San Diego, CA, USA
108 days ago
Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible. 

Position Summary: 

Our rapidly growing medical robotics division is searching for enthusiastic electrical engineer wanting to make a difference. Our skillful engineers develop medical robots by working with top surgeons and cross-functional engineering teams. The Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer will be part of the electrical engineering team responsible for designing and implementing electronic circuits for intra-operative neuromonitoring used within our surgical navigation and robotic products. The position will be hands-on with the individual capable of creative, novel, and systematic product development with minimum supervision. 

Essential Functions: 

Leads system and product-level technical feasibility and risk assessments.

Collaborates with other engineering disciplines to develop hardware architecture to meet product functional and performance requirements.

Leads development of engineering solutions in a mixed analog/digital environment including amplifiers, FPGAs, and embedded microcontrollers.

Develops complex product verification strategy.

Identifies opportunities and drives continuous improvement efforts.

Leads collaboration with vendors and procurement team to specify, purchase and oversees fabrication of prototypes and pilot runs of Printed circuit assemblies.

Administers and implements design changes to bring the product to the regulated medical device market.

Performs engineering analysis; conducts testing and data analysis on a variety of problems to ensure product functionality and reliability.

Designs, develops, documents, and releases protocol test processes and procedures based on test results.

Leads, review, and produces documentation throughout the development life cycle of electronic designs.

Reviews new technology for electronic constraints and safety risks and provides input on their mitigation.

Facilitates and leads design reviews for new or existing designs requiring changes.

Coordinates and leads development tasks with other electrical engineers.  

Leads hardware integration activities.

Supports Production / Manufacturing, internal testing and external customers when presented with quality / support issues. Prioritizes work to identify the root cause and create a corrective plan that ensures timely resolution of issues.

Recommends roles and responsibilities for other electrical engineers based on project resource needs.

Provides a vision for technology roadmap and seeks alignment within leadership, peers, and electrical engineering team.

Maintains compliance with standards typical of the medical industry.

Prepares and conducts training sessions on topics that are technical in detail to the electrical engineering team for areas of development. Provides continuous mentorship to mid-level or junior engineers.

Adheres to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies.

Ensures Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role.

Represents the company in a professional manner and upholds the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Qualifications:

Must have at least a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

Minimum 10 years of experience designing, developing, and leading embedded systems or RTOS application software for medical devices.

Experience in ISO 13485 and FDA 21 CFR part 820 design control processes. 

Demonstrated technical leadership for hardware development within the medical device industry.  

Familiar with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2 Electrical Safety Standards and design concepts required product certification.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and writing skills.

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.

Attention to detail is a must. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in an engineering discipline.

Project management experience.

Experience in digital logic programming using Verilog or VHDL.

Experience in DSP using MATLAB, Python and or Texas Instruments development environment.

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Required to possess specific visons abilities, including: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus

Our Values:

Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.

Passionate about Innovation: Improving patient care by delivering advanced technology to our customers is at the core of what we do. We are passionate in our role in improving the lives of patients by continuously developing better solutions.Customer Focused: We listen to our customers’ needs and respond with a sense of urgency.Teamwork: Working together, anything is possible. We value every person on our team and treat each other with respect. We are accountable to one another and support each other. Together, we make each other stronger.Driven: We pursue our mission with energy and passion. We are nimble, results-oriented and decisive. We overcome obstacles that arise in our quest to deliver solutions that will improve the lives of our customers and patients.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.

 

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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