Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Tax Term: W2

Job Type: Contract

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Job Description:

The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for electrical engineering activities including PCBA ideation, concept generation, design, prototyping, manufacturing, troubleshooting, analog and digital circuitry design, embedded electrical design, and board-level printed circuit design. The role requires strong hands-on experience with Cadence and/or Altium, electrical system debugging and testing, signal integrity, and collaboration with internal and external engineering partners.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop PCBA concepts from ideation through concept generation, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and troubleshooting.
• Design and develop analog and digital circuitry.
• Design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs using Cadence and/or Altium.
• Perform embedded electrical design activities.
• Debug and test electrical systems using oscilloscopes and other electrical test equipment.
• Apply detailed knowledge of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues.
• Collaborate across subject areas with internal and external engineering partners.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to conflict resolution and cross-functional engineering activities.
• Formulate and coordinate engineering approaches to test hypotheses through hand calculations, computational modeling and simulation, empirical testing, and method development as appropriate.
• Support rigid-flex PCBAs and flex PCBAs.
• Support integration and control of motors within electrical systems.
• Work with communication protocols including Bluetooth, SPI, I2C, USB, UART, and USART.
• Design for electromagnetic compatibility and immunity, electrically fast transients, electrostatic discharge, and related requirements.
• Apply applicable medical device electrical safety standards including IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-2-2.
• Support design for test, manufacture, and assembly.
• Apply design control processes throughout product development.

Required Skills:

• PCBA Ideation
• PCBA Concept Generation
• PCBA Design
• PCB Prototyping
• PCB Manufacturing
• Analog Circuit Design
• Digital Circuit Design
• Embedded Electrical Design
• Cadence
• Altium
• PCB Layout
• Circuit Simulation and Analysis
• Electrical System Debugging
• Oscilloscopes and Electrical Test Equipment
• Board-Level Printed Circuit Design
• Signal Integrity
• Technical Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Preferred Skills:

• Rigid-Flex PCBAs
• Flex PCBAs
• Motor Integration
• DC Motors
• Brushed Motors
• Brushless Motors
• Servo Motors
• Bluetooth
• SPI
• I2C
• USB
• UART
• USART
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• Electromagnetic Immunity
• Electrically Fast Transients (EFT)
• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
• IEC 60601-1
• IEC 60601-2-2
• Design for Test
• Design for Manufacture
• Design for Assembly
• Design Control

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar field required.
• Dual degrees or advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience with PCBA ideation, concept generation, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium.
• Strong experience designing and developing analog and digital circuitry.
• Experience with embedded electrical design.
• Demonstrated ability to debug and test electrical systems using oscilloscopes and other test tools.
• Strong understanding of board-level PCB design and signal integrity.
• Strong collaboration, technical leadership, and conflict resolution skills.