AbouttheRole
SunfoxTechnologiesislookingforatechnicallystrongandhands-on SeniorElectronicsEngineer toleadthedesign,development,debugging,andvalidationofelectronichardwareforadvancedmedicaldevices.
Therolerequiresstrongexperiencein analog,digital,mixed-signalelectronics,multilayerPCBdesign,signalacquisitionsystems,EMI/EMCdesign,hardwaredebugging,andproductionsupport .Thecandidatewillworkcloselywithembedded,mechanical,software,quality,regulatory,andproductionteamstoconvertconceptsintoreliable,manufacturable,andcompliantproducts.
KeyResponsibilities
ElectronicsHardwareDesign
- Designanalog,digital,andmixed-signalelectroniccircuitsformedicaldevices.
- Developlow-noisesignalacquisitionelectronicsforbiomedicalandsensor-basedapplications.
- Designpowersupply,signalconditioning,protection,communication,andinterfacecircuits.
- Selectcomponentsbasedonperformance,reliability,availability,lifecycle,andcost.
- Performcircuitcalculations,simulations,anddesignverificationbeforeprototypefabrication.
PCBDesign&Development
- DesignandreviewmultilayerPCBsusingAltiumDesigner,AutodeskEagle,Allegro,orequivalenttools.
- DevelopPCBlayoutsconsidering:
- Signalintegrity
- Powerintegrity
- Groundingstrategy
- EMI/EMC
- Thermalmanagement
- Creepageandclearance
- Mechanicalconstraints
- Manufacturability
- Definestack-up,routingstrategy,componentplacement,andPCBdesignrules.
- ConductDFMandDFTreviewsbeforemanufacturingrelease.
- Performprototypeboardbring-upandhardwarevalidation.
- Troubleshootcomponent-levelandboard-levelissues.
- Debugnoise,grounding,power,communication,sensor,andsignalacquisitionproblems.
- Uselaboratoryequipmentsuchas:
- Oscilloscopes
- Logicanalyzers
- Multimeters
- Signalgenerators
- Spectrumanalyzers
- Electronicloads
MedicalDevice&RegulatorySupport
- Designhardwareconsideringapplicablemedicaldevicerequirementsandstandards.
- Supportactivitiesrelatedto:
- IEC60601-1
- IEC60601-1-2
- IEC60601-2-25,whereapplicable
- ISO13485design-controlenvironment
- ISO14971risk-managementactivities
- Supportelectricalsafety,EMC,functional,andperformancetesting.
- Assistqualityandregulatoryteamswithtechnicaldocumentationrequiredforauditsandsubmissions.
Production&ManufacturingSupport
- Supportengineeringbuilds,pilotproduction,andmassproduction.
- Troubleshootproductionfailuresandidentifyrootcauses.
- WorkwithPCBfabricators,EMSpartners,componentsuppliers,andproductionteams.
- Drivedesignimprovementsbasedonproductionandfieldfeedback.
- Supportalternatecomponentqualificationandobsolescencemanagement.
Documentation
- Prepareandmaintain:
- Schematics
- PCBdesignfiles
- BOMs
- Gerberandfabricationfiles
- Stack-upspecifications
- Assemblydrawings
- Testprocedures
- Verificationreports
- Engineeringchangerecords
- Hardwarerevisionhistory
- Maintaincompletedesigntraceabilityandcontrolleddocumentation.
RequiredQualifications
- Bachelor’sorMaster’sdegreeinElectronicsEngineering,ElectricalEngineering,BiomedicalEngineering,Instrumentation,orarelatedfield.
- 3–6+yearsofpracticalexperienceinelectronicshardwaredevelopment.
- StrongexperienceinmultilayerPCBdesignandmanufacturedhardwareproducts.
- Goodunderstandingofanaloganddigitalelectronics.
- Hands-onexperiencewithlow-noisesignalacquisitionandmixed-signalsystems.
- Strongdebuggingandproblem-solvingskills.
- PracticalunderstandingofEMI/EMCmitigationtechniques.
- ExperiencewithprofessionalPCBdesigntools.
PreferredSkills
- Experienceinmedicaldevices,biomedicalinstrumentation,ECG,EEG,patientmonitoring,wearabledevices,orsimilarsystems.
- KnowledgeofADCs,analogfrontends,operationalamplifiers,filters,powermanagement,andsensorinterfaces.
- ExperiencewithUSB,UART,SPI,I2C,BLE,Wi-Fi,orothercommunicationinterfaces.
- Understandingofembeddedhardwareandmicrocontroller-basedsystems.
- FamiliaritywithmedicalelectricalsafetyandEMCtesting.
- Experiencesupportingproductsfromconceptthroughproduction.
IdealCandidate
Theidealcandidateshouldbecapableoftakingownershipofahardwaresubsystemorcompleteboardfrominitialconceptthroughschematicdesign,PCBlayout,prototypevalidation,regulatorytesting,andproductionrelease.
Thecandidateshouldbeanalytical,practical,quality-focused,andcomfortablesolvingcomplexhardwareproblemsinafast-pacedproduct-developmentenvironment.
WhatWeOffer
- Opportunitytoworkonreal-worldmedicaltechnologies.
- End-to-endexposuretomedical-deviceproductdevelopment.
- Strongownershipofhardwareandproduct-developmentactivities.
- Collaborativeworkwithelectronics,embedded,software,clinical,regulatory,andproductionteams.
- CareergrowthinarapidlyevolvingMedTechorganization.