Senior Electrical Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Electrical Engineer R&D is a highly technical leadership role within CooperSurgical’s R&D Product Engineering group. The position focuses on designing and developing advanced electrical and electronic systems for product upgrades, line extensions, and sustaining initiatives. The work includes complex electromechanical connected systems and devices used in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), with opportunities to contribute to surgical devices and instruments in women’s health, including Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN). The role participates in end-to-end product development, from user-centric concept generation through engineering, testing, market launch, and ongoing product support. It is expected to deliver committed targets and have a major impact on department results through development of electrical and electronic solutions for complex electromechanical systems. The engineer works with limited oversight, manages projects and workstreams that may span disciplines, and interfaces with external suppliers, development partners, and users to develop robust solutions. This is a site-based role involving occasional travel for cross-functional meetings, vendor visits, training, and/or conferences. The work may involve prolonged computer use, laboratory work with electrical equipment, and testing.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of closely related experience developing complex electrical systems, preferably in the medical-device industry.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a combination of related fields.
- Extensive R&D experience with electronics in medical-device development and fabrication of complex electromechanical, mechatronic, robotic, and/or IT-connected systems.
- Deep understanding of development approaches and strategies for effective execution and delivery of complex medical-device programs.
- Experience with electronics, PCBs, and related manufacturing techniques common to medical devices.
- Outcome-focused mindset, process discipline, and drive for timely project completion.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders, including project engineers, consultants, key opinion leaders, and executives.
- Deep technical knowledge of electrical and electronics engineering, with ability to perform first-principles circuit calculations and circuit simulations such as SPICE.
- Expertise in analog and digital circuit design and layout using tools such as Altium Schematic Capture.
- Strong background in hardware/software integration and hardware debugging using appropriate tools and laboratory instruments.
- Medical-device development experience and thorough understanding of Design Control guidelines defined by FDA, MDR, ISO, CSI, and other standards.
- Ability to translate user needs into design inputs, create verification test protocols, perform verification testing, and publish verification test reports.
- Hands-on experience building circuits, soldering, fixing, servicing, and/or fabricating concepts, fixtures, and prototypes.
- Working knowledge of ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and common peripherals.
- Experience implementing real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
- Experience with SPI, I2C, and CAN buses.
- Understanding of statistical methods, including Design of Experiments.
- Proficiency in analysis and problem solving.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree strongly preferred.
- Programming and software development experience is a plus.
- Experience in project management and related tools.
Responsibilities
- Formulate electrical and electronic architectures and develop circuit schematics for complex electromechanical systems; analyze and simulate designs and establish feasibility through circuit testing and statistical capability demonstrations for critical functions.
- Design and debug electrical systems to comply with 60601 EMC and safety requirements.
- Test and characterize complex PCB functional blocks in support of firmware development; run firmware to debug code and circuits and implement firmware changes in test environments to confirm solutions.
- Drive medical-device Design Control compliance and ensure applicable safety, quality, and regulatory guidelines and policies are followed.
- Drive, coach, and/or oversee definition of design inputs and technical strategies for verification and validation.
- Create formal verification test protocols, run tests, and write verification test reports.
- Support effective cross-functional collaboration and timely delivery of business outcomes; deliver project-plan commitments in cross-functional teams using CooperSurgical’s New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
- Coach team members and collaborators in design-control processes and best practices; lead and mentor interns and junior engineers.
- Communicate technical content to internal and external stakeholders and manage external development partners as needed to meet project deliverables on time.
- Drive improvement, refinement, and consistent global implementation of electrical engineering best practices.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation plan; recruitment team can provide details about any variable-pay opportunity and benefit package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
