Staff R&D Robotics Electrical Engineer

What will you be doing?

• Leading electrical design activities for new surgical robotic products from concept through production and launch
• Acting as a technical lead on design teams, working independently while mentoring and supporting other engineers
• Developing electrical system architectures and mixed signal PCBA designs including schematics, component selection and PCB layout
• Performing board bring up, functional testing, troubleshooting and root cause analysis on complex embedded systems
• Designing, assembling and testing prototypes and evaluating performance against requirements and specifications
• Developing and executing test plans to support design verification and validation
• Leading and contributing to design reviews, providing technical insight to drive quality and compliance
• Collaborating closely with electrical, firmware, software, mechanical, quality, manufacturing, systems and regulatory partners
• Ensuring design documentation and processes comply with quality system and regulatory requirements

What will you need to be successful?

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 8 or more years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6 or more years of experience
• Strong hands on experience designing mixed signal PCBA schematics and layouts using ECAD tools such as Altium
• Proven experience with embedded systems, 32 bit microcontrollers, board bring up and debugging real time applications
• Solid understanding of communication protocols including SPI, I2C, USB, TCP IP and EtherCAT
• Experience integrating sensors, motors and computing technologies into complex electrical systems
• Background in EMC EMI compliant design and applying DFM DFT principles
• Experience working in a regulated environment such as medical devices is highly valued

Qualifications

Smith+Nephew is an Equal Opportunity Employer.