Senior Electrical Engineer (PCB Designer)

We’re Eargo and we’re on a mission to disrupt and transform the hearing health industry. We’re looking for those passionate individuals who jump out of bed in the morning dreaming of new ways to improve the lives of our customers. We’re tech geeks and dreamers. We believe
that every voice is unique and every idea is worth talking about. Moreover, we believe in passion and having fun. Because it takes passion to change the world and if you have passion in what you’re doing, you naturally have fun doing it.

Over 48 million Americans currently experience hearing loss and 80% of them do nothing about it. Their denial has many different shades, but more often than not it’s related to social stigma. We at Eargo exist to give people their hearing without the social stigma so that they can go on being the cool person they are. That’s why we get out of bed in the morning and we take that seriously. And we’re looking for some great minds to join us on our journey.

Summary
As a Senior Electrical Engineer (PCB Designer) at Eargo, you will be encouraged to push the limits of hearing aid technology to create delightful experiences for our customers – you will define the future of hearing health. The Senior Electrical Engineer (PCB Designer) is responsible for all PCB activities related to electrical development from conception to production. This is a high impact role requires deep experience in electrical design architecture, component selection, circuit board layout and design, simulation, and CAD tools, as well as pragmatic experience and insight to firmware, design for manufacturability and design for quality. He/she must be a hands-on contributor with the ability to deliver business results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.  Collaboration with Marketing, R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance will be essential to meet ambitious schedules and product requirements.  
                                                                                                                        
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
                                                                                    
-        Candidates must have previous PCB design experience
-        Analyze complex engineering problems and offer effective solutions
-        Experience designing for EMC
-        Understanding of Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, and Design for Testability
-        Working knowledge of schematic, layout, and spice tools
-        Apply standard engineering design principles and methodology for research of design options and experimentation to determine potential design feasibility or application
-        Work with cross functional teams to identify customer needs and develop new products to meet these needs
-        Develop requirements and specifications for electrical components, PCBs and electrical systems for new medical systems
-        Realize the design of PCBs, power supplies and electrical control systems according to the requirements and implement design from concept, prototype to final product
-        Ensure that the product(s) meet IEC standards for medical devices in areas of electrical safety(60601-1) , EMI/EMC(60601-1-2) and RoHS
-        In collaboration with contractors and vendors, lead the multi-disciplinary electrical design, prototype, and transfer-to-production of all electronics of medical systems
-        Perform design control functions to ensure compliance with FDA and ISO guidance documents. Take responsibility for electrical design part of the Design History Files, write or update product and process specifications, test protocols, and test reports, and conduct design reviews and risk management assessments
-        Provide EE support for new product transfer to manufacturing, i.e. building prototypes, test fixtures and stations, failure and root cause analysis of failed electrical systems, sub-systems and components
-        Support validation and verification activities such as creating and executing protocols as well as drafting reports
-        Support other functional teams such as Firmware, QA, Clinical teams
-       Keep up to date with state-of-the-art current analog and digital electrical technology
Requirements                                                                                                                                       
-        B.S. Electrical Engineering or related industry experience
-        5+ years of work experience with PCB Design
-        Design complex PCB including FR4 and flex PCB with 01005 component footprints
-        Basic knowledge in schematic design using OrCad and layout using PADS (or comparable electronic CAD system) 
-        Simulation of designs to ensure schematic and layout generates designs that meet or exceeds requirements
-        Demonstrated success in electronic designs that achieved intended objectives
-        Must be a hands-on builder, able to bring electrical designs from concept, to schematic, to layout and to working prototypes debugged on the bench
-        Miniature assembly with flex circuit experience is highly desired
-        Acoustics or hearing instrument experience is highly desired 
-        Experience with RF emissions, intentional and unintentional
-        Familiar with electronics lab instruments, such as oscilloscopes, function generators, spectrum analyzers
-        Some experience in real time embedded firmware and testing software design. Actual “coding” is not required for the position, but the candidate will interface with software engineers
-        Hands-on Experience and knowledge on system requirement and configuration management
-        Working knowledge of medical devices and FDA regulations desired
-        Is current on new scientific engineering methods and possesses a broad technical knowledge of the detail design engineering process
-        Strong written and verbal communication skills are required
-        Quality-minded and process-oriented (familiar with good manufacturing and documentation processes)
-        Ability to handle changes in priorities and cascade priorities
-        Autonomous in taking initiative and completing projects
-        Detail-oriented and organized

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