Engineer: Sr. Electrical Design Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Cambridge is seeking a passionate Senior Electrical Design Engineer. This hands-on role involves designing advanced PCB systems and driving hardware development to create impactful products. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in hardware design, regulatory compliance, and product realization, contributing to the growth of innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in product development.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485).
• Proven track record of delivering production-quality PCBs.

Responsibilities

• Own full hardware development lifecycle from specification to manufacturing.
• Design and lead PCB enhancement projects for scalability and manufacturability.
• Implement control systems in compact designs under tight constraints.

Skills

Compliance standards

Embedded hardware skills

Circuit design

Quality assurance

Education

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Autodesk Eagle

LabVIEW

Verilog

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionNanobiosym is an innovative, high-tech company that is developing novel technologies at the nexus of physics, nanotechnology, and biomedicine. Founded by MIT/Harvard alum and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nanobiosym was awarded the first X-Prize to be given for healthcare.
Position Overview:We are expanding our development team and seeking an exceptional Senior Electrical Design Engineer with a strong background in hardware design, design for manufacturing (DFM), and full product realization. You will be a key player in designing advanced PCB systems, driving embedded hardware development, and delivering high-quality products to market.This is a hands-on, technical leadership role for someone passionate about innovation, quality, and building real-world products that make an impact.Key Responsibilities:

• Own full hardware development lifecycle: Specification, architecture, circuit design, simulation, schematic capture, prototyping, validation, and release to manufacturing.
• Lead PCB design and enhancement projects, ensuring scalability, manufacturability, and performance.
• Translate early-stage concept layouts into robust, production-ready circuit designs.
• Review layout and routing concepts to finalize the electrical scope of products.
• Design systems including MPUs, memory, and FPGAs ( but not required), ensuring low-level integration with embedded software.
• Implement control systems in compact, single-board designs with tight constraints.
• Create and maintain thorough documentation including design requirements, component selection rationale, calculations, and power/thermal budgets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, evaluate, and refine hardware and driver requirements.
• Design and build test fixtures for hardware validation and functional testing.
• Support regulatory and quality processes with a focus on FDA and ISO 13485 compliance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5-10+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience in product development environments.
• Strong understanding of compliance standards in regulated industries (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485).
• Proven track record of delivering production-quality PCBs-from prototype through DFM and volume manufacturing.
• Deep experience with Altium, Autodesk Eagle, or comparable CAD tools (5+ years).
• Strong embedded hardware skills including C and Assembly programming for low-level systems.
• Experience with Verilog, FPGA, or ASIC design ( but not required).
• Familiarity with LabVIEW for test automation and instrumentation (3-5 years' experience but not required).
• Java programming skills ( but not required).

Qualifications:

• PhD or MS/ME in EECS or related fields/experiences
• LabVIEW development experience in automated testing environments.
• Instruments Certification (CLD or CLA).
• End-to-end experience developing and launching medical devices or similarly regulated products.

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