RF Power Electronics Engineer

Careerwise Recruitment; Cork; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment in Cork is seeking a RF Power Electronics Engineer to join a medical device client. You will work within a multi-disciplinary R&D team on new product and process development in a permanent role.

The role requires advanced electrical design expertise across complex subsystems for medical devices, with experience in high-frequency power electronics and high-voltage DC/DC converters. You will lead design, testing, and documentation efforts to meet regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in electrical design for medical devices.
• Experience with high-frequency power electronics, resonant/quasi-resonant topologies and high-voltage DC/DC converters.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and evaluate electrical components and subsystems for electrosurgery medical devices.
• Lead high-energy electrical subsystem design for patient-connected devices.
• Translate user and system needs into electrical requirements and designs.
• Apply rapid prototyping and advanced testing to accelerate development while ensuring cost and quality goals.
• Provide technical guidance on product commercialization and design trade-offs.

Skills

Electrical design

RF engineering

EMC

Power electronics

High-frequency design

PCB design

Statistical analysis

Manufacturing methods

Testing and validation

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Circuit simulators

EMC testers

Job description

A RF Power Electronics Engineer is required by CareerWise Recruitment to join our based Cork based MN medical device client.

Working within a multi-disciplinary R&D team you have responsibility for new product and process development. Permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, refine and evaluate electrical components, assemblies and subsystems for electrosurgery medical devices.
• Lead the design and implementation of high-energy electrical subsystems for patient-connected medical devices.
• Translate user, clinical and system-level needs into electrical requirements, specifications and system designs.
• Apply concurrent engineering, rapid prototyping and advanced testing methods to accelerate product development while meeting cost, quality and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and training to team members on product commercialisation, design trade-offs, technology development and complex engineering challenges.
• Contribute to customer-focused design, voice-of-customer activities, competitive strategy and market understanding in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and contribute to engineering documentation, Design History File (DHF) content, R&D procedures and standards-based development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced electrical design expertise across complex components and electronic subsystems for medical devices.
• Strong experience in high-frequency power electronics operating from hundreds of kHz to low MHz frequencies, including resonant and quasi-resonant topologies, custom magnetics, high-voltage DC/DC converters and power amplifiers.
• Hands-on experience designing custom magnetics, including high-frequency isolation transformers.
• Strong understanding of RF engineering, electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), measurement systems, sensing and control interfaces, particularly in high dv/dt and high common-mode noise environments.
• Proven ability to guide testing, troubleshooting, PCB and cable design, electrical stack-ups, statistical analysis, and manufacturing and test methods.