Senior Electrical Engineer, R&D

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We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Electrical Engineer to support our handheld medical devices business. _This role will be located in Cincinnati, OH & work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site_. Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for acting as an electrical/electro-mechanical expert team member leading and supporting various assignments to ensure business continuity of Ethicon’s Capital Systems and Handheld devices. This role will work multi-functionally on electrical hardware and software engineering activities related to product enhancement, regulatory requirements, compliance/quality improvements, process simplification, and cost improvements.

You will be responsible for:

• Implement and coordinate work required for engineering changes to address electrical hardware and software aspects of capital systems and handheld devices.
• Lead and support field root cause investigation and resolution, including gap analysis, production troubleshooting, and process/product validation.
• Develop strong partnerships with multi-functional leaders and suppliers to drive alignment, prioritize and complete combined projects.
• Ensure projects are driven in compliance with regulatory requirements (GMP, ISO, MDR) & Ethicon policy & procedure requirement
• Ensure the safety and critical performance of commercial products, per applicable electrical safety standards of medical devices.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field is required. Advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5+ years relevant work experience in an electrical engineering role in Research & Development (R&D) is required.
• Experience translating high-level customer needs into technical requirements, analyzing the tradeoffs and business impacts is required.
• Experience with embedded electrical design is required.
• Strong electrical analysis skills, including an understanding of electrical systems and subsystems and how they interact with the overall system design is required.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis, verification/validation testing and creating test protocols is required.
• Demonstrated ability to debug and test electrical systems using test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers is required.
• Results driven with the ability to work across organizational boundaries. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project and manage risks.
• Experience within a medical device or other highly regulated industry is required.
• Experience with family of standards for electrical safety of medical devices IEC 60601 is preferred.
• Experience with designing prototypes, simulation and quickly testing them is preferred.
• Experience solving technical manufacturing issues is preferred.
• Experience with various programming languages (e.g. Labview, C, C++, Python, etc.) is preferred.
• Use of Agile methodology as part of daily activities is preferred.
• This position is based in Cincinnati, OH, and may involve up to 20% travel.