Staff Electrical Engineer

SUMMARY OF ROLE:

The Staff Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, and validation of complex Class III medical device electronics, from concept through manufacturing transfer. This role combines deep technical expertise in analog, digital, and high-voltage board design with strong leadership in cross-functional project execution. The engineer will drive hardware bring-up, system integration, and verification activities; manage critical vendors; and collaborate closely with Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams to ensure designs meet performance, cost, and regulatory requirements. The position also involves mentoring junior engineers, contributing to design reviews, and supporting commercial-stage manufacturing and field activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver board-level designs including analysis, schematics, and PCB layout for Class III products with sensitive analog front-end circuits, sensors, power, and high voltage.
• Lead electrical design workstreams within multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and deliverables are met.
• Drive technical decision-making, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and characterize designs through bench testing, system integration, and the creation of supporting test fixtures.
• Conduct dry-run verification tests and provide guidance on design verification test protocols.
• Support EMC/EMI testing and compliance activities, including preparation, execution, and troubleshooting to ensure designs meet applicable IEC standards such as IEC 60601.
• Document design descriptions and engineering analysis to support Manufacturing and Quality.
• Qualify critical alternate components as necessary that meet design needs.
• Perform failure analysis and document investigations to aid Manufacturing builds.
• Provide technical support for cross-functional teams, including Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Facilitate effective collaboration across disciplines, aligning design activities with project milestones and product requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide peer review of designs and documentation.
• Support Commercial Stage activities including manufacturing support, New Product Introduction programs, and Field Failure Analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSEE with 7+ years of experience or BSEE with 10+ years of experience.
• Electrical design, test, and sustaining experience for products with microprocessors, FPGAs, analog, and high-voltage electronics.
• Experience with Altium or other PCB design packages.
• Expertise using benchtop equipment for testing analog and power electronics.
• Experience with board bring-up, debug, and integration of embedded systems including ability to modify and compile C code for microcontrollers to support hardware testing.
• Working knowledge of digital signal processing concepts for electrophysiology and other sensor data.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and hardware test scripting.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Able to work effectively across functions and within cross-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with medical standards and verification to those standards.
• Preferred experience with QMS for development of Class III medical devices.
• Preferred experience with project leadership, including coordination with multiple disciplines from concept through manufacturing transfer.

BENEFITS:

Element Science offers a very competitive salary and benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Stock Options
• 90% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan (Traditional and Roth)
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts)
• HSA (Health Savings Account)
• Employee Assistance Program through PEO

The salary for this exempt-level position will be based on experience and qualifications within an established pay range.

• Pay range: $185,000 - $200,000 + Stock Options + Bonus