Detect · 19 hours ago
Principal Electrical Engineer
Guilford, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expDetect is a company focused on making accurate diagnostics accessible through innovative technology. The Principal Electrical Engineer will own hardware electrical systems architecture and work within multidisciplinary teams to design and test electrical systems for medical devices.
Health CareMedicalPersonal Health
Responsibilities
Own hardware electrical systems architecture
Create original designs to support novel In-Vitro Diagnostics medical device
Work within multidisciplinary engineering teams to rapidly design, prototype, and test electrical systems
Develop, execute, and document tests to ensure optimal system performance
Create supporting technical documentation, including hardware design plans, design requirements, functional specifications, qualification test plans and reports, and documentation needed to support third-party certification
Continually capture and communicate progress with the team
Lead DFM and DVT analyses for electrical/electronic hardware designs
Design for higher-volume, lower-cost manufacturing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, with 5+ years of professional experience
Relevant electrical engineering experience designing highly robust, electronic systems that interface with biological, mechanical, and optical systems from the ground up
Expert in electrical systems architecture, schematic capture and PCB layout
Hands-on lab experience with electronic circuits and test equipment to support test, integration, and troubleshooting
Experience with component and circuit simulations to support development and analysis
Experience leading or contributing to DFM and DVT analyses
Understanding of electronic component quality requirements, reliability prediction, failure analysis, and validation
Experience with rapid prototyping tools and methods
Working experience with: Altium or other Schematic and PCB layout tools, BOM management, collaboration, and product lifecycle management tools, such as Altium or Propel, Version control systems (Git)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work with individuals and/or teams at all levels and disciplines
Preferred
Experience with rapid prototype fabrication techniques for high-fidelity prototypes, either hands-on or through outside vendors
Product design and manufacturing experience: Experience maintaining product BOMs, Exposure to NPI builds at a contract manufacturer (EVT through MP), Comfortable managing vendor relationships to drive rapid timelines & high-quality deliverables
Familiarity with any of the following fields: Microfluidic design, Molecular biology, Optics & Optoelectronics, Ultrasonics, Electromagnetics, Microcontrollers (Arduino) & Single Board Computers (Raspberry Pi), Electromechanical system design, Thermal design, Programming experience (Python, C++, etc.), Statistical analysis & test engineering, Medical device design
Benefits
Fully covered medical insurance plan, and dental & vision coverage - as a health-tech company, we place great worth on our teams’ well-being
Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it
Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
Pre-tax commuter benefits - we make your commute more reasonable
401k plan - we facilitate your retirement goals
Beautiful office near the ocean-front in historic Guilford, Connecticut
The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and impact millions of lives!
Company
Detect
Detect has developed a consumer-grade molecular diagnostics platform
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Foresite Capital
2022-11-15Series C
2020-06-01Series B
Leadership Team
Owen Kaye-Kauderer
Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder
Tomer Gafner
Chief Technology Officer
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