Electrical Engineer

Job Description Summary

At GE HealthCare we seek to improve lives in the moments that matter. The Surgery division is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the team that designs the top surgical imaging solutions in the world. Our passionate people are creating the products, solutions, and services our customers need to deliver the best patient care possible.

This Electrical Engineer will be a part of the Electrical Engineering team that designs and maintains the next-generation mobile C-arms. The C-arm is a complex system that consists of many electrical engineering disciplines including Power Engineering, Control Systems, Design for Medical Device Safety, Design for EMC/EMI Compliance, PCB Design, Communications, Wireless Devices, and Embedded Systems.

The Surgery division of GE Healthcare in Salt Lake City designs and builds the world-class OEC Elite C-arm and the OEC 3D C-arm. These are mobile systems that provide X-ray images for many surgical needs including orthopedics, gastrointestinal, endoscopic, urologic, neurologic, critical care, emergency, and vascular procedures. This is all done with world-renowned image quality and minimal dose, both of which allow for minimally invasive procedures that lead to better patient outcomes and shorter recovery times. Our C-arms affect the lives of 80,000+ individuals every day in critical moments of care.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Working under the guidance of Principal Engineers, Architects, and Lead System Designers, the Electrical Engineer will help to create next-generation system architecture and support design changes on the current production systems. 

Capable of owning and driving design in electrical disciplines like PCB design, cable design, communication methods, wireless devices, displays, etc. The scope of design ranges from low voltage mixed signal circuits to line voltage AC circuits to high voltage for x-ray generation.

The engineer will be expected to drive technical design from concept to execution. This includes prototyping, risk retirement, design reviews, reliability testing, creating requirements and verification plans, design documentation, manufacturing implementation, and field support. The engineer should be comfortable working with cross-functional teams, have technical communication skills, and a strong commitment to product safety, quality, and reliability.

Learn and participate in design of the power system capable of running an X-ray Generator. Design components up to 300V in a safe and compliant manner.

Learn the physics behind X-ray generation and the basics of high voltage generators. Contribute to design changes and support of components associated with the high voltage generator.

Understand the tradeoffs that different design decisions can have on electro-magnetic immunity and compliance. Become familiar with the IEC safety standards for medical X-ray devices as they pertain to electrical components Use these skills when designing and selecting components to achieve a compliant system.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering
• Proficiency with lab equipment: Oscilloscopes, Multimeters
• Ability to complete design objectives within program critical timelines
• Self-starter, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Excellent teamwork, coordination, and communication skills
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. (We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.)

Desired Characteristics

• Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering 
• 3+ years electrical hardware work experience
• Demonstrated experience in any of the following: Analog, digital, or mixed circuit design, power supply design
• Experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and parts list creation including circuit design and simulation tool experience (i.e. Cadence, Matlab, spice)
• Ability to oversee activities for board layout and PCB manufacturing
• Experience bench testing and troubleshooting PCB prototypes
• Experience integrating hardware components within a complex system
• EMC compatible design/solution experience
• Basic knowledge of SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and other serial communication protocols
• Experience working within a quality management system that ensures rigor and excellence with all design activities

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.