Senior Electrical Engineer

RareCyte•Seattle, WA

1d•$140,000 - $153,000•Onsite

About The Position

RareCyte is a Life Sciences Precision Biology company focused on the development of novel technology and products in spatial biology and liquid biopsy. Our platforms have been adopted by leading research institutions and pharmaceutical companies worldwide for translational research, drug discovery and clinical programs. The breakthrough Orion technology is revolutionary in the spatial biology market, enabling tissue analysis with 20 channel whole-slide multiplex imaging in a single run. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience performing original product design of complex electro-mechanical systems. The candidate will become a key resource within the hardware engineering group which is responsible for the design of such systems. The ability to work independently and in group settings is critical, as is the ability to prioritize tasks within a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate would also have familiarity with designing to the standards listed below as well as exceptional communication skills. Note: this is an on-site position.

Requirements

B.S., Electrical or Computer Engineering
5+ years experience designing complex capital equipment systems including: overall architecture, circuit and PCBA design, cable design, regulatory testing

Responsibilities

Design and document projects from concept through release to manufacturing
Design, integrate, test and debug electronic circuitry for controlling motors, LEDs, lasers, and other types of automated devices (USB, SPI)
Define and drive requirements and verification at all levels (RoboDoc)
Design system-level configuration of electronic architecture
Troubleshoot new and existing electronic designs, for example: noise suppression, grounding schemes, and assisting with production quality issues
Design test methods and tooling for incoming PCBA functional testing (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture, PyQt, Numpy, Matplotlib)
Ensure regulatory compliance including electromagnetic compatibility and immunity and safety
Create chip level embedded firmware for microprocessor based hardware designs (CrossCore Embedded Studio, Microchip MPLAB, Infineon PSoC Creator)
Create Field Programmable Gate Array designs (Altera Quartus Prime Lite)
Write software for testing and validating designs (C, Python, Tortoise SVN)
Use of design tools and IPC standards for the creation of PCBA layouts (Altium Designer, Viewmate)
Other duties as assigned