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Smith+Nephew · 1 month ago

Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer (Andover, MA/Hybrid)

Andover, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $214K/yr

7+ years exp

Smith+Nephew is a company focused on designing and manufacturing technology for medical applications. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer who will contribute to the development of medical device hardware, specifically in digital image acquisition, computer vision, and high-speed digital electronics for minimally invasive surgery.

Medical Device

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Design, prototype, and develop digital electronics design within Smith+Nephew medical products:

Perform tasks related to high speed, multilayer, board design

Create and review schematics

Own components selection based on given requirements

Lead interoperability between boards based on electrical system architecture

Understand and provide input to system power requirements

Work with FPGA and SW designers to support FPGA and on-board Processor connectivity and functionality

Conduct technical design reviews as needed

Bring-up of prototype circuit boards

Develop test protocols and fixtures

Document results of testing and failure analysis

Provide technical support to other groups as required to bring a product successfully through commercialization

Help maintain existing products and support Smith+Nephew vendor technical questions

Coordinate and support electrical safety (IEC/UL 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-2, IEC 60601-2-18) and EMC (IEC60601-1-2) certification testing

Perform design control functions to ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, and other regulatory bodies

Participate in ownership of Design History Files, as well as writing specifications and test documents (protocols/report) as needed

Lead/Mentor Junior engineers as required

Investigate new technologies that could be used in the future products

Qualification

High-speed board designECAD tool proficiencyDesign controls experienceMentorship/Leadership experienceAnalog circuits experienceMicrocontroller hardware/softwareLab equipment proficiencyCross-functional team experienceCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsCritical thinking

Required

Minimum BSc in Electrical or Computer Engineering

7+ years of experience in high-speed board design, leveraging deep SI/PI understanding as well as good analytical and problem-solving skills. This includes experience in taking at least two products from inception to launch

1+ years of Mentorship/Leadership experience

Proficient with at least one ECAD tool (Cadence OrCAD, Altium, etc.)

Proficient in hands on trouble shooting, problem solving and critical thinking (making logical decisions based on data collected)

Proficient in using lab equipment and debugging tools, such as oscilloscope, logic analyzer and multimeters

Experience working in a cross-functional team of electrical, software, systems, and mechanical engineers

Experience with design controls, preferably in the medical device industry

Excellent verbal and written communication skills