#22619 - Junior Electrical Engineer

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We are seeking a Junior Electrical Engineer to join our growing U.S.-based team in Ballground, GA.

Role: Junior Electrical Engineer
Location: Ballground, GA

About the Role-

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform development and sustaining tasks for electro-mechanical medical devices with the cross functional design team.
• Design and develop innovative solutions to meet engineering and marketing requirements.
• Troubleshoot and determine corrective measures for prototype designs and quality defects.
• Develop and perform test protocols to evaluate design changes, product improvements and cost reduction opportunities.
• Design and fabricate prototypes, tooling fixtures, and test benches as required.
• Work with Supply Chain to optimize material supply chain for cost and design for manufacturability.
• Determine product/component costing and BOM (Bill of Materials) management through centralized document management system.
• Identify and resolve product assembly issues to improve product consistency and eliminate variance in conjunction with production and manufacturing engineering.
• Work within a greater team to ensure that all aspects of new product introduction, and changes to existing products, are effectively communicated to production personnel. Prepare and communicate ECO and/or TDD changes to production.
• Interface with various departments in coordinating technical information relating to specific projects or regarding quality issues.
• Sustain existing products, which may include identifying alternates for EOL components, design improvements, cost down efforts.
• Develop control and power management solutions to optimize power consumption, system reliability and performance.
• Develop test and diagnostics test hardware to support bench testing, production testing and field service.
• Perform electrical component selection and create PCB schematics. Perform and/or oversee PCBA layout.
• Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, twisting and occasional crawling.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs., occasional heavier lifting.
• Occasional pushing, pulling and handling materials.

Required Education and Experience

• BS Degree in Engineering – Electrical or Computer, or equivalent
• Minimum 6 years’ professional engineering experience, preferably in the design and manufacturing of electro-mechanical products.
• Working knowledge of Electrical CAD software. Altium experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers, including MS Word, Excel, and Office Suite programs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work both independently and in team settings.
• Sound understanding of and demonstrated success applying fundamentals within electrical design: analog and digital circuits, digital communication, controls, energy consumption, PCBAs, prototyping and troubleshooting.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting utilizing multimeter and oscilloscope.
• Experience prototyping electrical assemblies and soldering PCB surface-mount components.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience with electrical design for embedded systems using microcontrollers.
• Experience with control systems, such as brushless DC motor control and electro-pneumatic systems.
• Experience with power management (AC and battery power) for low voltage devices.
• Experience implementing wireless solutions for Bluetooth, WIFI, and/or Cellular.
• Experience with serial communication protocols, such as UART, I2C, SPI, USB.
• Basic software programming knowledge, such as using languages such as C/C++.
• Medical Device background a plus
• Understanding of production metrics and Six Sigma.
• Understanding of Medical Device design control processes and associated ISO standards compliance (60601, 13485, 9001, etc.) preferred
• Demonstrated success leading small and medium sized engineering projects or subsystem designs.

Benefits
Why QualiTest?

• Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace – we are one, we are many at Qualitest. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences. We have more than 40% women and around 120 different nationalities.
• Local and global opportunities – we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career.
• Clear view of your career and progression with the company – Qualitest is growing massively (since 2021 – tripled our employees base – we now have more than 8,000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us.
• Work hard and play harder with our flexible and casual culture. Take a break from work and join an employee event, or enjoy the amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers.Save your earnings and prepare for your future by enrolling in our 401k plan where Qualitest will match your contributions accelerating your savings plan.
• Take care of health with enrollment into one of our competitive healthcare benefits. Qualitest will match towards your HSA if you choose to participate.
• Never stop experimenting and learning with QCraft – our Learning & Development platform: 50,000+ courses, 300+ virtual labs, mentorship and leadership programs, professional tribes, sponsored certifications, and much more.
• Stay active and get rewarded with our Corporate Wellness Program. We pay your Gym membership and giving you opportunities to Earn additional vacation times for attendance the gym!
• Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program’s. Refer and earn – tap your network for net-worth.
• We recognize our employees work via our Qudos platform - You can earn bonuses and spot awards by celebrating your and your peers’ achievements.
• Planning a vacation? Looking for car insurance? Get access to Qualitest Employee Perks for discounts on anything from travel to electronics. With so many offerings the savings are endless!
• Competitive pay, with a salary range of $60,000–$70,000 per annum.
• Intrigued to find out more about us?
• Visit our website at https://www.qualitestgroup.com/
• If you like what you have read, send us your resume and let’s start talking!