Senior Electrical Engineer

A Day in the Life

This position applies extensive technical expertise towards electronics hardware design to provide solutions of complex technical problems and provide solutions that require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Work is performed without appreciable direction and with considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.

Position Responsibilities

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing leadership in the development of cutting-edge products used in the medical field. Specific tasks include:

• Leading various initiatives within New Product Development / Sustenance such as design changes, supply chain improvements, analysis and determination of critical component replacement and CAPA support.
• Designing, developing, testing and documenting hardware designs and applications.
• Leading the analysis and modeling of identified design solutions to ensure fulfillment of sub-system requirements and system architecture.
• Leading the development of circuit designs based on sub-system requirements and system architecture.
• Providing leadership in planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts.
• Providing leadership in identifying and addressing technical risks, product hazards and failure analysis.
• Providing subject matter expertise of the designs and its components to internal and cross-functional development teams.
• Supporting and troubleshooting circuit designs.
• Providing technical expertise in the support and maintenance of existing products.
• Ensuring adherence to Medtronic and other quality standards including design procedures and compliance requirements.
• Interfacing with all project team members including engineering (mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and test), quality, regulatory, marketing, technical communications, end users, technical support, production, and suppliers.
• Participating in and leading on-going professional development activities.
• Leading the identification and implementation of process improvements.
• Willingness and ability to assume increased responsibility.
• Leading the organization, estimation, scheduling, resourcing and completion of project milestones.
• Performs duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies or government regulations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to work in a team environment and directly contribute to its success.
• Ability to drive changes and influence culture.
• Strong inclination towards new technologies, create Proof of Concepts.
• Travel requirement: Occasional international and domestic travel may be required for less than 25%.
• All other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

Education Required:

• BE/ BTech/ME/MTech in Electronics/Instrumentation/Systems or relevant specialization in Engineering

Years Of Experience:

• 10+ years of Electronics circuit design-based product development

Preferred Competency

• Strong electronics circuit designs based on Micro-processor, Micro-controller.
• Good at Analog & Digital circuit designing along with component selection
• Peripheral interface design capabilities for IOs, Displays, ADC/DAC, Sensors, etc
• Strong testing skills based on Compliance/Standard requirements along with automation capabilities
• Expertise in any of the Ecad(Altium) tools for schematic drawing, circuit simulations, Layout reviews, etc
• Understanding of Manufacturing process and development of required test set-up
• Hands on experience of various tools/processes essential for debugging, fault analysis, field complaints

Good to Have

• Experience in the medical device industry and/or surgical techniques.
• Experience in planning and conducting user evaluations of product concepts, analyzing data, documenting evaluation methods and results, and presenting design recommendations to product teams.
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.
• Ability to assess new technologies via comprehensive reviews of the state-of-the-art
• Project management skills include leading a project team as well as planning and estimation of tasks, milestones, resources and budget.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.