Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

Trident Consulting is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for one of our clients in Burlington, MA (onsite). A global leader in business and technology services. Please find additional details about the role below:

Title: Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Burlington, MA (onsite)

Type: Contract

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 60601-1, and IEC 60601-1-2 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.