Senior Electrical Engineer at SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS LLC – Tucson, Arizona

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain good documentation practices for all aspects of work, especially with regard to experimental work.
• Design and layout both analog and digital circuits.
• Analyze analog and digital circuits, including circuits containing microprocessors.
• Maintain familiarity with all circuit components.
• Lead and be responsible for product investigations for customer experiences associated with, but not limited to, electrical engineering items with full supporting documentation maintained throughout.
• Support research and development by leading EE projects and activities, responsible for all aspects of activities without limitation to engineering-specific tasks.
• Evaluate and understand electrical circuits used in pneumatic Driver systems.
• Create and revise requirement and component specifications in accordance with established design- and document control procedures.
• Develop manufacturing test processes by designing and modifying equipment for product verification and final acceptance testing while maintaining full supporting documentation throughout.
• Assure electrical system and product quality by designing and documenting testing methods and supporting execution thereof.
• Prepare product reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends associated with electrical characteristics.
• Provide engineering information by answering questions and requests in a complete and concise manner and authoring supporting documentation as applicable.
• Maintain product and company reputation by ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
• Maintain system and product electrical schematics and printed circuit board assembly drawings as well as all supporting and associated documentation (e.g., DCRs, BOMs, design descriptions, work instructions, etc.).
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Actively participate in new product transfer into manufacturing and ensure the team achieves engineering and quality documentation requirements.
• Research and champion an understanding of regulatory requirements as related to electrical engineering for SynCardia products.
• Participate in related company projects to gain a solid working understanding of SynCardia business and quality systems.
• All other duties as assigned.

Responsibility and Authority Affecting Quality

• Act to prevent nonconformities relating to the product, process, and Quality System.
• Identify and record potential problems relating to the product, process and Quality System.
• Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions through designated channels.
• Record and/or report all instances of customer feedback on product.

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Skills and Abilities (Required for the Job)

• Electrical system analysis
• Troubleshooting analog, power, and digital circuits, to the component level
• Effective technical information presenting
• Excellent documentation practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail-orientation
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
• Understanding of root-cause failure investigation methods
• Strong professional ethics and team unity
• Experience with product validation, failure modes effects analysis, and test system architecture
• Experience with embedded microprocessor-based systems hardware and firmware (understanding of fundamentals of assembly language, familiarity with C); LabVIEW is a plus
• Experience with motor systems design and implementation
• Experience with schematic and layout capture (EDA) software, e.g., Altium or OrCad
• Understanding of the use and limitations of test equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, and other similar equipment
• Able to develop diagnostic methods and tools required to improve troubleshooting and repair
• Design of lithium-ion polymer battery subsystems is a plus
• Experience with remote programming and control of test equipment and with development of test fixtures is a plus

Education, experience and training (Required for the Job)

• BS in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of industry experience, with 2+ years of medical device or other regulated industry experience -OR-
• BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Engineering and 8+ years of industry experience, with 2+ years of medical device or other regulated industry experience

Working environment

• Work Station Area: Office, Laboratory

Special Factors in the Work Area:

• Occasionally required to: stand, climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl, work near moving mechanical parts, be exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather), or lift and/or move more than 25 pounds
• Frequently required: to walk, sit, utilize hand and finger dexterity, talk, or hear
• The noise level in the work environment is occasionally moderate.

Skills and Abilities

• Electrical system analysis
• Troubleshooting analog, power, and digital circuits, to the component level
• Effective technical information presenting
• Excellent documentation practices
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail-orientation
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
• Understanding of root-cause failure investigation methods
• Strong professional ethics and team unity
• Experience with product validation, failure modes effects analysis, and test system architecture
• Experience with embedded microprocessor-based systems hardware and firmware (understanding of fundamentals of assembly language, familiarity with C); LabVIEW is a plus
• Experience with motor systems design and implementation
• Experience with schematic and layout capture (EDA) software, e.g., Altium or OrCad
• Understanding of the use and limitations of test equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes, and other similar equipment
• Able to develop diagnostic methods and tools required to improve troubleshooting and repair
• Design of lithium-ion polymer battery subsystems is a plus
• Experience with remote programming and control of test equipment and with development of test fixtures is a plus