Principal Electrical Engineer

Bracco Medical Technologies - Eden Prairie, MN

Full-time - Senior

Eden Prairie, MN

About the position

The Principal Electrical Engineer at Bracco Medical Technologies is a key technical role focused on supporting and enhancing the design of innovative medical devices. This position involves hands-on engineering work as part of the design sustaining team, where the engineer will utilize data to identify opportunities for improvement, lead projects, and implement changes aimed at enhancing product performance and reliability. The role also includes providing technical guidance, mentoring team members, and ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

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

• 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