Senior Electrical Engineer

Position/Title: Senior Electrical Engineer

Department: R&D

Supervisor: VP of Business Operations & Clinical Affairs

Status: Exempt

About the Company: Valencia Technologies is a neuromodulation company transforming the standard of care for urgency urinary incontinence with the development of our revolutionary eCoin technology. Valencia Technologies is ramping up all aspects of business to deliver effective therapy and impact the lives of millions. Join our mission to become the market leader in overactive bladder care as we bring patients and physicians a better therapy now and beyond, put patients first, and be a place of respect, excellence, and honesty for our employees and clients.

Job Summary: The senior electrical engineer will be involved in the development and implementation of the next generation products for Valencia Technologies while supporting the current generation for a successful ramp to manufacturing.

Responsibilities/Tasks: As Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Determining feasibility of a design concept through part selection, prototyping and initial design fabrication of the PCBA, board bring up (debug as necessary) and characterization to determine the suitability of the concept.
• Risk assessment of the proposed design and mitigation of residual risk via design or process controls. Ability to perform dFMEA analysis independently on design modules and systems.
• Gather user-needs to understand the suitability of the design and make necessary changes to reflect in system or subsystem level requirements.
• Create architectural documents to record the design process - selection of parts and their suitability to the design, operating principles of the design, optimization of parameters (if any) and related selection criteria.
• Create requirements for the electrical portion of the design (such as selection of power management module, transmission protocol, etc.) to ensure design verification and/or validation has adequate coverage of all the necessary features.
• Identify and help derive qualification of replacement for end of life components.
• Perform design reviews periodically to keep the stakeholders informed and seek critical feedback to improve on the design.

Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of class III implantable neuromodulation device design process. Prior design experience is a definite plus.
• Knowledge of communication fundamentals for HF/UHF/RF is a must.
• Prior experience of designing coils and working principles of coils (quality factor, matching) for tuning to achieve the highest fidelity of communication is greatly desired.
• Thorough understanding of op-amps and mixed-signal electronics (ADCs, DACs, current source, etc.)
• Experience in selecting microprocessors for new designs based on system level requirements and estimating memory required for code base, GPIO count, RESET behavior, interface controls (I2C, SPI) etc.
• Basic understanding of firmware and code development for feasibility and development
• Experience with low-power design and power management for high reliability product development.
• Experience in designing using Altium is a necessary requirement for this position.
• Familiarity with standards ISO-13485, ISO-14971, ISO-14708-1 and -3 is a must.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401K with Employer Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Annual Bonus Eligibility

Valencia Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer