Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Device

Kforce's client in Carlsbad, CA is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - Medical Devices (Individual Contributor). This role does not involve managing or leading other engineers. The focus is deep technical contribution, not people leadership.

Overview:We are partnered directly with the hiring manager to identify a Senior Electrical Engineer who will play a critical, hands on role in the design, development, integration, and sustaining of advanced Class II medical device systems. This role spans early-stage R&D, NPI, and sustaining engineering, offering exposure across the full product lifecycle. The company offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, and an annual bonus. This position is 100% onsite.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electrical subsystems for complex medical platforms, ensuring compliance with IEC 60601, EMC/EMI, and regulatory design controls
• Work hands on to debug, test, and implement electrical solutions at the board and system level
• Support sustaining engineering 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, including component selection and manufacturability considerations
• Develop and execute verification and validation strategies (simulation, prototyping, bench testing, performance testing)
• Author and maintain technical documentation supporting DHF, regulatory submissions, and continuous improvement
• Optimize existing designs for cost, manufacturability, reliability, and performance
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for electrical failures
• This position is an individual contributing position* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; Master's preferred
• At least 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in Class II or III medical devices
• Experience owning designs from concept through production and sustaining
• Strong working knowledge of IEC 60601, electrical safety, and EMC/EMI compliance
• Experience working within regulated design control environments
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium, OrCAD, DxDesigner, PADS)
• Experience supporting verification, validation, and compliance testing
• Comfortable working across R&D, NPI, and sustaining phases

Hands on experience with some of the following would be ideal:

• Power supply design
• Low noise system design
• SPI, I-C, UART, Ethernet
• ADC/DAC, PLL, DDS

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with DSP based systems and signal processing
• Background in small or fast paced companies
• Familiarity with ISO 14971 risk management