Principal DFX Electrical Engineer - Medical Device

The Design for Excellence (DfX) Electrical Engineer is a technical leader responsible for ensuring that electrical, electronic, and electro‑mechanical system designs are optimized for manufacturability, testability, reliability, scalability, serviceability, and cost.

This role directly influences architecture and design decisions from concept through market release and plays a key leadership role in preparing analytical and medical instruments for production volume, highly reliable production.

Operating with minimal supervision, the Principal DfX Electrical Engineer partners across R&D, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive best‑in‑class design practices, lead complex design reviews, guide root‑cause investigations, and define DfX strategy for new and legacy products.

Responsibilities:


* Serve as the primary DfX electrical engineering authority on cross‑functional product development teams, influencing system architecture and electrical design decisions to ensure manufacturable and robust solutions.


* Drive early‑phase architecture reviews to minimize electrical complexity, reduce component count, and enhance modularity and scalability.


* Champion standardization of electrical modules, interconnects, cables, and PCBA strategies across platforms.


* Provide principal-level, specialized guidance on schematic design, PCB layout best practices, grounding strategies, EMC/EMI mitigation, power distribution, and high‑reliability interconnects.


* Lead manufacturability assessments for PCBAs, wiring harnesses, power systems, sensor interfaces, RF/analog circuits, and mixed-signal designs.


* Define and enforce design guidelines that improve yield, assembly efficiency, reliability, and serviceability.


* Develop advanced test strategies including ICT, boundary‑scan/JTAG, functional test, continuity test, and PCBA-level diagnostics.


* Partner with manufacturing sites to define robust electrical test access, fixture designs, and automated test solutions.


* Lead DfX review cycles and process capability assessments for electrical components and assemblies.


* Collaborate with Supply Chain and suppliers to select cost-effective, high-reliability components with long‑term availability.


* Assess supplier DFM packages, manufacturing methods, and electrical process controls to ensure design intent is met globally.


* Resolve complex supplier‑related electrical issues and drive qualification activities.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (Master's preferred) with 8+ years (10 preferred) of relevant electrical design and manufacturing engineering experience.
Strong expertise with:


* Schematic capture and PCB layout tools


* PCBA manufacturing processes (SMT, wave, reflow, AOI/AXI, ICT)


* Cable and harness design, connectors, shielding, strain relief


* Electrical test equipment and test methodology
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