Electrical Engineering Technician III

Job Description

Position Summary

As an Electrical Engineering Technician 3, you will play a critical role in the assembly, testing, and validation of electro-mechanical systems and medical devices. You will work closely with engineering teams to support product development, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. This position requires hands-on technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate specialized lab equipment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assemble and test electro-mechanical hardware
• Support electrical engineering by testing analog and digital circuits using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, and waveform generators
• Set up, operate, and monitor medical devices per the System Operator Manual
• Develop, document, and validate test methods for complex projects
• Execute test plans and collect data using specialized lab equipment, including:
  • Instron
  • Thermal chamber
  • Sound chamber
  • Battery tester
  • EMC test equipment
• Maintain and operate pneumatic-controlled test fixtures
• Collaborate with internal teams, contributing to decision-making on critical projects
• Maintain accurate data collection and entry with integrity
• Assist in training, procedural documentation, and best practices for medical device development
• Ensure R&D lab safety compliance

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to provide leadership for projects of limited scope and impact or portions of a major project.
• Demonstrated technical expertise and application of mechanical, electrical, or metrology theory related to medical devices and practice is required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work well with others.
• Strong technical, analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and documentation.
• Excellent practical knowledge of EE lab equipment, such as digital multi-meters, programmable power supplies, signal generators, data logging equipment, as well as specialized battery and EMC test tools.
• Experience soldering electrical components.
• Experience with test software (LabView, Python, etc.).
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management software (Agile).

Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience

• Associates Degree in an electronics related field
• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Previous experience with medical devices preferred but not required.

Work Environment

• This is a 100% onsite role at our Lake Forest office.
• Working hours to be aligned with engineering staff.
• This job operates in both an R&D testing lab and professional office environment. This job includes operating a variety of testing equipment and routinely uses standard office equipment. This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to occasionally move and lift objects of up to 25 pounds.
• Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time.

Salary range: 56,250.00 to 80,625.00.

The salary range displayed represents the annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this role. The actual salary may vary [differ] based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, licensure/certifications, and geographic location.

About Us

ICU Medical has consistently provided you with clinical innovations that help solve real-world challenges.

With the acquisition of Hospira Infusion Systems in 2017 and Smiths Medical in 2022, we are now a global market leader with a complete line of clinically-essential IV therapy and high-value critical care products for hospital, alternate site, and home care settings.

We're ready to bring you consistent quality, innovation, and value in more areas than ever. Our focus allows us to bring you:

• Dedicated and non-dedicated IV sets and needlefree connectors clinically proven to provide an effective barrier against bacterial transfer and colonization.
• The industry's broadest IV smart pump offering covering large volume, pain management, and ambulatory needs.
• IV medication safety software providing full IV-EHR interoperability with the highest customer satisfaction and compatibility with more EHR systems than any other company.
• Significant US IV solutions manufacturing and supply capabilities.

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