Electrical Engineer

Titan, Inc; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascential Medical & Life Sciences in San Diego seeks an Electrical Engineer to design, develop, modify, and evaluate electronic systems and PCBA hardware for medical devices. This onsite, contract-to-hire role offers a salary range of $110,000 to $140,000.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Electrical Engineering with 2–5+ years of experience (or MS with 0–2+ years). Proficiency in analog/digital design, PCB layout, and embedded C/C++ is required, with regulatory knowledge a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with 2–5+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree with 0–2+ years of experience.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit design; PCB layout; system debugging.
• Familiarity with SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless protocols.
• Experience with Altium Designer is a plus.
• Embedded systems development in C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS.
• Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control.
• Experience with medical device regulatory standards ISO13485, IEC60601 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, modifies electronic systems, PCBA’s, and related hardware.
• Analyzes equipment to establish operating data and performs experimental tests.
• Selects components based on analysis and reliability; assesses vendor capabilities.
• Interacts with clients to present technical designs and results.
• Ensures designs comply with regulatory requirements and standards.

Skills

Analog & digital design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

VHDL/Verilog

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Git

Test equipment

Python

Job description

Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
San Diego, CA 92127, USA

Description

Position Summary - Electrical Engineer

Designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic systems, PCBA's, parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, or other hardware systems and electrical engineering applications. Determines design approaches and parameters, analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests, and evaluates results. Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability, and may participate in the assessment of vendor capability to support product development.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 0–2+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, hardware bring-up, and system-level debugging. It's an advantage if the candidate has experience with the Altium Designer tool.
• Familiarity with common embedded interfaces and communication protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless (drop in modules) technologies.
• Comfortable with direct client interaction, including presentation of technical designs.
• Experience with testing and troubleshooting of PCBA designs using common test equipment.
• Experience with cable design and documentation.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements, including creating designs compliant with common FCC, UL, CSA, and EU regulatory requirements.
• Experience with integrating sensors, motor controls, power electronics, and embedded peripherals.
• Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS-based platforms.
• Comfortable with direct client interaction, including presentation of technical designs.
• Working knowledge of software development tools and practices including Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, Python, C#, or development of engineering and test tools is a plus.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering, software development, or test automation tools is desirable.
• Exposure to FPGA development, VHDL, or Verilog is a plus.
• Experience with design methods and requirements for medical devices including ISO13485, IEC60601 is desirable.

This is a contract to hire position onsite in San Diego. Annualized salary range: $110,000-$140,000

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