Senior Medical Device Electronics Engineer — Onsite

Kforce Inc; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Kforce's client in Carlsbad, CA is seeking a Senior Electronic Design Engineer - Medical Device (Individual Contributor) to play a hands-on, technical role across the full product lifecycle. 100% onsite, you will design, develop, integrate, and sustain advanced Class II medical device systems from early R&D through production and support.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years of electrical design experience in regulated medical devices, strong IEC 60601 knowledge, and proficiency with PCB/schematic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar field
• At least 5-8+ years of electrical engineering design and sustaining experience in Class II or III medical devices
• Experience owning designs from concept through production and sustaining
• Experience working within regulated design control environments
• Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance testing
• Strong working knowledge of IEC 60601, electrical safety, and EMC/EMI compliance
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium, OrCAD, DxDesigner, PADS)
• Comfortable working across R&D, NPI, and sustaining phases

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical subsystems for complex medical platforms in compliance with IEC 60601, EMC/EMI, and design controls
• Hands-on debugging, testing, and implementation at board and system level
• Support sustaining activities, including product improvements, issue resolution, and field support
• Participate in early stage R&D, NPI, and design transfer activities
• Translate user and system requirements into robust electrical designs with manufacturability in mind
• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies (simulation, prototyping, bench testing, performance testing)
• Author and maintain technical documentation for DHF, regulatory submissions, and continuous improvement
• Optimize designs for cost, manufacturability, reliability, and performance
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for electrical failures

Skills

Electrical design

PCB design

Schematic capture

Regulatory compliance

Sustaining engineering

Hands-on hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

DxDesigner

PADS

Job description

Kforce's client in Carlsbad, CA is seeking a Senior Electronic Design Engineer - Medical Device (Individual Contributor) to play a hands-on, technical role across the full product lifecycle. 100% onsite, you will design, develop, integrate, and sustain advanced Class II medical device systems from early R&D through production and support.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years of electrical design experience in regulated medical devices, strong IEC 60601 knowledge, and proficiency with PCB/schematic