Principal R&D Electrical Engineer

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Principal R&D Electrical Engineer will lead technical development of innovative electronic systems to treat peripheral and heart valve diseases, will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization, and will perform and support a variety of development engineering activities including high-voltage analog, digital circuit and programmable logic design.

Essential Job Functions

• Architect and design electronic pulse discharge systems for medical devices.
• Develop proof of concept designs and bench models to test these concepts in a simulated environment.
• Develop new and novel products based on user defined needs.
• Translate user needs into design inputs/product specifications.
• Create technical specifications from specific user requirements.
• Develop, validate, and maintain system test methods and plans.
• Lead less-senior engineers to develop system and circuit board test fixtures.
• Direct and/or perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and manage prototype builds.
• Perform functional verification of systems to medical device standards.
• Work with marketing and New Product Development teams to develop new design concepts.
• Participate in system-level technical design reviews to ensure all design inputs and user needs are addressed.
• Initiate and conduct system design reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoot complex electronic systems to the component level.
• Provide support in the company medical device auditing processes.
• Enhance the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and patent applications.
• Take a leading role in the management of assigned projects.
• Other duties as needed.

Essential Job Functions

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering with 10+ years of design and development experience, or a Master's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering with 8+ years of design and development experience.
• Experience in architecting and bringing new products to market.
• Experience in all product design phases from concept to commercialization.
• Extensive experience with schematic capture, and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit modeling tools.
• Experience designing DC/DC and AC/DC switch mode power supplies.
• Design experience with FPGA's using Verilog and VHDL.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with all levels of management and organizations.
• Experience developing C language code for common microcontroller peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIOs, ADCs, DACs, and other analog transducers.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to adapt and reprioritize to changing requirements.
• Experience in the development of medical devices is a strong plus.
• Experience with lasers and pulse discharge systems a plus.
• Experience designing soft core processors in programmable logic devices is a plus.
• Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs.

Market Range:

$167,000 - $209,000

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Benefits
Shockwave Medical offers a competitive total compensation package as well as the following benefits and perks:

Core Benefits:Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax and Roth 401k options with a fully vested match, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account (HSA), Competitive PTO balance

Perks: Calm App, Pet Insurance, Student Loan Refinancing, Spot Bonus awards

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