Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineer

Location: Baltimore, Maryland (Hybrid Role)

About Hobson Associates' Client:

Since 1998, Hobson's client has been transforming complex technologies into intuitive products. We design and develop medical, industrial, and consumer products using novel sensors, wireless, ultrasound, microfluidics, optics, and robotics. Our uniquely personal approach attracts industry leading global companies and innovative startups alike to our Baltimore headquarters. The team of interdisciplinary engineers and designers takes technologies into new applications.

Our client is 100% employee owned and is centered around people who are excited about designing high tech products. Our mix of exceptional employees, creative project opportunities, and relaxed office culture provides an environment tailor-made to let employees flourish. Our historic office in downtown Baltimore places us in the center of the east coast network of cities, where design opportunities abound.

Lead Electrical Engineer Role and Responsibilities:

Our client is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to join our project teams in both technical and management roles. Our electrical engineers collaborate on development teams composed of industrial designers, technicians, computer engineers, and mechanical engineers to de-risk technologies, design devices around those technologies, and evaluate and improve the performance of those devices from concept to manufacturing transfer. Responsibilities of this role include:

• Design embedded electronics. Synthesize needs and inputs from clients and colleagues; develop electrical architectures in collaboration with other disciplines; perform trade studies and critical part selections; execute schematic capture and PCB layout; work with manufacturers and suppliers to procure PCBAs; perform testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of prototype electronics; support programmers and mechanical engineers during integration of electronics into systems; work with test labs to perform compliance testing of prototype devices; collaborate with contract manufacturers to transfer design for manufacturing.
• Develop technical documentation. Support the above design process with written documentation, including requirements documents, architecture diagrams, design notes, test procedures and reports, and formal design descriptions.
• Lead engineering teams. Lead and mentor small teams of engineers to develop complex systems of electronics; manage team tasks and schedules while reporting on progress both internally and externally; assist with developing project plans, schedules, and budgets; facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration with other internal and external teams; review and approve designs of other electrical engineers.
• Communicate with clients, colleagues, and vendors. Develop presentations, technical memos, and other written communication; present to diverse technical and non-technical audiences; participate in or lead regular client update meetings; work both internally and externally to synthesize needs and build consensus toward technical solutions; partner with external vendors and manufacturers to support design solutions.
• Supervise junior engineers. Our client is built around a model of mentorship and continuous learning. As engineers gain years of experience, we encourage them to take on the responsibility of supervising newer employees, including both interns and full-time hires. Qualified candidates will, after some years of experience here, be able to support supervisees through quarterly check-ins and annual reviews, mentor supervisees through their technical and professional growth, and advocate within the department and company for their supervisee's needs and interests.
• Assist with process improvement. Our electrical design and review process is continually improving, and that process improvement effort benefits from the input and initiative of every engineer in our department. Engineers are encouraged to share technical insights and lessons with colleagues that improve work processes.
• Assist with business development. Participate occasionally in prospective client meetings; assist with planning technical work scope and developing budgetary estimates to support proposals; support generation of marketing content.
• Travel to client sites. Travel to client sites across the US. (Travel frequency varies but averages a few trips per year.)
• Work in-office. Work on-site at office in Baltimore at least 3 days per week, with flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week (depending on project type).
• Support seasonal recruiting efforts. Participate in both remote and on-site recruiting events, including career fairs and info sessions, during fall and spring recruiting seasons.

Required Qualifications:

Applicant must have the following qualifications:

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
• Multiple years of experience in embedded electronics design, including proficiency with electrical CAD
• Experience leading teams of electrical engineers, including managing tasks and schedules
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including experience interfacing with and presenting technical topics to clients and stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in any of the following areas is beneficial for this role:

• Past experience in product development
• Literacy with technology and engineering areas beyond electrical engineering, such as fluidics, thermodynamics, optics, biochemistry, robotics, controls, or ultrasound
• Complex system design incorporating electrical and electromechanical components, including motors, linear actuators, sensors, pumps, valves, and heaters
• Experience writing documentation for medical design history files, including product requirements, risk documents (hazards analyses (HAs) and FMEAs), and verification protocols and reports
• Experience designing medical devices in compliance with medical safety regulations
• Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle processes for risk tracking, requirements development, and technical management