Senior Electrical Engineer – Medical Devices & Embedded

Merz North America, Inc in; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Merz North America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead hardware and embedded firmware development for medical devices. You will design mixed-signal PCBs, implement firmware in C/C++, and work hands-on in the lab to prototype, test and validate systems.

You will collaborate closely with hardware/software teams and external partners to meet performance, regulatory and cost targets, ensuring robust verification and documentation throughout product lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or related field and 5+ years in medical device or regulated environment.
• 7+ years in mixed-signal FPGA/board-level designs and firmware exposure.
• Experience with IEC 60601, EMC and safety standards is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and verification of hardware and embedded firmware for medical devices.
• Develop system requirements and architectures; execute verification plans and risk analyses.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to meet regulatory, timeline and cost targets.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure design controls and SOPs are followed.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Firmware development

Verilog

VHDL

Electrical root cause analysis

System-level engineering

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Cadence Allegro

PADs

MATLAB

HyperLynx

FPGA development environments (Altera, Xilinx, Lattice)

Job description

Merz North America, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead hardware and embedded firmware development for medical devices. You will design mixed-signal PCBs, implement firmware in C/C++, and work hands-on in the lab to prototype, test and validate systems.

You will collaborate closely with hardware/software teams and external partners to meet performance, regulatory and cost targets, ensuring robust verification and documentation throughout product lifecycles.