Senior Electrical Engineer Jobs

Company Overview

NanoCellect's mission is to facilitate breakthrough biomedical discoveries by making cell sorting and analysis technology more portable, affordable, safe, and easy-to-use. NanoCellect is committed to empowering every scientist to make discoveries one cell at a time, with modern and simple technologies to advance cell-based assays that are affordable, compact and easy-to-use. Our microfluidic flow cytometry platforms enable biomedical scientists to analyze and sort cells required for drug discovery, single cell-omics, cloning, and basic research. NanoCellect’s proprietary software is a key component of its products and is critical to the company’s success.

Primary Function & Scope Of The Position

As a critical member of a multi-discipline development team, the Senior Electrical Engineer will lead new electrical product development and sustaining engineering projects to advance NanoCellect technology. This person must be adaptable, self-motivated, and results-driven to expand a revolutionary real-time cell analysis and isolation platform.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Conduct risk assessment and identify potential reliability or safety hazards.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, helping their growth and development.
• Modify test procedures to improve coverage and prevent recurrence of issues.
• Work closely with a team of firmware, software, optical, mechanical, and test engineers in all phases of the project, including requirements definition, design, testing, and qualification.
• Identify hardware issues to solve them as early in the design cycle as possible.
• Troubleshoot, debug circuits and provide technical service to fix and replace hardware.
• Support initiatives to improve process efficiency and automation.
• Perform integration testing of the hardware and firmware.
• Work closely with contract manufacturers as a point of contact for electrical systems and meeting requirement metrics
• Document and communicate clearly, including through the generation of charts, layouts, and diagrams.
• Improve signal and noise performance of analog circuits.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to ensure smooth production and assembly of electrical components. Provide technical assistance and support during the manufacturing process.
• Validate and produce technical specifications for new products.
• Conduct design reviews and generate feedback to reach team alignment.
• Take technical ownership of electrical subsystems.
• Schematic capture, layout, and routing for PCBs using Altium Designer for interface with FPGA and precision measurement components, motors, LEDs, UART, DC, SMPS, isolation, and other circuits. Ensure circuits comply with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Review trends and determine root cause(s).
• Create and maintain Altium library of components and footprints.
• Bring products through certification (FCC, electrical safety, CE, UL, laser safety, etc.)
• Develop strategies to mitigate risks and ensure product reliability.
• Oversee prototyping, testing, and validation of electrical components and design improvements.

Strongly Desired Skills/Experience

• Debug and troubleshoot firmware-related issues using hardware and software debugging tools.
• Implement low-level device drivers and peripheral interfaces to enable seamless communication between microcontrollers and external components.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of firmware to ensure functionality, stability, and compliance with industry standards.
• Develop and maintain embedded firmware for microcontrollers from STM, ATMEL, and Microchip, ensuring efficient and reliable operation of embedded systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and software developers, to define firmware requirements and specifications.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Embedded Firmware experience is a plus.
• Position requires the ability to move and or lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Experience in electronics product development, including reliability testing and failure analysis, is a plus.
• Working knowledge and experience with standard test equipment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally at different organizational levels.
• Position requires the use of hands/fingers to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Proficiency in PCB design using Altium Designer
• 5+ years of electrical engineering work experience required.
• Must be able to remain in a sedentary position 50% of the time.
• Familiarity with IAR Systems IDE is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• This position will work in our office in San Diego, CA (this is not a fully remote position). Candidates outside of the US will not be considered. Relocation assistance will not be provided for candidates outside of San Diego.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity is required.
• Must be highly self-motivated and detail-oriented.

Benefits And Perks

• Professional development opportunities
• 401K with company match
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage as well as Life Insurance and LTD
• Unlimited PTO
• Starting annual base salary compensation range from $130,000 - $140,000 (DOE)
• Casual dress code, free snacks, free onsite gym access

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic information (including family medical history). NanoCellect will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who need them for medical or religious reasons as required by law.

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