Electrical Engineer

About Company

Mizuho OSI is the leader in the markets for specialty surgery and patient positioning. The company's portfolio includes specialty surgical tables for procedure-specific approaches that improve patient outcomes in spine and orthopedic surgeries along with disposable and reusable surgical patient care products.

Job Summary

Position provides electrical engineering and technical support; applying broad knowledge of electrical engineering principles, practices and techniques to the design and development of new equipment for hospital Operation Room as well as product changes and enhancements. Work includes prototyping, integrating, testing and trouble shooting. Solve electrical engineering problems at the component through system level. Conduct testing, utilizing existing test protocols or create new ones as needed. Generate written reports.

Contribute to the intellectual property position of the company via invention and patent application. Maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, drawings, and processes consistent with QSR and FDA requirements. Provide support for the resolution of product complaints and/or safety issues. Work with other engineering, manufacturing, marketing, service, quality, and regulatory staff to coordinate pilot production of new products both domestic and international.


Responsibilities:

• Produce efficient, creative technical designs, analysis, and testing of electrical components and subsystems for operating room equipment.
• Document designs, specifications, risk assessment, verification, validation, test results, and analysis in accordance with FDA design control requirements.
• Use oscilloscopes, signal generators, and/or logic analyzers for diagnostic troubleshooting of circuits, boards, power supplies, and control systems.
• Interpret technical instructions, schematic drawings, component specifications, software code, and regulatory requirements.
• Focus on design-for-manufacturability and high-quality production by using appropriate component and process selection.
• Collaborate with other engineers within the department and across the organization on electrical designs and activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems within standard regulations.
• Analyze problems and formulate plans to overcome challenges to get work done quickly with a high degree of quality. Make sound and logical decisions, choose the appropriate courses of action based on the situation, and use continual improvement problem solving skills.
• Understand Mizuho OSI's business objectives and the relationship between the Department and those objectives; to support and follow the Corporate Vision, Mission & Values Statements, to maintain the services and quality levels set by Mizuho OSI, and to continually enable Mizuho OSI to be a great place to work.
• Understand, follow and support Mizuho OSI's internal Quality System policies, procedures and work instructions including but not limited to applicable external regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 820 Quality System Regulations and applicable International Standards).
• At more senior levels you may:
  1. Assign work to designers, technicians, or temporary workers as necessary.
  2. Develop new applications for existing controls, instruments, and systems.
  3. Plan, schedule, estimate cost, and coordinate internal and external resources for projects.
  4. Assist other engineers with technical input as necessary.
  5. Lead projects and provide technical leadership.
  6. Train and instruct other members of the department and the company as appropriate, by passing along skills and information to assist them in their development and advancement either with one-on-one or with platform training skills.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 0-8 YOE, Master's Degree and 1+ YOE, PhD Degree and 1+ YOE
• Fluency with an electrical CAD software package, Altium (Protel) is a must have.
• Basic electrical design skills on digital, analog, and power circuits.
• Working knowledge of embedded controls with micro-processors.
• Working knowledge of motors, motor drivers and motion control.
• Knowledge of real-time control software.
• Excellent computer skills including operating Windows based personal computers. Ability to efficiently and effectively use Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of medical devices and FDA regulations preferred.
• Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies including medical, technical, manufacturing, and materials developments as related to company products.
• Ability to clearly express oneself verbally and in writing in the English language using good grammar, vocabulary, eye contact. Ability to communicate effectively with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include strong presentation, project and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer focus with a high sense of urgency. Ability to provide excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to work in a team environment with a positive attitude and flexibility to work on different projects as assigned
• Able to respond sensitively to the needs and feelings of others regardless of position; to accept interpersonal differences, to maintain rapport, and to interact effectively with all levels of employees within the organization.
• Ability to function calmly in a fast paced environment managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Able to positively manage situations of a dynamic nature; to be able to modify plans, actions, and decisions in light of changing situations and circumstances while still meeting, or proposing modified, deadlines.
• Ability to learn and expand knowledge in a collaborative environment within and outside the department.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding, and the regular use of a time management process, which systematically structures one's own work to provide for effective task performance and to plan and prioritize items to meet future demands.
• Ability to establish and accomplish goals independently and to function as a positive and productive team member.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary range: $82,000 - $150,000 DOE + annual potential bonus + comprehensive benefits package


EOE STATEMENT

Mizuho OSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes business decisions based on job related criteria only. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Mizuho OSI conducts criminal conviction background checks and drug screening through a third-party screening vendor which includes searches of address history, criminal convictions, court records, education verification, employment verification, and reference checks. In addition, depending on the nature of the position for which you are applying, a motor vehicle driving report, a credit report, and/or ID checks in other non-U.S. countries are also included.

Criminal conviction background checks will run after an applicant has received and accepted a conditional offer of employment. After a conditional offer is made and before any background check is performed, applicants will receive background check disclosure and consent forms under state and federal laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act. Existence of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment. An assessment will be made about whether the conviction has a direct and adverse relationship to the job in question. No job offer will be withdrawn, and no adverse action will be taken against any employee, based on the results of a criminal conviction background check, without an individualized assessment of whether the applicant's conviction history has direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job in question.

Top Reasons To Join The Mizuho OSI Team
• Privately held company with a tradition of market leadership and best-in-class innovation
• Fast-paced entrepreneurial culture focused on dramatically improving patient outcomes through personal empowerment
• Emphasis on continuous improvement and celebration of our values of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and the Mizuho OSI Way.
• Create innovative solutions designed and manufactured at our HQ in Northern California

The Mizuho OSI Way

In 1978, we set out to change the way patients undergo surgery. As a Mizuho OSI customer, you can expect our commitment to the following...
• We commit to your satisfaction. If you are dissatisfied, we will strive to make it right.
• We do things the right way. We commit to hire people with competence, generosity and a caring attitude.
• We motivate our employees to use their individual strengths to provide creative solutions, changes, and innovations.
• We anticipate your needs through customer experiences, thus nurturing our relationships.

Collectively, this creates an environment that enables and inspires healthcare professionals to improve the lives of patients.
Dare to go further. Care to do more.

BENEFITS

At Mizuho OSI, we believe better solutions and decisions are born of diversity and are proudly an EEO/AA employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with matching, educational assistance and more.

FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS

Mizuho OSI values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country and we support the hiring of returning Service Members and military spouses. If you are a Veteran or wounded warrior and would like assistance with the employment process at Mizuho OSI, please contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

If you are a person with a disability or a disabled Veteran and are applying for a job with Mizuho OSI, we would like to ensure your application process goes as smoothly as possible. If you need additional assistance, information or answers to your questions, feel free to contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

EOE STATEMENT

Mizuho OSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes business decisions based on job related criteria only. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

BENEFITS

At Mizuho OSI, we believe better solutions and decisions are born of diversity and are proudly an EEO/AA employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with matching, educational assistance and more.

FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS

Mizuho OSI values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country and we support the hiring of returning Service Members and military spouses. If you are a Veteran or wounded warrior and would like assistance with the employment process at Mizuho OSI, please contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

If you are a person with a disability or a disabled Veteran and are applying for a job with Mizuho OSI, we would like to ensure your application process goes as smoothly as possible. If you need additional assistance, information or answers to your questions, feel free to contact HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.