We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity.
At Laborie, we know the work we do matters – it’s what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you’re ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we’d like to meet you.
We support and empower our employees to grow their careers in an environment that encourages a sense of belonging and a connection to doing good. We’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make our goals a reality and work together to solve for our customers. We reward and recognize our employees based on our values of Aspire to Greatness, Respect All, Own It, Working Together, Persist with Passion.
Who We’re Looking For:
As a key member of the R&D team, the Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for performing engineering activities in support of new product development as well as providing R&D support to existing products in our portfolio. This includes product and component design, electronics design, customer and product specification development, software and hardware integration and other product development activities in support of revenue, quality, production, and cost reduction goals.
About the Role:
- Own the electrical engineering aspects of medical device design including schematic capture, PCB layout, requirements management, verification test design, manufacturing design transfer, and change plans.
- Responsible for product engineering in compliance with the medical device design control requirements globally.
- Responsible for new product development projects for electromechanical assemblies, electronics, wired and wireless communication design, as well as medical electrical safety and EMC related design compliance.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineers, software engineers, quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, clinicians, regulatory specialists, marketing reps, and technical service reps to bring products to the market.
- Coordinate testing with external labs to support global medical electrical safety and EMC standards (60601-1 and its associated subparts).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English).
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and contribute positively within a global product development team.
- Technical aptitude, "hands-on" approach to engineering, and good understanding of engineering concepts including FEA, design for manufacturing and design for quality.
- Ability to lead and work on multiple projects concurrently, and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Understanding of test method validation, verification, validation and analytical methods and experience with statistics and design of experiments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced skills with ECAD software, Altium Designer is preferred.
- Knowledge of applicable standards/regulations such as FDA QSR (CFR Title 21 Part 820), EU 2017/745 ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and IEC 60601-1 preferred.
- Injection Molding Experience preferred.
- 3D CAD software skills (SolidWorks) strongly preferred.
Why Laborie:
Our Mission every day is to operate as a world-class specialist medical company making and advancing technologies that preserve and restore human dignity. We do that today by helping people with pelvic and gastrointestinal conditions live normal lives, and by helping mothers and babies have safe deliveries.
- Paid time off and paid volunteer time
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account with Company Funded Contributions
- 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Parental Leave and Adoption Services
- Health and Wellness Programs and Events
Laborie provides equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Laborie is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our services, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and contribute positively within a global product development team
- Technical aptitude and hands-on engineering approach
- Understanding of FEA, design for manufacturing, and design for quality
- Ability to lead and work on multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams
- Understanding of test method validation, verification, validation, and analytical methods
- Experience with statistics and design of experiments
- Advanced ECAD software skills, preferably Altium Designer
- Knowledge of FDA QSR, CFR Title 21 Part 820, EU 2017/745, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and IEC 60601-1
- Injection molding experience
- 3D CAD software skills, strongly preferably SolidWorks
What We Do
Laborie develops innovative medical technologies – including diagnostic equipment and consumable supplies – in the Urology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology fields. We take great pride in supporting doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, academic institutions and patients with treatment and diagnostic innovations. LABORIE is comprised of a variety of powerful brands – cultivated over more than 50 years of providing innovative products and services to our customers. Our story is one of continuous profitable growth, driven both organically and inorganically through mergers and acquisitions. We are privately owned by Patricia Industries and a part of the Investor AB network. Our owners take a long-term investment approach and create value for people and society by building strong and sustainable businesses. We know the work we do at LABORIE matters – we’re making a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe. This is what fuels our motivation each day.
