Senior R&D Engineer, Electrical

Coloplast A/S; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 108,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

Financial Security

Work-Life Balance

Professional Development

Recognition and Rewards

Community and Culture

Competitive Compensation

Job summary

Coloplast is seeking an Interventional Urology Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical subsystem development for active implantable medical devices. You will own design, prototyping, troubleshooting, and verification while aligning with safety, EMC, and FDA standards.

Collaborating with the R&D team, you will drive risk management, ensure design integrity through verification and transfer to manufacturing, and advance battery-powered medical electronics with embedded firmware integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years engineering experience in active implantable medical devices.
• Experience with EMC, safety testing, and 60601 standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, define, and evaluate electrical subsystem development for active implantable medical devices.
• Own design, implementation, prototype bring-up, troubleshooting, and verification of electrical hardware.
• Guide risk management practices including hazard analysis and FMEA across designs.
• Collaborate with R&D functions to ensure program success and design transfer to manufacturing.

Skills

Electrical architecture

EMC & safety

FDA standards

Power management

Sensor integration

Firmware integration

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

The Interventional Urology Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for leading, defining, and evaluating new product development tasks as they pertain to active implantable medical devices, specifically the electrical domain. This role will work as a critical member of the technical team, independently owning electrical subsystem development activities through design, implementation, prototype bring-up, troubleshooting, characterization, verification, and design transfer while working within the approved system and electrical architecture.

Major Areas of Accountability

• Technical Leadership
  • Understands the definition and development of complex electrical hardware architectures for new and existing products.
  • Experience with EMC, Safety testing, and 60601 standards.
  • Experience working within FDA standards and expectations.
  • Demonstrates technical rigor, and quality compliance.
  • Provide guidance to other employees within job area.
  • Routinely demonstrates strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Electrical Design and Integration
  • Works with the team in evaluating system-level requirements and translating them into robust, scalable hardware solutions.
  • Experience in low-power mixed-signal circuit design for battery-powered medical devices including sensor integration, power management, battery-life optimization, and embedded hardware-firmware integration.
  • Experience with component selection, circuit topology, power distribution, signal integrity, and embedded hardware integration.
  • Experience using Altium Designer for schematic capture, PCB design and review, shared component libraries, electrical and mechanical design collaboration, and controlled release of manufacturing documentation.
• Project & Process Management
  • Support the product lifecycle from concept through verification, validation, transfer to manufacturing, and post-market support.
  • Ensure rigorous risk management practices, including hazard analysis and FMEA, are applied to all designs.
• Advocates for best practices and continuous improvement to mature Electrical Engineering knowledge and processes.
• Collaborate with all functions within R&D, and across the organization to ensure program success.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex hardware issues throughout development, verification, and sustaining phases.
• Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, or related field. Master’s degree in related field is preferred.
  • 5+ years of engineering experience.
  • Active Implantable medical device system experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing battery-powered electronic systems including power budgets, DC-to-DC converters, efficiency optimization, transient-load characterization, and battery-life prediction.
• Experience integrating motors, actuators, sensors, and closed-loop control systems into medical devices or other high-reliability products.
• Experience developing embedded hardware systems and collaborating closely with firmware and software teams during product development.
• Experience independently owning electrical subsystem development through design, implementation, prototype bring-up, troubleshooting, characterization, and verification, including development of test methods.
• Experience working with external design partners, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to develop electrical hardware, including review of schematics, PCB layouts, test results, and design documentation.
• Experience supporting products through verification, manufacturing transfer, sustaining engineering, component obsolescence, and root-cause investigation activities.
• Experience integrating wireless communications into embedded products, including hardware design, performance characterization, coexistence considerations, and verification.
• Ability to define requirements for and review work performed by external design partners.

  
  At Coloplast, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the contributions of our employees. Our total rewards package is designed to support your well-being, foster your professional growth, and ensure a healthy work-life balance. Here is some of what you can expect:

  • Health and Wellness : Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to keep you and your family healthy. Plus, access to company sponsored wellness programs and mental health resources, paid leave of absence for qualifying events and generous paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
  • Financial Security: A competitive 401(k) plan with company match that vest immediately, financial planning services to help you secure your future, and corporate discount programs for goods and services.
  • Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off, flexible work hours, and flexible work arrangement options to help you balance your personal and professional life may be available.
  • Professional Development: Opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement through training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Recognition and Rewards: Recognition programs to celebrate achievements and contributions, including peer recognition, bonuses, awards, and special events.
  • Community and Culture: A supportive work environment where everyone feels valued, and has a sense of belonging. Participate in team-building activities, volunteer opportunities, and company-sponsored events. Sustainability strategy that outlines our ambitions for how to run our company in a more sustainable way.
  • Competitive Compensation : The compensation range for this position is $108,000 - $135,000 . Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or incentives.

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16,000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world ´ s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Advamed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, and company policies.

Coloplast is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) which means we employ and promote individuals based on their merits, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, status with regards to public assistance or any other protected classification.

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