Principal Engineer Aesthetic Medical Device (Bothell, WA)

Bausch Health • Bothell, WA

13h • $122,000 - $169,000

About The Position

Join our global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes to our patients. We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn't just wait for change but actively creates it—where your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact. A strong electronic design engineer team member capable of working from requirements through system level documentation and in all facets of the electronics hardware development process with an emphasis on analog, and sensor development with analysis skills.

Requirements

• BS (advanced degree preferred) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10 years in analog and digital systems design for medical devices, including experience in the development of devices for clinical application of RF energy.
• Candidate must have substantial experience with system-level electrical design and integration, design for EMC, signal integrity, power supply systems development, and RF immunity.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment including software, optical, RF, mechanical and project management disciplines.
• Hands-on development experience: circuit development, test and analysis for RF, laser, and ultrasound products, application of thermal heating in a therapeutic or clinical application.
• Understanding of standards and safety in application energy to the human body.
• A solid working knowledge EDA CAD tools and design for manufacturability and test is required.
• Skilled in problem definition, data collection, and analysis including generating supported conclusions from large data sets, and drawing conclusions that support recommendations
• Demonstrated experience in design best practices including FDA risk management and design for EMC, safety, and manufacturability.
• Excellent demonstrated documentation skills in regulated products/applications, including design traceability, specifications, requirements, and V&V plans.
• Prefer experience with regulatory standards or design in a regulated environment (IEC 60601-x, ISO, MIL-STD, FAA).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with mixed signal circuit board development utilizing embedded microprocessors and FPGAs is a plus.
• Demonstrated sound regulatory approaches to technical solutions for medical devices.
• Foreign regulator experience is a plus.
• Understanding analog power output, analysis, test methodologies, transducers, and modelling are required
• Background in clinical application of laser, RF and ultrasound energy is a plus
• Experience designing with these components: RF amplifiers, impedance matching-networks, transformers, embedded processors, power electronics, A/Ds, DACs, op-amps, FETs, power supplies, working from prototype to full product release and applying creative test and verification methods that demonstrate requirements fulfillment (Microsoft Office, SPICE, Altium, etc.)
• Experience with data analysis and software for data collection using Matlab, Python or another programming language is a plus

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated project and team leadership people skills
• Mentor less experienced engineers in skills.
• Design of circuits incorporating RF circuitry, analog controls, transducers, and sensors for an array of dermatology products utilizing RF, LASERs, and ultrasonic energy-based devices.
• Perform electronics schematic capture and supervise CAD layout resources.
• Develop and have constructed system and periphery electronic board prototypes.
• Hands-on laboratory debug and integration activities to test and verify your hardware designs
• Hold and participate in technical design reviews
• Incorporate DFM and EMC principles for new and existing medical device designs.
• Familiar with change process and configuration management tools
• Assure equipment compliance to IEC medical device standards (60601-1, 60601-1-2, etc.).
• Systems level failure mode, safety, and hazard analysis participation.
• Support Manufacturing and Service departments in reliability and failure analysis investigations and solutions.
• Learn and support legacy products while developing new ones.

Benefits

• Benefits package includes a comprehensive Medical (includes Prescription Drug), Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with matching company contribution, discretionary time off, paid sick time, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, paid holidays, employee referral bonuses and employee discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal