Director of Electrical & Systems Engineering

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and oversee the electrical and biomedical infrastructure of the organization.
• Ensure designs are implemented effectively while meeting business needs and industry standards.
• Lead and mentor a team of electrical and biomedical engineers.
• Develop long-range plans, strategies, and drive top-level company objectives.
• Develop electrical engineering strategies, prototypes, and designs for new products and support existing product lines.
• Create documentation for electrical designs, including formal cross-functional design reviews, theory of operation, DFMEA, and complete release packages.
• Lead the verification strategy of electrical subsystem designs, including generation of protocols and reports.
• Establish electrical design requirements and specifications for development efforts.
• Develop reliable manufacturing test processes and associated fixtures and process control methods.
• Support contract manufacturers for supply of PCBAs and components.
• Address field issues by determining root cause and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Develop and monitor EE department goals to achieve corporate and project goals.
• Perform team project planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Collaborate with internal organizations such as Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, etc.

Management Responsibilities

• Direct management of Senior and Principal level Electrical, Systems and Biomedical Engineers and conduct annual performance reviews.
• Identify opportunities for professional development.
• Reinforce awareness of the state-of-the-art for electrical products, components, design methodology, and EDA software.

Physical Attributes

• General Office Environment
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
• May travel up to 10% domestically

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, 10+ years of electrical design experience for medical devices.
• 3+ years of managing an engineering team; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Class II or III Medical device experience under IEC 60601.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards in the medical device industry.
• Proven experience designing, testing, and formal verification of digital and analog designs, including electrostimulation or ECG monitoring, microprocessor-based electromechanical designs, analog front end data acquisition, motor control, communications interfaces, power supplies, and battery controller designs.
• Strong project management skills with experience leading complex research projects from concept to completion.
• Experience with Altium design suite and Cadence OrCAD and Allegro PCB Designer.
• Able to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written).
• Able to exercise independent judgment and act independently to obtain results.
• Certified Project Manager (CPM) focused on managing complex R&D projects effectively.
• Proven ability to effectively manage a team (internal and external) to deliver high-quality, robust, complex electromechanical medical devices that comply with US and International safety and EMC requirements (IEC 60601, RTCA DO-160, etc.).

Benefits

• Medical with Health Reimbursement Account through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA
• Dental
• Vision Healthcare
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• 401K Plan
• Pet insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan