Electrical Engineer II - Continuation Engineering

Job Responsibilities

• Execute Continuation Engineering Requests (CERs) – Electrical/EA Scope
• Lead or support the execution of CERs involving electrical and electro-acoustic changes to released products.
• Collaborate with R&D for specification-impacting changes, ensuring proper design control and approval are followed.
• Interpret and apply U.S. and international hearing aid standards to sustaining engineering activities.
• Define or update electrical and acoustic requirements for components and products as needed for CE changes.
• Design and Verification of Electrical Changes
• Collaborate on electrical design updates including schematics, PCBs, and PCBAs for released products.
• Collaborate on acoustic design updates involving transducers, pathways, and performance parameters.
• Characterize and verify acoustic and electrical performance of modified designs against product requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical performance issues discovered during CE execution or production.
• Support transfer of engineering changes into production and validate manufacturing readiness.
• Supply Chain and Cost Engineering
• Evaluate alternate component sources and qualify electrical/acoustic replacements to ensure supply continuity.
• Perform component-level analysis and testing to validate equivalence against original specifications.
• Support cost reduction initiatives through analysis of BOM alternatives and process improvements.
• Documentation and Regulatory Support
• Create and maintain accurate engineering change documentation, ECOs, and production release packages.
• Provide regulatory documentation for domestic and international agencies as required by CE changes.
• Provide samples and test reports for homologation submissions related to engineering changes.
• Submit patent disclosures where applicable.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as the technical interface between CE and other departments including Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D.
• Represent CE Electrical Engineering in project and change review meetings.
• Present design change concepts and verification results in design reviews.
• Provide direction and guidance to support engineers on the CE team.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Education, Certification and Experience Requirements
• Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field; OR Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience: (With BS): Minimum two years of experience in hearing aid design or product development environment. (With MS): Minimum one year of experience in hearing aid design or product development environment.
• Considerations given for: engineering internship in industry; audiology or acoustic coursework; audio engineering experience; education or training in music acoustics.
• Knowledge / Technical Requirements
• Proficiency with schematic and layout CAD packages.
• Proficiency with circuit simulation tools.
• Proficiency with printed circuit board analysis software and tools.
• Intermediate working knowledge of DSP technology.
• Intermediate working knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog circuits.
• Intermediate knowledge of acoustics and hearing aid design.
• Intermediate knowledge of product development best practices (DFM, DOE, DFMEA, Lean PD, EMC, etc.).
• Competencies, Skills & Abilities
• Excellent design, troubleshooting, and documentation skills required.
• Proven ability to perform complex engineering analysis and calculations.
• Strong attention to detail required.
• Proficiency with audio analyzers and oscilloscopes required.
• Proven ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to work with minimal guidance to make decisions and report progress.
• Professional communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills required.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to keep current with new technologies and industry trends.

Work Context

• Working Conditions: Standard office conditions, Standard lab conditions.
• Equipment Operation: Standard office equipment, Various test equipment, acoustic test chambers, audio analyzers, oscilloscopes, DVOMs, power supplies, personal computer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Company-paid life and short-term disability insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Employee assistance plan.
• Hearing aid benefits.
• Paid Time Off, paid holidays, paid floating holidays, paid volunteer service day, paid paternity and maternity leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.