Electrical Engineer II

Dexian; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian in Eden Prairie, MN, seeks an Electrical Engineer for Continuation Engineering and sustaining activities in hearing aid products. You will drive CER execution across electrical and electro-acoustic domains, update requirements, and ensure compliance with design controls and approvals.

You will collaborate with R&D and Quality, interpret global hearing aid standards, and support production transfers. A BS or MS in EE is required with relevant experience in hearing aid design or product

Qualifications

• Education as specified: B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field; OR M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in hearing aid design or product development environment with the indicated minimums.

Responsibilities

• Execute CERs – Electrical/EA scope and lead or support CERs for electrical and electro-acoustic changes.
• Collaborate with R&D to implement specification-impacting changes with proper design control and approvals.
• Interpret and apply U.S. and international hearing aid standards to sustaining engineering activities.
• Define or update electrical and acoustic requirements for CE changes.
• Design and verify electrical changes and collaborate on schematics, PCBs, and PCBAs for released products.
• Collaborate on acoustic updates involving transducers, pathways and performance.
• Characterize and verify acoustic and electrical performance against requirements.
• Troubleshoot issues during CE execution or production and ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Support transfer of engineering changes into production and evaluate supply continuity.

Skills

Electrical design

Acoustic design

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

• Execute Continuation Engineering Requests (CERs) – Electrical/EA Scope
• Lead or support the execution of CERs involving electrical and electro-acoustic changes to released products.
• Collaborate with R&D for specification-impacting changes, ensuring proper design control and approval are followed.
• Interpret and apply U.S. and international hearing aid standards to sustaining engineering activities.
• Define or update electrical and acoustic requirements for components and products as needed for CE changes.
• Design and Verification of Electrical Changes
• Collaborate on electrical design updates including schematics, PCBs, and PCBAs for released products.
• Collaborate on acoustic design updates involving transducers, pathways, and performance parameters.
• Characterize and verify acoustic and electrical performance of modified designs against product requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical performance issues discovered during CE execution or production.
• Support transfer of engineering changes into production and validate manufacturing readiness.
• Supply Chain and Cost Engineering
• Evaluate alternate component sources and qualify electrical/acoustic replacements to ensure supply continuity.
• Perform component-level analysis and testing to validate equivalence against original specifications.
• Support cost reduction initiatives through analysis of BOM alternatives and process improvements.
• Documentation and Regulatory Support
• Create and maintain accurate engineering change documentation, ECOs, and production release packages.
• Provide regulatory documentation for domestic and international agencies as required by CE changes.
• Provide samples and test reports for homologation submissions related to engineering changes.
• Submit patent disclosures where applicable.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as the technical interface between CE and other departments including Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and R&D.
• Represent CE Electrical Engineering in project and change review meetings.
• Present design change concepts and verification results in design reviews.
• Provide direction and guidance to support engineers on the CE team.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Minimum Education, Certification and Experience Requirements

• Education
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field; OR
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience
• (With BS): Minimum two years of experience in hearing aid design or product development environment.
• (With MS): Minimum one year of experience in hearing aid design or product development environment.
• Considerations given for: engineering internship in industry; audiology or acoustic coursework; audio engineering experience; education or training in music acoustics.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.