Electrical Engineer

Grove Technical Resources; Minnesota; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Grove Technical Resources is seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to support Released Product Engineering for a surgical medical device portfolio in Plymouth, MN. You will lead mixed-signal design, systems integration, and sustaining activities while ensuring regulatory compliance and cost optimization.

The role requires strong root-cause analysis, ECO ownership, and cross-functional leadership across engineering, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related discipline with 10+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 5+ years.
• Experience with mixed-signal board design, architecture, and verification.
• Knowledge of analog/digital circuit design, signals, and system integration.
• Experience with IEC 60601, ISO 13485, FDA requirements, and design controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and system-level troubleshooting of complex product issues.
• Investigate customer complaints, CAPAs, nonconformances, reliability concerns, and field issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and systems domains.
• Define corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Partner with manufacturing and supplier quality to resolve production and field issues.
• Lead engineering activities for released products throughout the lifecycle.
• Own and support ECOs, obsolescence, supplier changes, EOL, and VAVE/cost-reduction projects.
• Assess changes for technical and regulatory impact; determine qualification needs.
• Support supplier/manufacturing issue resolution while maintaining performance and supply.
• Lead and review mixed-signal design activities; mentor engineers.

Skills

Mixed-signal electronics

Hardware development

System integration

Regulatory compliance

Root-cause analysis

Technical leadership

Electrical design reviews

Sustaining engineering

Medical device experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

PhD in electrical engineering

Tools

OrCAD

PCB design tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to support Released Product Engineering (RPE) for a surgical medical device portfolio in Plymouth, MN.

This role is ideal for a senior electrical engineering professional with strong expertise in mixed-signal electronics, hardware development, system integration, sustaining engineering, and regulated medical device products.

The Principal Electrical Engineer will serve as a technical expert and engineering leader, driving complex product quality investigations, lifecycle engineering activities, electrical design reviews, product enhancements, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and supplier-related changes.

You will work closely with Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, Software, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Quality, Field & Manufacturing Support

• Lead electrical and system-level troubleshooting of complex product issues.
• Investigate customer complaints, CAPAs, nonconformances, reliability concerns, and field-performance issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and systems domains.
• Define corrective and preventive actions and support verification of their effectiveness.
• Partner with manufacturing and supplier quality teams to resolve production and field issues.

2. Sustaining Engineering & Product Lifecycle Management

• Lead engineering activities for released products throughout the product lifecycle.
• Own and support Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), component obsolescence, supplier changes, EOL activities, and VAVE/cost-reduction projects.
• Assess product, component, material, and supplier changes for technical and regulatory impact.
• Determine appropriate qualification, validation, and requalification requirements.
• Support supplier and manufacturing issue resolution while maintaining product performance, compliance, cost, and supply continuity.

3. Electrical Design & Technical Leadership

• Lead and review mixed-signal electrical design activities.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, component selections, test protocols, qualification plans, and engineering changes.
• Support circuit design, system integration, design verification, EMC, and electrical safety activities.
• Develop technical requirements, specifications, test strategies, and engineering documentation.
• Lead technical reviews and mentor engineers.
• Influence technical direction across multiple engineering and business functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, OR
• Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR
• PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience with mixed-signal board design, including architecture, circuit design, schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout/review, and design verification.
• Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, signals and systems, frequency-domain analysis, power electronics, and system integration.
• Experience with OrCAD schematic capture and PCB design tools.
• Hands‑on experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.
• Experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting high‑voltage systems up to approximately 5 kV.
• Experience working within a regulated industry; medical device experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of IEC 60601 standards, ISO 13485, FDA requirements, risk management, and medical device design controls.
• Strong root‑cause analysis and structured problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and cross‑functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting released products in a medical device environment.
• Experience with EMC and electrical safety testing.
• Experience with supplier qualification and supplier‑driven engineering changes.
• Experience managing component obsolescence and EOL activities.
• Experience leading VAVE and cost optimization initiatives.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and requirements‑driven development.
• Experience with surgical hardware or electrosurgical products.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or A3 problem‑solving experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority.

Top 3 Skill Sets

1. Mixed‑Signal Electrical Design & Hardware Development

• Analog and digital circuit design
• Power electronics and high‑voltage systems
• Schematic capture and PCB layout reviews
• Component selection and design verification
• OrCAD and laboratory equipment
• System integration and electrical troubleshooting

2. Regulated Medical Device Product Lifecycle Engineering

• Sustaining engineering and released‑product support
• ECOs, obsolescence management, supplier changes, and VAVE
• Risk‑based impact assessments and requalification decisions
• Complaint investigations, CAPAs, and nonconformances
• IEC 60601, ISO 13485, FDA requirements, and design controls

3. System‑Level Technical Leadership

• Root‑cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software
• Requirements‑driven development and verification
• Technical reviews and complex problem solving
• Cross‑functional collaboration
• Engineering mentorship and technical influence