Prin Electrical Engineer - Exempt

Job Overview

Join our dynamic team in Mounds View, MN, where you will play a critical role in the development of cutting-edge medical devices. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects, leveraging advanced AI tools and contributing to life-saving technologies.

Must Have Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of one year of experience in medical device product development or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals with proven hands-on electronic/mechanical skills.

Top Skills Required

• Hardware Engineering: Strong foundation in electrical hardware design, characterization, bench testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
• AI Tool Development and Utilization: Ability to develop, adapt, and apply AI-enabled tools to enhance engineering design, development, analysis, and test workflows.
• PCB Design and Circuit Modeling: Experience with PCB design, schematic capture, circuit simulation, and modeling to support robust hardware development.

Main Responsibilities

• Execute hardware test, characterization, and debug activities to support electrical design development, integration, and issue resolution.
• Develop and drive formal characterization and verification efforts, including test planning, execution, data analysis, and documentation.
• Implement and apply AI-enabled tools and workflows to accelerate engineering design, development, test, analysis, and documentation activities.

Product Support

Support cardiac implantable devices such as implantable monitors, pacemakers, and/or implantable defibrillators.

Target Experience

• 3 years of relevant experience in electrical hardware engineering, including design, characterization, testing, debug, and integration.
• 1 year of experience applying automation, scripting, AI tools, or AI-enabled workflows to engineering development, analysis, or test activities is preferred.

Work Schedule

The position is onsite, with interviews starting in April and hiring expected ASAP.

Additional Responsibilities

• Research, develop, design, integrate, and test electrical components and systems for medical devices.
• Design electrical hardware, assemblies, PCBAs, power architectures, sensing and acquisition circuits, embedded hardware, and system-level electrical interfaces for regulated products.
• Leverage AI-enabled engineering tools to improve productivity, quality, and decision-making.
• Create and improve automated methods for engineering tasks, including test automation and data reporting.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams to deliver robust, compliant, and scalable solutions.

Specialist Career Stream

This role typically involves individual contribution within a professional discipline, focusing on electrical systems design, electrical hardware development, and AI-enabled engineering methods for medical devices. The position requires delivering and overseeing projects from design through implementation while adhering to policies and quality system requirements.

Differentiating Factors

• Autonomy: Recognized technical specialist, managing medium to large projects with considerable latitude in determining deliverables and methods.
• Organizational Impact: Contributes to defining the direction for new products and processes with significant impact on work group results.
• Innovation and Complexity: Develops solutions to moderately complex problems independently to enhance job area performance.
• Communication and Influence: Represents the organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives.
• Leadership and Talent Management: Provides guidance and coaching to other team members, leading major projects involving delegation and review of work products.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education and experience.
• Strong experience in electrical hardware and electrical systems development for medical devices.
• Practical experience using AI tools to improve engineering output and automating workflows.
• Working knowledge of design controls, risk management, verification and validation, and regulated product development is required.
• University Degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.