Sr. Electrical Engineer

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We love what we do! At Aspen Surgical we live our values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovative Spirit every day. This caring dedication creates and builds exceptional products that drive the industry standard making a real and lasting impact on people’s lives around the world. We strive to be the best, while providing the tools, resources, and support needed to set our team members up for success.

Summary

The Sr. Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing engineering expertise to the energy portfolio within the product development team. This role will support the design tasks associated with the global energy strategy for revenue growth, profit growth, and business continuity as well as acquisition integrations.

In This Position, You Will Have the Opportunity To

• Responsible for the energy portfolio projects within the product development workstream.
• Support organic growth and/or sustaining energy functions of acquisitions and other business migrations.
• Adhere to project schedules, budgets, mitigate risks, and efficient solutioning of issues.
• Manage project financials including but not limited to operational expenses, training, and travel. 
• Assist in identifying organic growth, cost savings, and business opportunities.
• Assist in developing and/or improving design & development quality management systems, processes, and tools.
• Recommend and communicate project plans, track tasks, and manage time to meet project deadlines.
• Conduct the development and evaluation of designs which meet defined product requirements and that are optimized for production, reliability, and overall cost to the business.
• Evaluate proposed changes to existing products and complete deliverables required to implement the change through individual efforts or cross-functional teams. 
• Work closely with the portfolio managers to understand commercial opportunities and impacts.
• Ensure that product changes meet both internal and external customer requirements.
• Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts related to development projects. Provide thorough engineering analysis and data.
• Work with manufacturing throughout the development phases to ensure that products are produced in a safe, efficacious, and quality manner while keeping within established time frames.
• Work with finance to develop product costing to understand impacts of material/design selections.
• Interface with vendors, manufacturing facilities, and various internal groups to resolve design and manufacturing issues of new and existing products.
• Provide general technical assistance to various inter departments/individuals as necessary in the exploration of new opportunities and/or problem-solving issues with existing products.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge and practices relevant to medical device design & development through continuing education, specific courses, or conferences.
• Perform other tasks or projects as assigned by Director of Product Design & Development.

What You Need to Succeed in This Position

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related 4-year technical degree is required.
• Master of Science degree or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in medical device regulated industry with experience that includes, but not limited to, FDA, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, MDSAP and European MDD/MDR requirements.
• Proficient in IEC 60601 and other applicable medical electrical equipment regulations.
• Industry knowledge of UL and safety standards. 
• Project management experience with processes, tools, and appropriate scaling.
• Able to effectively manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously. PMP certification preferred.
• Business case development for product costing as it pertains to product design & development.
• Involvement with invention disclosures or patents.
• Effectively handles global interactions and collaborations while managing cultural differences.
• Successfully network with key contacts outside own area of expertise and across global boundaries
• Ability to lead projects within a multi-functional team with proven verbal and written communication skills.
• Teamwork, communication, positive attitude required to support the product development environment.
• Able to perform root cause analysis and implement effective corrective actions.
• Continuous Improvement or Lean Leader experience preferred.
• Excellent computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Microsoft, Minitab, Solidworks.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time required. 

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