Electrical Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Electrical/Firmware Test Engineer

Duration: 12+ Months (Possible extension)

Location: Irvine, CA 92618

Onsite Role

Responsibilities:

• Must Have: Electrical testing, PCB circuit boards, C/C++ with coding background
• Support the development, maintenance, and integration of test systems, embedded firmware, and verification tools for medical device products.
• **Will possess a strong combination of embedded firmware development, electrical engineering fundamentals, test system development, and hands-on troubleshooting experience.
• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot embedded firmware for microcontroller-based test systems and medical device support equipment.
• Develop automated test systems, test fixtures, and hardware/software tools used for product verification, validation, and manufacturing support.
• Design and implement electrical circuits, interface boards, and supporting hardware required for test and measurement systems.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, software, and quality engineers to support product integration and verification activities.
• Develop software and firmware to support communication interfaces including SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, BLE, or other embedded communication protocols.
• Support design verification testing, root cause investigations, failure analysis, and corrective actions.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation including requirements, design specifications, test protocols, traceability matrices, and reports.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, risk assessments, FMEA activities, and technical reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve test coverage, automation, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
• Communicate project progress, technical risks, and trade-offs to project leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with applicable procedures, quality system requirements, and medical device development processes.
• Support supplier and external partner activities related to test equipment, components, and subsystem integration.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline. (Not mechanical engineering)
• 4 or more years of engineering experience with embedded systems, firmware development, electrical design, and test system development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development.
• Experience developing firmware for microcontroller-based systems.
• Experience designing, debugging, and troubleshooting electrical and embedded systems.
• Experience developing automated test equipment, test fixtures, or engineering test systems.
• Familiarity with laboratory test equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, multimeters, and protocol analyzers.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause investigation skills.
• Experience creating clear and concise technical documentation.

Preferred:

• Experience within medical devices, aerospace, or other regulated industries.
• Familiarity with IEC 62304 software lifecycle processes.
• Familiarity with IEC 60601, IEC 14708, ISO 14971, or related medical device standards