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Job Title: Sr. Electrical Engineer
Job Description
In this role, you will lead electrical design and development efforts throughout the entire product lifecycle—from initial concept and prototyping to testing, verification, and transfer to manufacturing. You’ll also play a key role in mentoring and training electrical engineers in best practices for electronics and medical device design.
Responsibilities
- Lead electrical hardware design, prototyping, testing, and documentation for medical devices and diagnostic systems.
- Perform embedded system integration, testing, and debugging across diverse hardware platforms.
- Author and maintain production test procedures and technical documentation to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers in electronics and medical device design practices.
- Deliver technical presentations to internal teams and clients.
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to capture product specifications, risk documentation, and test protocols.
- Maintain expertise in medical and diagnostic standards, including general safety and EMC requirements.
- Introduce and evaluate new electronics design tools, software applications, and test equipment.
- Function as the electrical engineering lead on assigned projects, ensuring alignment with client goals and regulatory standards.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 3–6 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, preferably in the medical device industry.
- Strong knowledge of circuit design, digital interfaces, rapid prototyping, simulation, debugging, and automated hardware testing.
- Familiarity with medical device standards and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively.
- Experience working independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
- Experience with digital interfaces and automated hardware testing.
- Ability to introduce and evaluate new design tools and test equipment.
Work Environment
The position is based in an office/lab environment, offering a dynamic and collaborative workspace.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Providence, Rhode Island.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $103000.00 - $148000.00/yr.
Medical/dental/vision, PTO, Paid holidays, 401k matching, bonus plan
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Providence,RI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 5, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $103,000 - $148,000