Staff Electrical Engineer

The Role

At QuidelOrtho, we’re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Staff Electrical Engineer. This role is for in vitro diagnostic instrument development who will provide technical leadership and contribution to on-market product support and new product design for QuidelOrtho's instrument platforms. This position will be onsite in Rochester, NY.

Responsibilities

• Supports current product instrumentation by conducting root cause analysis and delivering reliability improvements, field enhancements, and obsolescence solutions for electrical designs.
• Drives instrument development by leading and/or contributing to the design, verification/validation, and implementation of subsystem control boards, power systems, sensitometry DSP boards, system harnessing, and other electrical instrumentation.
• Provides technical input and feedback to design work undertaken by the team through standardized design reviews.
• Works with other experienced team members to ensure Electrical Engineering R&D capabilities, including processes, tools, and methods, are supportive of overall Electrical Engineering functional strategy.
• Contributes to an engaged working environment by mentoring junior engineers and/or interns for personal growth.
• Collaborates with key internal stakeholders and external design partners to deliver product features that improve our customer experience, product performance and safety.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Individual Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum 8+ years relevant experience required with a track record of delivering products in the medical, automotive, and/or defense industries, preferably with relevant medical device design exposure.
• Technical background with hands-on experience in following areas: Electrical Engineering, Root Cause Investigation, Requirements Management, Product Integration, Risk Management, Verification and Validation strategies.
• Direct technical experience with implementation of servo/motion controller systems, field-oriented control, stepper motor driver circuits, digital and analog circuits, design for and testing of EMI/EMC requirements; optical systems preferred.
• Strong customer focus to ensure that the experience delivered by the product is consistent with expectations.
• Results orientation: Must be capable of making commitments, setting priorities, and delivering results in time and on budget in a highly regulated environment.
• Situational Adaptability: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future concerns.
• Develops and maintains effective cross functional relationships and is capable of quickly earning trust and respect.
• Strong overall written and verbal communication skills, including presentation capability.
• The ability to travel 5% both domestic and international.

Preferred

• Master’s degree
• Altium proficiency

Key Working Relationships

• Internal Partners: R&D Leadership, Quality, Regulatory, Service, Manufacturing, Marketing and Project Management
• External Partners: Customers and Vendors

The Work Environment

• Sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling.

Physical Demands

• Up to 75% of the time at desk, standing or sitting extended periods of time.
• Flexible work hours to meet project deadlines.

Salary and Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000 and is bonus eligible.
• QuidelOrtho offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with a 401(k) plan, employee assistance program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off (including sick time), and paid Holidays.

Equal Opportunity

QuidelOrtho believes in Equal Opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. QuidelOrtho is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals so that an individual can perform the duties. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@quidelortho.com.