Sr. Electrical Engineer

Primary Talent Partners has a 5-month contract opening for a Sr. Electrical Engineer with a large medical device manufacturing company located in Mounds View, MN.
Hybrid. Work in-office on Tues, Wed, Thurs. Work from home Mon, Fri.
Job Description:
This position is for a mid-senior level Electrical Engineer to provide additional bandwidth for the CRM Instruments HW Released Product Engineering group (a.k.a. continuation engineering, sustaining engineering, product support). This group participates in several cross functional teams for market released external medical instrumentation products. Cross functional project teams include members from Product Development, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sourcing, Contract Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Reliability, and Regulatory functions. The group’s primary objective is to provide the design expertise necessary to support continuity of quality and compliant products.
Responsibilities:

• Assess supplier driven changes, component changes, and component obsolescence for potential impact against product functional requirements and document the testing required or rationale (analysis) for no testing.
• Create test plans and reports, and coordinate product testing.
• Evaluate returned product to determine the root cause of field returns and establish design improvements.
• Create and implement CO/CAs in ***’s Product Data Management system. This includes leading the cross functional change review and approval process.
• Communicate technical details and achieve the necessary understanding and trust from non-technical audiences.
• Provide technical expertise to support electrical and mechanical projects that expand the capabilities of existing product and system solutions.
• Review and analyze circuit schematics and technical component specifications.
• Design, simulate, and test analog and digital circuits either independently or while working closely with a design technician for the development of improved solutions and evaluation of returned product.
• Generate high quality formal documentation and records.
• Manage, configure, track, verify, and transport test samples.
• Assess the impact of changing regulatory standards on existing medical products and assess the impact of changes in medical products against existing regulatory standards.
• Typical issues are reactive and are often urgent, so priorities change frequently, and issues must be resolved quickly to assure quality and continuity of supply. Some issues requiring resolution may contain a mechanical element as well. Leverage area expertise and learn new design elements to quickly become the design expert as issues require.

Must Have Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or another Engineering with a very strong focus in electronics
• Years of experience: 5-10
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Must have the capability of functioning independently as an Electrical Engineer with minimal supervision
• Proven experience working effectively both independently and with multi-functional teams
• Skills include analog/digital circuit design and troubleshooting, laboratory practices, circuit simulation, product testing, and design of experiments
• Strong written communication skills

Nice To Have:

• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g. medical, aerospace, military)
• Experience in manufacturing or post market support
• Experience in the development or support of medical products
• Experience with evolving technology such as USB, Bluetooth, mobile (cellular) technology, and WiFi
• Experience with quick turn assignments
• General understanding of how to interpret and apply industry recognized standards, especially for medical electronic products
• Strong verbal skills

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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