Graduate Electronic Engineer Job In Connacht

Job Description

Design electronic hardware for wearable devices addressing cancer treatment side effects, collaborating with teams to achieve IEC 60601 compliance, and working on a mix of design, testing, manufacturing, and compliance work.

Responsibilities:

1. Work on electronics subassembly design to create meaningful products changing cancer care.
2. Create technical requirements specifications for electronics and firmware subsystems.
3. Identify suitable electronic hardware components and liaise with suppliers for reliability.
4. Design and prototype functional hardware circuits for prototyping and testing of devices.
5. Work on PCB and broader electronic subassembly design for production.
6. Collaborate with subcontract manufacturers on design for manufacture considerations.
7. Design specific functional tests to prove product safety and efficacy, and learn important compliance standards for electromechanical medical devices.
8. Collaborate with Quality team to identify design risks and mitigation strategies.
9. Design product tests to ensure product stability in production and in the clinic.
10. Complete testing of components and design inspection criteria for components to ensure device reliability.
11. Prepare and review test protocols for design verification and compliance testing.

Requirements:

• Previous work on at least 2 electronic design projects from definition to prototyping and testing.
• Examples of design decisions related to component selection and design iteration based on testing outcomes.
• Grade 2:1 or above in degree programme in Electronic Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Robotic Engineering, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of analogue circuit design & test, including power electronics.
• Knowledge of digital circuit design, including programmable logic.
• Use of schematic capture & PCB layout tools.
• Previous experience prototyping with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar.
• Familiarity with C programming.

Advantages:

• 1+ year(s) of professional electronic design experience, ideally in a medical device or similarly regulated environment.
• Familiarity with other programming languages.
• Previous exposure to projects working with medical devices.
• Any previous experience with compliance standards such as ISO 60601 and IEC 62304.