Electrical Engineer, Medical Device
Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand
San Diego, CA0–5 yrs1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 5 years · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- TroubleshootingC++Git
- Nice to have
- Circuit designCEmbedded systemsPython
- Work
- On-site in San Diego
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Circuit design48%Troubleshooting43%C++12%Git1%of 145 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Electrical Engineer - Medical Device at Burke Porter, an Ascential Technologies Brand. This is an on-site position located in San Diego.
Key Responsibilities
- Designs, develops, modifies, and evaluates electronic systems, PCBA's, parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, or other hardware systems and electrical engineering applications.
- Determines design approaches and parameters.
- Analyzes equipment to establish operating data.
- Conducts experimental tests and evaluates results.
- Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
- May participate in the assessment of vendor capability to support product development.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Analog and digital circuit design
- Schematic capture
- PCB layout
- Hardware bring-up
- System-level debugging
- Familiarity with common embedded interfaces and communication protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless (drop in modules) technologies.
- Experience with testing and troubleshooting of PCBA designs using common test equipment.
- Experience with cable design and documentation.
- Experience with integrating sensors, motor controls, power electronics, and embedded peripherals.
- Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS-based platforms.
- Working knowledge of software development tools and practices including Git, debugging tools, automated testing, and version control workflows.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master’s degree with 0–2+ years of experience.
- Comfortable with direct client interaction, including presentation of technical designs.
- Knowledge of regulatory processes and requirements, including creating designs compliant with common FCC, UL, CSA, and EU regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with the Altium Designer tool is an advantage.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux, Python, C#, or development of engineering and test tools is a plus.
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering, software development, or test automation tools is desirable.
- Exposure to FPGA development, VHDL, or Verilog is a plus.
- Experience with design methods and requirements for medical devices including ISO13485, IEC60601 is desirable.