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)

Min Salary

$96800

Max Salary

$145200

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.