Electrical Hardware Engineer
Posted
Title: Electrical Hardware Engineer
Location:Burlington, MA (onsite)
Type:Contract w2
Duration:12+ Months
Pay Rate:$50/hr $58/hr on W2
Shift:1st Shift
Top Skills
- Electrical Design | PCB Development | Altium Designer | Mixed-Signal Circuits | System Integration | Medical Devices | FDA Design Controls | ISO13485
Position Summary
Seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and support advanced electro-opto-mechanical medical devices. The role focuses on circuit design, PCB development, system integration, verification, validation, and compliance within FDA-regulated and ISO13485 environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronic circuits.
- Perform schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, board bring-up, testing, and debugging.
- Conduct circuit simulations, signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, thermal, and reliability analyses.
- Develop electrical wiring diagrams and integrate sensors, motors, displays, power supplies, and communication interfaces.
- Manage PCB design environments, component libraries, configuration management, and revision control.
- Support prototype builds, root-cause analysis, hardware troubleshooting, and system integration.
- Define and execute verification and validation protocols.
- Generate technical documentation, design records, and test reports.
- Support ECOs, CAPA investigations, manufacturing issues, and component obsolescence management.
- Ensure compliance with FDA design controls, ISO13485, IEC (phone number removed), and IEC (phone number removed)-2 standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience.
- Strong experience in analog, digital, mixed-signal, power electronics, and PCB design.
- Hands-on experience with Altium Designer, PSpice, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink, Allegro PCB, and ORCAD.
- Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, thermal analysis, and EMC/EMI simulations.
- Knowledge of I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Wi-Fi, and BLE communication protocols.
- Experience with motor control circuits, sensor integration, and hardware validation.
- Familiarity with FDA-regulated product development, QMS, and ISO13485 environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Medical device industry experience.
- Experience with regulated product development and compliance testing.
- Hands-on system integration and verification experience.
About Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we've partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.
We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.
