Electrical Engineer - Forward

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do  a global leader in robotic‑assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies‑like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion‑have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful‑because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Are you a resourceful, hands‑on engineer who is ready to learn from the best in the industry? We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Advanced Energy Systems team. This is not a "hide behind a desk" role. You will work directly under industry‑leading electrical engineers to build, test, and document a groundbreaking medical device within a rigorous timeline.

The ideal candidate is "street smart"-you know how to find a solution when a part is out of stock, you aren’t afraid to pick up a soldering iron, and you have the humility to realize that the "boring" tasks (like documentation and board testing) are the foundation of a safe, successful medical product.

• Support the senior staff by taking high‑level schematics into functional PCBA layouts using Altium, OrCAD, or KiCAD
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• Manage the component library and handle the "boots on the ground" work of sourcing parts and working with fabrication houses to meet tight deadlines.

• Perform rigorous, repetitive board‑level testing, thermal characterization, and signal integrity checks that the senior engineers define.
• Be the primary owner of the bench setup
  : calibrate equipment, manage cable harnesses, and ensure the lab is ready for high‑precision testing.
• Assist in "bring‑up" phases-manually probing boards and identifying solder bridges or assembly errors.

• Own the technical documentation that is vital for medical device compliance (Design History Files, Test Reports, and BOM management).
• Translate raw test data into clear, concise reports that "connect the dots" between electrical performance and system requirements.

• Actively listen during design reviews and help bridge the gap between different sub‑systems (e.g., how the power supply affects the sensor noise floor).
• Exhibit a "can‑do" attitude-if the team needs a custom test fixture built by tomorrow, you are the one who figures out how to make it happen.

• CAD Proficiency: Proven experience (work, internships or personal projects) in Altium, KiCAD, or OrCAD. You should be able to navigate a complex schematic and layout a multi‑layer board.
• Lab
  
  Skills:
  
  High proficiency with oscilloscopes, DMMs, and soldering stations (SMD rework experience is a huge plus).
• Electrical Fundamentals: A strong grasp of Ohm's Law, passive components, and basic transistor circuits.

• Humility & Eagerness: You view "chore work" as an opportunity to see how world‑class systems are built from the ground up.
• Communication: You can explain what you found during a test clearly and concisely to a busy senior Electrical Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Embedded Engineers.
• Resourcefulness: You are "street smart." When you hit a wall, you try three different solutions before asking for help.
• Resilience: You thrive in a high‑performing, fast‑paced environment where the schedule is tight and the stakes are high.

• Direct Mentorship: You will be "shadowing" some of the brightest minds in power…