Senior Product Development Engineer - Hardware

Medela

$120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in developing embedded electronic hardware products.
  • Strong skills in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
  • Familiarity with microcontroller-based system design.
  • Experience with PCB design and schematic capture tools.
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
  • Proven track record of taking products from concept through production.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and development of embedded electronic systems for medical devices.
  • Develop hardware architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts.
  • Drive projects from the concept phase to production release.
  • Design and analyze analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
  • Perform circuit analysis and troubleshooting.
  • Define hardware requirements in alignment with system architecture.
  • Support verification and validation testing, integrating feedback into design.

Benefits

  • Develop products that significantly impact patient lives.
  • Collaborative work environment with a cross-functional engineering team.
  • Ability to influence product development from concept to launch.
  • Company commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Comprehensive benefits plan including a 401K with match.
  • 16-week Paid Parental Leave.
  • Generous PTO package, including 14 paid holidays.
Full Job Description
Senior Product Development Engineer - Electronics

MEDELA, LLC in McHenry, IL

Hybrid Role; 3 days on-site. Candidate needs to be within commuting distance to McHenry, IL.

Starting Salary: $120,000 with bonus potential

In this role, you'll take design and develop embedded electronic systems from concept through commercialization, developing hardware architecture, schematics and PCB layouts. You'll be working alongside software, mechanical, quality, and manufacturing teams to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality solutions used by healthcare professionals and patients worldwide.

What You'll Do
  • Lead the design and development of embedded electronic systems for medical devices.
  • Develop hardware architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts.
  • Drive projects from concept, prototyping, and verification through production release.
  • Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
  • Perform circuit analysis, simulations, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
  • Define and manage hardware requirements aligned with overall system architecture.
  • Support verification and validation testing and incorporate findings into design improvements.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, risk assessments, and engineering records.
  • Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams.
  • Support design transfer to manufacturing, BOM optimization, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) initiatives.
  • Serve as a technical mentor and subject matter expert for hardware development.


What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications - Senior Product Development Engineer - Electronics
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience developing embedded electronic hardware products.
  • Strong expertise in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design.
  • Experience designing microcontroller-based systems.
  • Hands-on experience with PCB design and schematic capture tools.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience taking products from concept through production.


Preferred Qualifications - Senior Product Development Engineer - Electronics
  • Experience with Altium Designer and Altium 365.
  • Experience in medical devices or other regulated industries.
  • Knowledge of IEC 60601, EMC/EMI requirements, FCC, RED, or similar regulatory standards.
  • Familiarity with embedded firmware development in C/C++.
  • Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and production industrialization.


You'll thrive in this position if you:
  • Enjoy solving complex technical challenges.
  • Take ownership of projects and drive them to completion.
  • Work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Have a passion for developing products that improve patient outcomes.
  • Enjoy mentoring and sharing technical expertise with others.


Why Join Us?
  • Develop innovative products that make a meaningful impact on people's lives.
  • Work with a collaborative, cross-functional engineering team.
  • Influence products from early concept through commercial launch.
  • Be part of a company committed to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • 401K with match
  • Money Purchase Plan
  • 16-week Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous PTO package, including 14 paid holidays


If you're an experienced electronics engineer who enjoys turning ideas into real-world medical products, we'd love to hear from you.

This is not a job description. More details will be provided regarding the functions of this position.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

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