Electrical Engineer

Ascential Medical and Life Sciences (Instruments and Devices); San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in San Diego

Job summary

Ascential Medical & Life Sciences in San Diego, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer with 2–5+ years of related experience (or a Master’s with 0–2+ years) to design, develop, modify, and evaluate electronic systems and PCBA hardware for medical devices. The role involves digital/analog circuit design, embedded software, and interaction with clients for technical design reviews.

The ideal candidate has experience with SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/USB/Ethernet, Altium, and RTOS-based development, plus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; 2–5+ years experience, or Master’s with 0–2+ years.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, hardware bring-up and system-level debugging.
• Familiarity with SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless interfaces.
• Experience with testing and troubleshooting PCBA designs using common test equipment.
• Knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements (FCC, UL, CSA, IEC) for medical devices.
• Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++ on microcontrollers with RTOS.
• Working knowledge of Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, Python, or development of engineering/test tools.
• Exposure to FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic systems and PCBs for medical devices and related hardware.
• Analyzes equipment to establish operating data and conducts experimental tests; evaluates results.
• Selects components and may assess vendor capability to support product development.
• Interacts with clients to present technical designs and project status.
• Develops embedded software using C/C++ on microcontrollers with RTOS.
• Complies with regulatory requirements (FCC/UL/CSA/IEC) and medical device standards.
• Tests and troubleshoots PCBA designs using standard equipment and processes.
• Integrates sensors, motor controls, and power electronics within embedded systems.

Skills

Analog and digital circuit design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Hardware bring-up

System-level debugging

C/C++ on microcontrollers

RTOS-based programming

Embedded Linux

Python

Git

VHDL/Verilog

Regulatory knowledge (ISO13485/IEC6061

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

Git

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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