Senior PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) Engineer
Careers that Change Lives
Help streamline and speed our time to market and build quality in at every step. You will be a member of the new product development team that supports the design and development of innovative new products within the Advanced Surgical Innovations business. You will apply advanced technical concepts to complex products from concept generation through commercial release.
Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.
A Day in the Life
The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME) Senior PCBA Engineer is a member of a cross-functional New Product Development team integral to projects from technology development through product launch. This position will support the design and development of custom circuit board assemblies used in manufacturing assembly and test equipment, and general test equipment electrical design. This position will also support broader activities regarding PCBA test implementation. These activities will contribute to best-in-class quality, manufacturability, testability, and serviceability for Surgical Innovations products.
Responsibilities Include:

Design custom PCBAs for use in automated test systems:

oInterpret requirements

oDesign circuits

oCreate schematics

oCreate or coordinate board layout

oInterface with suppliers

oExecute PCBA fabrication

Collaborate on automated test system design, driving best practices for wiring, signal acquisition, hardware selection

Work with other senior engineers to support, maintain and expand in-circuit test capabilities

Work with other senior engineers to define and create boundary scan test capabilities for printed circuit board assemblies

Support board-level functional test design efforts

Work as part of a team responsible for the design and implementation of both hardware and software used for product test

Contribute to the development of manufacturing test strategy, test methodology, and test platforms for complex Medtronic products

Stay abreast of advances in latest technologies related to PCBA test

Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in PCBA test/electrical engineering, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience in PCBA test/electrical engineering

Nice to Have
Proficiency in PCBA development
Proficiency in OrCAD
Experience in test equipment design
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
Medical Device experience, QSR experience, and familiarity with change control processes in a regulated environment
Experience with high frequency (RF) energy measurement and transmission
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) practices
Experience with National Instruments hardware and other data acquisition IO
Experience with common serial communication protocols
Demonstrated experience with application of principles of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to use all Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)