matrices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead engineer on complex medical device development programs, providing deep technical guidance in electrical design, architecture, and integration.
• Leads electrical engineering projects through all phases of the medical product development process.
• Ensures compliance with medical device regulations and standards per Veranex QMS.
• Support the Director in managing the electrical engineering team, including mentoring junior engineers, reviewing work products, and helping shape team processes and best practices.
• Provides feedback to management during the project quoting and project planning process or participates in business development activities by providing technical expertise for proposal content and sales calls.
• Drive targeted engineering execution across all phases of product development-from concept through commercialization-ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and client expectations.
• Functions as electrical engineering lead on product development programs.
• Manages and reports on metrics that measure the impact of their technical team on the larger organization.
• Works with peers in the organization to identify and execute on improvements to capabilities within their purview.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees