Electrical Engineer II - NxStage - Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

We are seeking professionals who want to bring their talents to a Medical Device Organization that works directly with the patient, at NxStage you Make A Difference You Can See!

The Electrical Engineering II is a technical member in the FMCNA-NxStage Research and Development group. This position is involved in every aspect of electrical design, test, and performance for new platforms and improvements and extensions to existing products throughout the product life cycle. Our products are complex electro-mechanical systems requiring excellent collaboration across project teams and with counterparts in other departments.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate actively in requirement definition, system architecture development, detailed design and analysis, circuit board bring up and verification, system integration and validation.
• Selects/evaluates components, creates or modifies specification control drawings, performs schematic entry, analyzes circuits, performs analog/digital simulations and calculation, and evaluates design for testability, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Work with vendors on PCB layout, fabrication, and DFM/DFT.
• Debug new designs and developing reliability improvements to existing & new design.
• Assist in design documentation such as Design Description, Theory of Operations, Test plan.
• Collaborate with the project team to resolve advanced and complex technical problems.
• Participate in hardware design reviews and other related technical reviews.
• Assist in Risk Analysis including, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Operator Misuse Analysis (OMA), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities to ensure process shortcomings are identified and appropriately addressed
• Participate in Risk Management activities to ensure design and process shortcomings are identified and appropriately addressed
• Support complex automated and semi-automated assembly and test equipment
• Provide technical support to emerging issues in production, quality, engineering, or supply chain.
• Support manufacturing plant Lean and cost reduction projects.
• Contribute to process improvement such as the adoption of best practices and design methodologies

Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations.  See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline required; advanced degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:  

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in electrical product development, medical device or high regulated product development preferred.
• Solid knowledge and experience in one or more areas of analog, power, digital, or embedded circuit design; working knowledge of a variety of sensors and actuators a plus.
• Proven ability to develop partial or complete hardware solutions to electrical engineering problems.
• Exposure to various or all aspects of hardware development, from design concept, through schematic design entry, circuit simulation, PCB layout, board bring-up, troubleshooting and release to manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in ECAD tools such as OrCAD, PCB layout experience a plus.
• Experience using tools to test and troubleshoot electrical circuit boards such as oscilloscope and logic analyzer.
• Intermediate understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation, and quality assurance
• Experience in medical device safety and EMC compliance (IEC 60601, CE, etc.) a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team or individually with supervision.

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

EO/AA Employer: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.