Senior Electrical Design Engineer

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Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for our Senior Electrical Design Engineer, R&D role located in Cincinnati, OH.

Purpose: The Staff Electrical Design Engineer will make vital contributions to the Front End Innovation organization and transform patient care through innovation. They are responsible for working with Front End R&D teams to brainstorm, conceptualize, design, and develop electrical systems for next generation handheld surgical instruments.

In accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Lead the brainstorming, concept development, design, and prototyping of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) to demonstrate technical feasibility for next generation handheld surgical instruments.
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teammates to develop robust and reliable architectures with electrical functionality driven by simulation, analysis, and test.
• Lead debugging and root cause investigations on electrical and software related issues that arise during the prototype processes.
• Translate high-level customer needs into technical options while analyzing trade-offs and business impact.
• Build prototypes, products, and systems for testing including designing and executing test procedures, analyzing test results, and developing written reports.
• Deliver documentation to support theory of operation, technical reviews, and engineering studies. Present technical material to partners at all levels of the organization.
• Mentor junior members of the engineering staff to expand design team capabilities and establish good working practices.

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar field required; dual degrees or advanced degree preferred

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a direct electrical engineering role
• PCBA ideation, concept generation, design, prototyping, manufacturing, and troubleshooting experience
• Experience with analog and digital circuitry design and development
• Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium to design, simulate, and analyze circuit designs
• Experience with embedded electrical design
• Demonstrated ability to debug and test electrical systems using oscilloscopes and other test tools
• Detailed understanding of board-level printed circuit design and signal integrity issues
• Demonstrated ability working across subject areas with internal and external partners
• Strong collaboration, proven technical leadership capabilities, and conflict resolution skills

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience formulating and coordinating different engineering approaches to test hypotheses, such as hand calculations, computational modeling and simulation, empirical testing (benchtop and in vivo) and method development as appropriate
• Experience with rigid-flex PCBAs and flex PCBAs
• Experience with integration of motors in electrical systems
• Knowledge and how to control DC motors (e.g. brushed, brushless, servo, etc.)
• Experience with various communication protocols (e.g. Bluetooth, SPI, I2C, USB, UART, USART, etc.)
• Demonstrated proficiency in Cadence and/or Altium for PCB layout
• Design for electromagnetic compatibility and immunity, electrically fast transients, electrostatic discharge, etc.
• Experience with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-2 etc.
• Design for test, manufacture, and assembly
• Experience with various programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Python, Labview, etc.)
• Design control experience

Other:

• This position will be based in Cincinnati, OH and may require up to 10% travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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