Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Device
Kforce's client in Carlsbad, CA is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Devices (Individual Contributor). This role does not involve managing or leading other engineers. The focus is deep technical contribution, not people leadership.
Overview:We are partnered directly with the hiring manager to identify a Senior Electrical Engineer who will play a critical, hands on role in the design, development, integration, and sustaining of advanced Class II medical device systems. This role spans early-stage R&D, NPI, and sustaining engineering, offering exposure across the full product lifecycle.
The company offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, and an annual bonus. This position is 100% onsite.
Responsibilities:- Design and develop electrical subsystems for complex medical platforms, ensuring compliance with IEC 60601, EMC/EMI, and regulatory design controls
- Work hands on to debug, test, and implement electrical solutions at the board and system level
- Support sustaining engineering activities, including product improvements, issue resolution, and field support
- Participate in early-stage R&D, NPI, and design transfer activities
- Translate user and system requirements into robust electrical designs, including component selection and manufacturability considerations
- Develop and execute verification and validation strategies (simulation, prototyping, bench testing, performance testing)
- Author and maintain technical documentation supporting DHF, regulatory submissions, and continuous improvement
- Optimize existing designs for cost, manufacturability, reliability, and performance
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for electrical failures
- This position is an individual contributing position
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
- At least 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in Class II or III medical devices
- Experience owning designs from concept through production and sustaining
- Strong working knowledge of IEC 60601, electrical safety, and EMC/EMI compliance
- Experience working within regulated design control environments
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium, OrCAD, DxDesigner, PADS)
- Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance testing
- Comfortable working across R&D, NPI, and sustaining phases
- Power supply design
- Low noise system design
- SPI, I-C, UART, Ethernet
- ADC/DAC, PLL, DDS
- Experience with DSP based systems and signal processing
- Background in small or fast paced companies
- Familiarity with ISO 14971 risk management
This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law.Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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