Senior Electrical Engineer

Koya Medical, Inc.; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Koya Medical, Inc. in Oakland, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, and verification of embedded electronic systems for our medical devices.

You will own analog, digital, mixed-signal, power-management, and microcontroller-based designs, guiding architecture, circuit design, PCB development, hardware bring-up, and design verification. This hands-on role requires collaboration with systems, software, mechanical, quality, regulatory, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in electronic hardware design and development in regulated environments.
• Expertise in analog, digital, mixed-signal, low-power, and power-management circuit design.
• Advanced proficiency with Altium Designer, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM management, and design release processes.
• Strong knowledge of communication protocols (I²C, UART, SPI, USB, BLE) and embedded interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment for debugging and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, analysis, and verification of analog, digital, mixed‑signal, RF/wireless, and power‑management circuits for medical devices.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM development, component selection, design documentation, and release activities.
• Apply design-for-manufacturability, design-for-test, signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, reliability, and safety practices.
• Lead hardware bring‑up, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, characterization, validation, and design verification testing.
• Integrate and test communication interfaces (I2C, UART, SPI, USB, BLE) as required by product architecture.
• Specify, integrate, and troubleshoot transducers, sensors, batteries, chargers, and peripherals.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to translate requirements into manufacturable electronic designs.
• Lead or contribute to design reviews, risk analysis, FMEA, and verification planning.

Skills

Analog design

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

Power-management

MCU architecture

System troubleshooting

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

Schematic capture

PCB layout

BOM management

Design release processes

Job description

Koya is always looking for curious and passionate individuals who want to join a fast-paced team for a career in transforming venous and lymphatic care through innovative people-centric technologies that improve lives and empower self-care. Koya values integrity, humility, hard-work, camaraderie, and fun. We offer a base + bonus compensation package, and a competitive benefits program.

Our Company

Koya Medical, a privately held company founded in 2018, is a transformative healthcare company developing breakthrough treatments for venous diseases and lymphedema to enable joint contractions, patient mobility, and personalized care that is unavailable with traditional compression therapy.

Job Summary

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the design, development, integration, and verification of embedded electronic systems for Koya Medical products and related manufacturing and test platforms. This role serves as a technical owner for analog, digital, mixed-signal, power-management, and microcontroller-based designs, with responsibility for system architecture, circuit design, PCB development, hardware bring-up, design verification, troubleshooting, and design transfer support. The position requires a hands‑on engineer who can solve complex technical challenges and guide cross‑functional decisions while supporting medical device quality, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory expectations.

This position will report to the Director, Computer and Electrical Engineering. The role is full time, exempt and located at our Oakland, CA Facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead architecture, design, analysis, and verification of analog, digital, mixed‑signal, RF/wireless, and power‑management circuits for medical device and manufacturing applications.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM development, component selection, design documentation, and release activities using Altium Designer and related engineering tools.
• Apply design‑for‑manufacturability, design‑for‑test, signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, reliability, and safety best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead hardware bring‑up, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, characterization, validation, and design verification testing of prototype and production electronics.
• Integrate and test communication interfaces including I²C, UART, SPI, USB, BLE, and other wired or wireless protocols as required by product architecture.
• Specify, integrate, and troubleshoot common transducers and electromechanical components, including audio components, visual displays, motors and motor drivers, sensors, batteries, chargers, and other peripherals.
• Collaborate with systems, software, mechanical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and supply‑chain partners to translate requirements into robust, manufacturable electronic designs.
• Lead or contribute to design reviews, risk analysis, FMEA activities, design verification planning, technical documentation, and subsystem architecture decisions.
• Support development of test fixtures, manufacturing equipment, inspection methods, and production test strategies for components, assemblies, and finished devices.
• Investigate field, manufacturing, supplier, and reliability issues; implement corrective actions and design improvements.
• Provide technical leadership, design guidance, and review support to cross‑functional technical contributors.

Minimum Qualifications

Education, Experience and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in electronic hardware design and development, preferably in medical device, wearable, consumer electronics, robotics, or other regulated product environments.
• Expertise in analog, digital, mixed‑signal, low‑power, and power‑management circuit design.
• Advanced proficiency with Altium Designer, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM management, and design release processes.
• Strong experience with microcontrollers, embedded systems architecture, board‑level interfaces, and peripheral integration.
• Strong knowledge of communication protocols including I²C, UART, SPI, USB, BLE, and other common embedded interfaces.
• Hands‑on experience using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power analyzers, and other lab equipment for debugging and characterization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical investigations, perform root‑cause analysis, and drive issues to closure.
• Experience contributing to design controls, risk management, verification testing, and documentation in a regulated product development environment preferred.
• Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly and collaborate effectively across engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and supplier teams.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any Koya manager authorized to provide instruction or assign work. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Koya Medical, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

The pay range for this role is:

155,000 - 165,000 USD per year (United States)