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Do you thrive on designing cutting-edge microprocessor-controlled systems, motion control systems, and multi-axis robotics? Join our Molecular Imaging division as a Senior Electrical Engineer at our Hoffman Estates, IL office, and put your expertise to work developing innovative, life-changing medical imaging technologies. Here, you’ll collaborate with a highly skilled team of engineers to build advanced products that improve patient outcomes worldwide. We are committed to supporting your growth with opportunities to pursue a technical and/or leadership career path aligned with your skills, interests, and ambitions.

About the Role

This position is part of the Electrical Hardware Development Team within the Molecular Imaging (MI) Business Unit. The MI unit develops Nuclear Gamma Ray cameras for SPECT and PET modalities, helping redefine what’s possible in medical imaging.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the full product lifecycle of digital electronic hardware from concept and design through verification, validation, and ongoing production support. You’ll work closely with project management, manufacturing, and service teams to ensure product success from design to deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Hardware Development – Leading the design and development of advanced digital electronic hardware, including concept generation, requirements definition, schematic design, and implementation.

• Design & Analysis – Performingsimulations, optimizations, and trade-off analyses to evaluate architectures and circuit implementations.

• Implementation – Delivering complete solutions through schematics, BOMs, PCB layouts, cabling diagrams, VHDL code, and control firmware as needed.

• Verification & Validation – Ensuring designs meet functional, performance, EMI/EMC, thermal, safety, reliability, and regulatory requirements. Validate through system-level testing and patient workflow scenarios.

• Collaboration & Support – Partnering with cross-functional teams to provide engineering support for manufacturing, service, and customer needs throughout the product lifecycle.

• Continuous Learning – Staying current with emerging technologies, industry best practices, and technical societies to enhance expertise and innovation.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, or related Engineering field

• 3–5+ years of digital electronic circuit design experience

• 2–3+ years of FPGA design experience

• Experience with electronic CAD tools for schematic capture and knowledge of PCB layout/packaging strategies for signal integrity and circuit stability

• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal) with the ability to convey technical concepts to engineers, product managers, and clinical partners

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented, deadline-driven environment

• Demonstrated quality orientation and customer focus

Preferred/Plus:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

• Experience with FDA-regulated product development

• Analog design experience supporting digital systems

• Familiarity with Mentor Graphics CAD tools

• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and derating techniques

• Experience with test-driven development methodologies

• Prior exposure to medical device or high-reliability industries

• Willingness to travel occasionally (domestic and international)

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

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