GE HealthCare Lead Electrical Engineer 

United States, Utah, Salt Lake City 

972439038

The Surgery division of GE Healthcare in Salt Lake City designs and builds the world-class OEC Elite C-arm and the OEC 3D C-arm. These are mobile systems that provide X-ray images for many surgical needs including orthopedics, gastrointestinal, endoscopic, urologic, neurologic, critical care, emergency, and vascular procedures. This is all done with world-renowned image quality and minimal dose, both of which allow for minimally invasive procedures that lead to better patient outcomes and shorter recovery times. Our C-arms affect the lives of 80,000+ individuals every day in critical moments of care.
Job Description

Working under the guidance of Principal Engineers, Architects, and Lead System Designers, the Lead Electrical Engineer will help to create and own the next-generation system architecture. Work will involve all engineering disciplines in the system, but a special focus on the following is desired.

• Design and support electrical subsystems including power electronics, analog/digital boards, and sub-components for mobile X-ray systems

• Lead schematic capture, layout review, and design validation for new or updated designs

• Coordinate and contribute to resolution of manufacturing and field issues through root cause analysis and electrical troubleshooting

• Support product reliability improvements and cost-reduction efforts across the lifecycle

• Execute redesigns driven by obsolescence or supplier changes, including technical assessments, testing, and documentation

• Lead or support Supplier Change Requests (SCRs) and qualification of alternate parts or components

• Drive technical design reviews, verification planning, and documentation aligned with quality systems (ISO 13485, IEC 60601)

• Serve as a key technical interface across electrical, mechanical, firmware, systems, and quality teams

• Participate in mentoring and coaching of junior engineers

• Identify and drive opportunities for design improvement in manufacturability, serviceability, and cost

• Will be expected to drive technical designs from concept to execution. This includes prototyping, risk retirement, design reviews, reliability testing, creating requirements and verification plans, design documentation, manufacturing implementation, and field support.

• Should be comfortable working with cross-functional teams, have solid technical communication skills, and a strong commitment to product safety, quality, and reliability

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• 5 years electrical hardware work experience

• Demonstrated experience in any of the following: Analog, digital, or mixed circuit design, power supply design

• Experience with PCB design, schematic capture, and parts list creation including circuit design and simulation tool experience (i.e. Cadence, Matlab, spice)

• Ability to oversee activities for board layout and PCB manufacturing

• Experience bench testing and troubleshooting PCB prototypes

• Experience integrating hardware components within a complex system

• Familiarity with EMC compatibility and solutions

• Basic knowledge of SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and other serial communication protocols

• Proficiency with lab equipment: Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters

• Ability to complete design objectives within program critical timelines

• Experience working within a quality management system that ensures rigor and excellence with all design activities

• Familiarity with UL/ETL/IEC standards and how they apply to designs

• Self-starter, results oriented, and able to multi-task

• Excellent teamwork, coordination, and communication skills

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. (We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.)

Desired Characteristics

• Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

• Experience in embedded system design

• Knowledge of x-ray imaging system design fundamentals

• Knowledge of IEC 60601-1 standards and how they apply to designs

• Knowledge of IEC 60601-1-2 and associated standards including CISPR11 and test methods

• Experience with process simplification methods

• Ability to write comprehensive verification test protocols

• Working knowledge of GEHC tools and processes EQPM, ePDM, Cadence

• Demonstrated technical leadership capability in integration activities

• Experience with reliability test methods (growth testing, demonstration testing) and tools (i.e. Weibull++), and how to design for reliability

• Experience delivering low-cost designs and should-cost analysis

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering efforts

• Interest in growing toward program, technical leadership, or management roles