Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY: This position is for an expert level engineer. Reporting to a R&D section manager or director, the engineer is part of a multi-disciplined design team in the product realization process. This position has 3 main roles: Technical expert in the area of electronics & electrical engineering in product engineering. Mentor to other engineers. Staff role in advising the R&D management team on key technologies & competencies to develop as a company. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The responsibilities include but are not limited to: Work within a broader product development team to: Participate in ideation, conceptualization, design, verification and validation, manufacturing support to product end of life for Medical Products or Life Science devices and other relevant experiences that includes categories such as Consumer, commercial, industrial and military products. Participate in design reviews to surface issues and derive optimal robust solutions that satisfy customers' business, product, and quality needs. Collaborate within same discipline, cross-functional team members, and customer's R&D engineers. Communicate design concepts, technical trade-offs, and engineering solutions. Provide EE project management and design consultation for EE development cycle, including EE designs, implementation & qualification, EE change orders and EE CPE activities. Manage EE intellectual property including confidentiality and security of designs. Perform advanced electrical engineering functional tasks including: Manage sub-assembly/PCA projects to meet defined objectives, including targeted cost, schedule, and budget. Define/refine requirements, specifications, and architecture, design electrical/electronic components, subsystems, and printed circuit assemblies. Oversee the on-time manufacture and delivery of components PCAs, PCBs. Perform functional and reliability tests of subsystems/PCAs, troubleshoot and resolve issues. Create the necessary documentation (design intent, failure analysis reports etc) for the subsystems/PCAs. to meet the respective requirements (ISO 13485 & FDA 21 CFR 820) for the Design History File (DHF). Maintain engineering responsibility of the subsystems/PCA through the product life cycle and create product change orders as necessary. Have a good understanding of systems engineering covering mechanical & firmware integration. Must be sensitive to cost during the architecture phase & able to propose trade-offs between cost, quality & functionality. Perform advanced technical roles including: · Develop EE architecture of new products. · Provide technical leadership to other engineers. · Be a mentor to appointed engineers. · Participate in bidding for new projects by providing technical evaluation & staffing plans. · Ability to use multiple technologies to create rapid prototypes to demonstrate proof of concepts · Ability to develop automation systems for testing prototypes. · Ability to conduct experimentation & generate reports to customers. · Possess good communication skills in English, both written & oral as this position will entail engaging external customers. · Must be knowledgeable in PCA testing (e.g. ICT, FCT) and PCA qualification. · Ability to multitask on different project simultaneously. · Advise the R&D management team in setting the strategic direction for technical & competence development to prepare the company for the next phase of growth. · Recommendation of technical resources to various projects based on domain knowledge & experience. · Possess good communication skills in English, both written & oral as this position will entail engaging external customers. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: Education: Bachelor, Masters or Ph. D in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience. Experience: Min 5 years of working experience in electronic hardware design in R&D or similar product generation environment. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Printer design experience is an advantage. Other relevant experiences include ARM/PIC, USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, op amp and discrete transistor design, high speed design, and FPGAs. Conversant with DFx and quality concepts including designing for manufacturability, verification and reliability testing, and regulatory requirements. Working knowledge of CAD design tools, including Altium Designer, PCB design, and layout tools Able to travel overseas with the possibility of extended stays to collaborate with engineering or development teams. Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English and good inter-personal skills to interact with team members, customers, and vendors. Possess a high level of integrity and enjoy working with entrepreneurial teams in a rapidly growing organization.