Lead Electrical Engineer
Apply NowCompany: GE HealthCare
Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84118
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Job Description Summary
At GE HealthCare we seek to improve lives in the moments that matter. The Surgery division is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join the team that designs the top surgical imaging solutions in the world. Our passionate people are creating the products, solutions, and services our customers need to deliver the best patient care possible.
This Lead Electrical Engineer will be a part of the Electrical Engineering team that designs and maintains the next-generation mobile C-arms. The C-arm is a complex system that consists of many electrical engineering disciplines including Power Engineering, Control Systems, Design for Medical Device Safety, Design for EMC/EMI Compliance, PCB Design, Communications, Wireless Devices, and Embedded Systems.
The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor with experience in power systems, PCB design, and medical devices. In addition to core design work, the engineer will support product improvements-including component redesigns, supplier qualifications, and reliability enhancements-working across disciplines with manufacturing, sourcing, and quality teams. This is a great opportunity for an engineer with strong design skills and a desire to expand leadership and coordination skills in a regulated, high-impact environment.
The Surgery division of GE Healthcare in Salt Lake City designs and builds the world-class OEC Elite C-arm and the OEC 3D C-arm. These are mobile systems that provide X-ray images for many surgical needs including orthopedics, gastrointestinal, endoscopic, urologic, neurologic, critical care, emergency, and vascular procedures. This is all done with world-renowned image quality and minimal dose, both of which allow for minimally invasive procedures that lead to better patient outcomes and shorter recovery times. Our C-arms affect the lives of 80,000+ individuals every day in critical moments of care.
Job Description
Working under the guidance of Principal Engineers, Architects, and Lead System Designers, the Lead Electrical Engineer will help to create and own the next-generation system architecture. Work will involve all engineering disciplines in the system, but a special focus on the following is desired.
Qualifications/Requirements
Desired Characteristics
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
At GE HealthCare we seek to improve lives in the moments that matter. The Surgery division is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join the team that designs the top surgical imaging solutions in the world. Our passionate people are creating the products, solutions, and services our customers need to deliver the best patient care possible.
This Lead Electrical Engineer will be a part of the Electrical Engineering team that designs and maintains the next-generation mobile C-arms. The C-arm is a complex system that consists of many electrical engineering disciplines including Power Engineering, Control Systems, Design for Medical Device Safety, Design for EMC/EMI Compliance, PCB Design, Communications, Wireless Devices, and Embedded Systems.
The ideal candidate is a strong technical contributor with experience in power systems, PCB design, and medical devices. In addition to core design work, the engineer will support product improvements-including component redesigns, supplier qualifications, and reliability enhancements-working across disciplines with manufacturing, sourcing, and quality teams. This is a great opportunity for an engineer with strong design skills and a desire to expand leadership and coordination skills in a regulated, high-impact environment.
The Surgery division of GE Healthcare in Salt Lake City designs and builds the world-class OEC Elite C-arm and the OEC 3D C-arm. These are mobile systems that provide X-ray images for many surgical needs including orthopedics, gastrointestinal, endoscopic, urologic, neurologic, critical care, emergency, and vascular procedures. This is all done with world-renowned image quality and minimal dose, both of which allow for minimally invasive procedures that lead to better patient outcomes and shorter recovery times. Our C-arms affect the lives of 80,000+ individuals every day in critical moments of care.
Job Description
Working under the guidance of Principal Engineers, Architects, and Lead System Designers, the Lead Electrical Engineer will help to create and own the next-generation system architecture. Work will involve all engineering disciplines in the system, but a special focus on the following is desired.
- Design and support electrical subsystems including power electronics, analog/digital boards, and sub-components for mobile X-ray systems
- Lead schematic capture, layout review, and design validation for new or updated designs
- Coordinate and contribute to resolution of manufacturing and field issues through root cause analysis and electrical troubleshooting
- Support product reliability improvements and cost-reduction efforts across the lifecycle
- Execute redesigns driven by obsolescence or supplier changes, including technical assessments, testing, and documentation
- Lead or support Supplier Change Requests (SCRs) and qualification of alternate parts or components
- Drive technical design reviews, verification planning, and documentation aligned with quality systems (ISO 13485, IEC 60601)
- Serve as a key technical interface across electrical, mechanical, firmware, systems, and quality teams
- Participate in mentoring and coaching of junior engineers
- Identify and drive opportunities for design improvement in manufacturability, serviceability, and cost
- Will be expected to drive technical designs from concept to execution. This includes prototyping, risk retirement, design reviews, reliability testing, creating requirements and verification plans, design documentation, manufacturing implementation, and field support.
- Should be comfortable working with cross-functional teams, have solid technical communication skills, and a strong commitment to product safety, quality, and reliability
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5 years electrical hardware work experience
- Demonstrated experience in any of the following: Analog, digital, or mixed circuit design, power supply design
- Experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and parts list creation including circuit design and simulation tool experience (i.e. Cadence, Matlab, spice)
- Ability to oversee activities for board layout and PCB manufacturing
- Experience bench testing and troubleshooting PCB prototypes
- Experience integrating hardware components within a complex system
- Familiarity with EMC compatibility and solutions
- Basic knowledge of SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and other serial communication protocols
- Proficiency with lab equipment: Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters
- Ability to complete design objectives within program critical timelines
- Experience working within a quality management system that ensures rigor and excellence with all design activities
- Familiarity with UL/ETL/IEC standards and how they apply to designs
- Self-starter, results oriented, and able to multi-task
- Excellent teamwork, coordination, and communication skills
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. (We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.)
Desired Characteristics
- Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Experience in embedded system design
- Knowledge of x-ray imaging system design fundamentals
- Knowledge of IEC 60601-1 standards and how they apply to designs
- Knowledge of IEC 60601-1-2 and associated standards including CISPR11 and test methods
- Experience with process simplification methods
- Ability to write comprehensive verification test protocols
- Working knowledge of GEHC tools and processes EQPM, ePDM, Cadence
- Demonstrated technical leadership capability in integration activities
- Experience with reliability test methods (growth testing, demonstration testing) and tools (i.e. Weibull++), and how to design for reliability
- Experience delivering low-cost designs and should-cost analysis
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts
- Interest in growing toward program, technical leadership, or management roles
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes