Managing Staff Electronics Engineer

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The Managing Staff Electronics Engineer will manage a team to develop and support innovative surgical devices and accessories for the da Vinci Surgical System, from concept to launch and beyond, with shared responsibility and shared reward. He or she must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of making sound recommendations when faced with the time pressures and incomplete information typical of new product development. The successful candidate must have proven technical depth in relevant areas and have a track record of successful product development efforts. Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and is a partner in your continued career development and success.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage a team which represents Electrical Engineering on cross-functional project teams that design and develop and support products for robotic surgery
  • Manage a team of engineers develop schedule and budget estimates for the team’s activities and report status and issues to senior management.
  • Manage the team’s professional growth
  • Work with cross-functional teams to develop high- and low-level design requirements.
  • Develop, implement, test and document design solutions according to clinical and market requirements
  • Create Design History File documentation as required by the company’s quality system and FDA regulations
  • Provide rapid development and iterative design support for the testing of new technology
  • Provide engineering support for resolution of field and manufacturing issues
  • Develop, test and evaluate prototypes to aid in the determination of future product release content
• Serve as lead technical design engineer on cross-functional project teams to develop new world-class surgical devices and accessories
• Provide technical support to other company stakeholders on electronics and robotic surgical technology
• Support quality and regulatory processes
• Independent and efficient work style, versatility and flexibility

Qualifications

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• BSEE required, MSEE preferred
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in designing electronic devices, preferably preferred in the medical field.
  • Experience with the complete product lifecycle from concept to volume production strongly preferred
• Proven desire to manage a team of engineers and provide the support necessary for them to accomplish their tasks and for their professional development
• Proven experience in a fast paced, high transaction environment developing complex embedded and FPGA based systems that integrate digital technologies and analog sensors and circuitry
  • Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team is critical
• Experience with schematic capture packages and layout tools, electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes and power supplies. Understanding of analog and digital circuits, embedded systems, high-speed digital transmission lines, and complex PCB material stackups.
  • A real excitement to learn and get to the bottom of tough technical problems
  • A passion for creating robust and reliable products
  • Hands-on engineer with proven ability to characterize the behavior of complex electronic systems and troubleshoot problems or improve performance
  • Experience designing digital circuitry operating in the GHz range, e.g. communications links
  • Understanding of component selection criteria and design for safety, reliability and manufacturability
  • Exposure to FPGA logic design, tools, and verification process (Verilog and ModelSim preferred)
  • Design for EMC compliance and troubleshooting/testing
• Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and transfer to Manufacturing
  • Understanding of the importance of clear and effective documentation in a highly regulated design environment
  • Understanding of the concepts of design input, design output, traceability, and risk analysis
  • Experience working with FDA and international requirements for developing medical device products is preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, oral) across all levels and organizations and to effectively communicate complex technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Knowledge of C/C++, Python, and Matlab preferred
• Ability to travel up to 5% time (intermittent)