Staff Electrical Engineer

Outset Medical - San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

Outset Medical is looking for a motivated Electrical Engineer to join the Research and Development Organization to work on product development and sustaining activities. This position places an emphasis on working closely with a multi-disciplinary engineering team to support and develop sophisticated hardware designs. Candidates must be self-motivated, independent and have an eagerness to learn and work as a team, and a desire to thrive in an exciting environment. You are expected to demonstrate strong fundamental knowledge in electrical engineering and applied physics concepts, be able to resolve difficult technical problems, and have the skills to communicate broadly across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical systems and architectures from board to system level spanning a broad range of disciplines, i.e., digital, analog, power, packaging/thermal, and firmware.
• Facilitate board bring-up, test, and debug of newly designed electrical hardware.
• Firmware development in C/C++ including the ability to bring-up new interfaces (sensors, motor controllers etc.) on ARM/Cortex-M processors.
• Collaborate with external consultants/contractors to specify, implement and test designs.
• Participate in design reviews and design FMEA analysis.
• Develop specifications, system protocols, test protocols for design verification activities and compliance testing in a regulated environment.
• Act as a technical lead for subsystem projects with minimal guidance and act as a mentor to emerging engineers. Define priorities and execute on the same.
• Perform hardware testing for medical safety and EMC standards such as IEC60601, CISPR22, ISO for safety and EMC compliance in a regulated environment.
• Communicate status, plans to the multi-functional engineering and program management team.
• Interface with operations, quality, regulatory, clinical affairs, outside consultants and vendors to ensure compliance with internal and external policies and procedures.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or similar); Master's preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in electrical engineering product development experience with at least 2 years in projects for medical applications.
• Experience developing electrical systems in a cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with compliance testing (EMC/EMI/Safety).
• Firmware design experience.
• Excellent organization, documentation, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience with the generation, review, release, and understanding of formal engineering drawings and documents required for the fabrication and assembly.
• Experience working with vendors and contract manufacturers for fabrication and assembly.
• Experience with the use of laboratory instruments and tools (e.g. DMM, mixed signal oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, and network analyzer).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong collaboration skills.
• Strong team leadership skills and the ability to work independently.