Sr Engineer Design Electrical

Medline; Northfield Township (IL); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Medline in Northfield Township, Illinois, is seeking a Senior Design Engineer specializing in electrical and system design for medical devices. In this role, you will lead product design from concept through commercialization, manage project resources, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. You must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 4+ years of experience in product design. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in electrical and/or system level product design, preferably within a regulated industry.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB design.
• Demonstrated experience within a structured product development process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical and system level design of medical devices.
• Design and develop electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and documentation.
• Drive design transfer activities from R&D to manufacturing.

Skills

Electrical systems

Embedded software interactions

Troubleshooting complex issues

Project coordination

Effective collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Altium Design

ECAD tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Design Engineer researches, designs, develops, and supports complex medical devices with a focus on electrical and system design. This role provides technical leadership and subject matter expertise across the full product lifecycle, from concept through commercialization; leads electrical and system level design efforts; translates user needs into compliant design specifications; mentors junior engineers; collaborates cross‑functionally; and drives design excellence to support successful product launches and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical and system level design of medical devices, including architecture definition, requirements decomposition, and interface control across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
• Design and develop electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and supporting documentation using ECAD tools.
• Contribute to and review software and firmware architectures, ensuring robust integration with electrical hardware and system requirements.
• Drive design transfer activities, ensuring smooth transition from R&D to manufacturing through validation builds, process development, and troubleshooting.
• Support intellectual property strategy by identifying novel design concepts and partnering with legal to secure patents.
• Define and manage system requirements, perform feasibility studies, and ensure traceability through design inputs, outputs, verification, and validation activities.
• Integrate human factors and user‑centered design philosophies into product development to enhance safety, effectiveness, and user satisfaction.
• Lead multidisciplinary product development teams to research, design, and develop better products and technologies. Ensure product designs meet all design specifications.
• Manage multiple projects by coordinating resources and priorities to meet development milestones and business objectives.
• Evaluate and improve existing products through root cause analysis, risk assessments, and feedback from users, manufacturers, and post‑market surveillance.
• Contribute to innovation pipelines by collaborating with product divisions to identify new product opportunities and align product design efforts with long‑term strategic goals.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline

Work Experience

• 4+ years of experience in electrical and/or system level product design, preferably within a regulated industry.
• Hands‑on experience with schematic capture, PCB design, and prototype bring‑up. Advanced proficiency in Altium Design or equivalent E‑CAD software.
• Experience with prototype development, PCB manufacturing, design documentation, and design for manufacturability.
• Experience working with embedded systems, including hardware/software integration and system debugging.
• Demonstrated experience within a structured product development process, including exposure to design controls, risk management, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in product design within the medical device industry, including development and launch of Class II devices.
• Strong understanding of design controls, risk management (e.g., FMEA), and regulatory documentation (e.g., DHF, DMR, traceability matrices).
• Familiarity with medical electrical safety, EMC, and compliance testing (IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 14971).
• Experience with embedded firmware/software development or architecture, including requirements definition and verification.
• Experience leading or contributing to cross‑disciplinary system architectures.
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing scale‑up and sustaining engineering.
• Strong technical documentation, communication, and project coordination skills.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Position requires travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (domestic and international).
• Strong understanding of electrical systems, embedded software interactions, and system engineering principles.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware/software system issues.
• Effective collaboration in multidisciplinary development teams.
• Ability to manage technical risk and make sound engineering decisions in a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards including IEC 60601 Series, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross‑functional teams.

The Anticipated Salary Range For This Position

$101,000.00 - $152,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Benefits

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous growth potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, and more, for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here.

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.