Senior Electrical Engineer

Insight Global; Lake Zurich (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global's client is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical engineering efforts for electromechanical medical devices in a global manufacturing environment.

The role requires hands-on product development experience, strong understanding of electrical systems and manufacturing processes, and collaboration with customers, manufacturing, quality, and sourcing teams across locations including China and Vietnam. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 5–10+ years in electrical engineering, product development or manufacturing.
• Experience with electromechanical medical devices is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and drawings.
• Familiarity with DFM/ DFA and manufacturing transfers.
• Experience in FDA-regulated medical device development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary electrical engineering contact for customers and manufacturing partners.
• Support design, development, and manufacturing of electromechanical medical devices.
• Review electrical schematics, drawings, specs, and customer requirements.
• Lead technical discussions on electrical systems, component selection, and manufacturability.
• Support NPI launches and manufacturing transfers.
• Collaborate with quality, sourcing, and supply chain teams to resolve issues.
• Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Drive DFx initiatives to improve quality, cost, and scalability.
• Coordinate with suppliers and offshore teams to meet specs and standards.
• Assist with costing, sourcing decisions, and feasibility assessments.
• Communicate project status and engineering recommendations to stakeholders.
• Travel internationally to support manufacturing operations and launches.

Skills

Electrical systems

PCB assemblies

DFM

DFA

NPI

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical CAD software

PCB design tools

Schematic review tools

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global's client is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to serve as a key technical leader supporting the development and manufacturing of medical and healthcare-related products within a global manufacturing environment. This individual will act as the primary electrical engineering resource between U.S.-based customers and offshore manufacturing teams, ensuring products are successfully developed, transferred, and manufactured to quality, cost, and performance expectations.

The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering fundamentals with hands‑on product development experience and a deep understanding of manufacturing processes. This role will play a critical part in New Product Introduction (NPI), design reviews, technical troubleshooting, supplier collaboration, and continuous product improvement efforts across electromechanical medical device products.

This is a highly collaborative position requiring close interaction with customers, manufacturing teams, quality organizations, and supply chain partners across multiple global locations, including China and future manufacturing operations in Vietnam.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary electrical engineering point of contact for customers and manufacturing partners

• Support the design, development, and manufacturing of electromechanical medical device products

• Review and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, specifications, and customer requirements

• Lead technical discussions related to electrical systems, component selection, manufacturability, and product performance

• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) efforts, including product launches and manufacturing transfers

• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and sourcing teams to resolve technical issues and improve product reliability

• Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for product and production issues

• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) initiatives to improve quality, cost, and scalability

• Partner with suppliers and offshore engineering teams to ensure adherence to customer specifications and quality standards

• Support costing exercises, sourcing decisions, and feasibility assessments for new products

• Communicate project status, technical risks, and engineering recommendations to internal and external stakeholders

• Travel internationally, as needed, to support manufacturing operations, supplier development, and product launches

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (required)

• 5–10+ years of experience in electrical engineering, product development, or manufacturing engineering environments

• Experience supporting the design, development, manufacturing, and troubleshooting of electromechanical products

• Experience working with medical devices or healthcare products

• Strong understanding of electrical systems, PCB assemblies, wiring, power distribution, sensors, and embedded electromechanical components

• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and product transfers into manufacturing

• Ability to read, interpret, and review electrical schematics, drawings, and technical documentation

• Experience working cross‑functionally with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and supply chain teams

• Knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, CAPA, and QC/QA processes - Medical device product development experience under FDA‑regulated environments

• Experience with product design verification and validation activities

• Familiarity with IEC, UL, ISO 13485, or other medical device standards

• Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)

• Experience with PCB design tools and electrical CAD software

• Experience with costing, supplier sourcing, and component selection

• Background supporting OEM products or contract manufacturing organizations

• Experience working with international manufacturing facilities, including China or Vietnam

• Chinese language skills

• Exposure to mechanical systems or soft goods integrated into medical products