Principal Electrical Engineer

Acist Medical Systems - Eden Prairie, MN

Full-time - Principal

Eden Prairie, MN

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

As a Principal Electrical Engineer at Bracco Medical Technologies, you will be instrumental in supporting and enhancing the designs of innovative medical devices. This hands-on engineering role involves utilizing data to identify opportunities for improvement, leading projects, and implementing changes aimed at enhancing product performance and reliability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical guidance, and ensure compliance with customer and regulatory requirements while mentoring other team members.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement and maintain updated/improved electrical solutions to meet customer and design requirements.
• Execute product enhancement projects according to solid project plans and management principles (scope, timeline, milestones and risk-based decision-making).
• Implement updated/improved designs into production, including developing functional test solutions.
• Update/create required specifications and technical documents including requirements specifications, architecture and design documentation and test and verification plans and reports.
• Update, improve, and support existing microcontroller and microprocessor-based products incorporating sensors, motor controls, communication and UX elements.
• Update, improve, and support existing designs to applicable regulatory standards such as UL, FCC, and CE.
• Update, improve, and support existing test fixtures to verify the circuit boards and/or systems functionality for production testing.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to a highly functional team of professionals responsible for maintaining and improving the design of BMT medical device products through proactive communication, collaboration and sharing of knowledge/expertise.
• Understand user experiences to be able to make informed design improvement decisions.

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of electrical engineering experience
• Experience with hardware development
• Ability to specify and evaluate electrical components based on performance, lifespan, and availability
• Skilled in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer, PADS or equivalent
• Proven project management skills
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong leadership abilities to influence and empower others
• Self-starter with strong initiative and personal accountability
• Desire to mentor and coach technical team members

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years medical device experience
• Experience leading teams or working cross-functionally in an engineering environment
• Familiarity with embedded system and microprocessor design
• Working knowledge of software and operating systems
• Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
• Understanding of EMI and UL requirements
• Experienced in the design of experiments, data analysis, statistical methods and presentation of results
• Labview proficiency