Senior Product Development Engineer - Hardware

Medela; McHenry (IL); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

401K with match

Money Purchase Plan

Paid parental leave

PTO with holidays

Job summary

Medela, LLC in McHenry, IL is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer – Electronics to lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for next-generation medical devices. This hybrid role requires on-site presence three days a week and offers a starting salary of $120,000 with bonus potential.

You will develop hardware architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts, collaborate with software, mechanical, quality, and manufacturing teams, and guide projects from concept through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded electronic hardware products.
• Strong expertise in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience designing microcontroller-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with PCB design and schematic capture tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience taking products from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for medical devices.
• Develop hardware architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts.
• Drive projects from concept through production release.
• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Perform circuit analysis, simulations, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
• Define and manage hardware requirements aligned with overall system architecture.
• Support verification and validation testing and incorporate findings into design improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, risk assessments, and engineering records.
• Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams.
• Support design transfer to manufacturing, BOM optimization, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives.
• Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert for hardware development.

Skills

Embedded systems

Analog/digital/mixed-signal design

PCB design

Microcontroller-based systems

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Embedded Systems

Tools

Altium Designer

Altium 365

Job description

Senior Product Development Engineer – Electronics

MEDELA, LLC in McHenry, IL

Hybrid Role; 3 days on-site. Candidate needs to be within commuting distance to McHenry, IL.

Starting Salary: $120,000 with bonus potential

Design the Electronics Behind Life-Changing Medical Devices

Are you passionate about creating innovative electronic products that improve lives? We’re looking for a Senior Product Development Engineer – Electronics to lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for next-generation medical devices.

In this role, you’ll take design and develop embedded electronic systems from concept through commercialization, developing hardware architecture, schematics and PCB layouts. You’ll be working alongside software, mechanical, quality, and manufacturing teams to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality solutions used by healthcare professionals and patients worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for medical devices.
• Develop hardware architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts.
• Drive projects from concept, prototyping, and verification through production release.
• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Perform circuit analysis, simulations, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
• Define and manage hardware requirements aligned with overall system architecture.
• Support verification and validation testing and incorporate findings into design improvements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, risk assessments, and engineering records.
• Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams.
• Support design transfer to manufacturing, BOM optimization, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives.
• Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert for hardware development.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications - Senior Product Development Engineer – Electronics

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded electronic hardware products.
• Strong expertise in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
• Experience designing microcontroller-based systems.
• Hands‑on experience with PCB design and schematic capture tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience taking products from concept through production.

Preferred Qualifications - Senior Product Development Engineer – Electronics

• Experience with Altium Designer and Altium 365.
• Experience in medical devices or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of IEC 60601, EMC/EMI requirements, FCC, RED, or similar regulatory standards.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware development in C/C++.
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and production industrialization.

You’ll thrive in this position if you:

• Enjoy solving complex technical challenges.
• Take ownership of projects and drive them to completion.
• Work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Have a passion for developing products that improve patient outcomes.
• Enjoy mentoring and sharing technical expertise with others.

Why Join Us?

• Develop innovative products that make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
• Work with a collaborative, cross-functional engineering team.
• Influence products from early concept through commercial launch.
• Be part of a company committed to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits plan
• 401K with match
• Money Purchase Plan
• 16-week Paid Parental Leave
• Generous PTO package, including 14 paid holidays

If you’re an experienced electronics engineer who enjoys turning ideas into real-world medical products, we’d love to hear from you.

This is not a job description. More details will be provided regarding the functions of this position.

At Medela, you will be joining a global community of colleagues, united by the purpose that drives our business: helping people. Medela exists to advance human health and well-being through knowledge-based and innovative human milk and medical vacuum solutions.

Our employees are empowered to serve this purpose in a family-owned company that is growing rapidly around the world. We value intensive exchanges, diverse perspectives, and unbureaucratic decisions. You will have the opportunity to develop at an international level and witness the direct impact your work has on our company’s success.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, protected veteran status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDs status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity (transgender status), weight, height or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.