Sr Electrical Engineer

Starkey•Eden Prairie, MN

21d

About The Position

Step into a high-impact Senior Electrical Engineer role where you’ll drive the design, development, and optimization of Starkey’s next-generation hearing technologies. If you’re motivated by cutting-edge design, cross-functional collaboration, and seeing your work come to life in meaningful products, this is the opportunity to elevate your career. Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better. Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what’s possible. We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide. Watch this video to see more of what sets Starkey apart: https://youtu.be/9cUYwTlCepg?si=wkovx8_R_iINfrc6 JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB This position is responsible for planning, concepting, prototyping, component selection, designing, verifying, and documenting printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and other electronic packaging for use in Starkey’s products, including analog, digital, mixed signal, RF, magnetic, and electromagnetic domains. Working closely with Signal Integrity, Electroacoustic, and Acoustic engineers, this position is responsible for fulfilling product requirements, creating design guidelines, enforcing design specifications, and planning design processes/procedures. Finally, this position is responsible for leading design, research, and/or operation groups in problem-solving for product-related issues to ensure successful design transfer to production and sustained production.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering or related field, with a minimum 7 years of relevant experience
Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering or related field, with minimum 5 years relevant experience
Doctorate of Science (PhD) in Electrical Engineering or related field, with minimum 2 years of relevant experience
Relevant experience with design, test, and transfer experience in a product development environment
Relevant experience should include: ECAD PCB and PCBA layout Gerber and ODB++ review Schematic capture and review Design life cycle documentation and design transfer Electronic lab correlation measurement Leading junior engineers and technicians on projects
Advanced to expert proficiency with prototyping and component selection
Advanced to expert proficiency with schematic and layout CAD packages (e.g. Siemens Xpedition, Alitum, Cadence Allegro)
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of relevant industry standards (e.g. IPC, MIL, JEDEC, IEC, ETSI, IEEE)
Intermediate working knowledge of DSP, SoC, and PMIC technologies
Advanced working knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog circuits
Intermediate proficiency with circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Q3D, HFSS, SIWave, Maxwell)
Advanced knowledge of product development best practices (e.g. DFM, DOE, DFMEA, gNPI)
Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of acoustics and hearing aid design
Excellent design, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
Strong ability to perform complex engineering analyses and calculations
Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and precision
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
Strong proficiency with electronic measurement equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, vector network analyzers)
Strong ability to collaborate effectively and work well in team environments
Demonstrated leadership role in projects, including the ability to provide guidance and direction on the project to less experienced technical personnel

Responsibilities

Concept design, prototype evaluation, component selection
Plan and create novel designs and integration of new platforms/chipsets
Plan and create breadboards/fast-turn prototype evaluation of new concepts
Create decision analyses and document component selection
Execute business initiatives throughout all design and release phases
Circuit design and verification
Plan and create schematic capture, and execute component placement
Plan and execute layout, and create fabrication documentation
Plan and create fabrication/performance specifications and verification plans
Troubleshoot issues throughout the design and release phases
Document and run knowledge sharing of novel findings
Product verification and design transfer
Decompose product-level requirements and verify at the subsystem and component level
Perform formal product life cycle management (PLM) releases of designs to production
Enforcement of specifications and constraints for design and fabrication (internal/external)
Plan and execute failure analysis of product design, testing, processes, and field issues
Continuous improvement
Create design and test processes, procedure documentation, and improvement updates
Enhance competence of available tools and stay abreast of industry trends
Seek and mature PCBA miniaturization and modularization technologies for implementation into hearing aid products.