Job Description:
Avkin is looking for a motivated Electronics Engineering Manager to join our Research and Development team in Wilmington, Delaware! This role will shape the electronics development of the next generation of devices that are pioneering healthcare education through wearable technology. As the Electronics Engineering Manager you will effectively coordinate new product design, as well as improvements to existing products, by leading the team through component evaluation, PCB design, and embedded software development. This exciting opportunity will allow you to leverage your expertise in project management while maintaining direct contact with the details of electronics development as you work to create the products that will be used by future healthcare professionals.
About the Company:
Avkin is an innovative, trend setting company raising the bar to reduce patient suffering in healthcare through excellence in simulation education. We imagine, create, and refine teaching modalities that incorporate standardized patients (live patient actors) and wearable technology to create the most realistic healthcare scenarios for learners to master therapeutic communication, empathy, psychomotor skills, and critical thinking. We are the most ambitious company in the industry looking to disrupt the status quo (manikin training).
Responsibilities:
- Lead the electronics team to design, prototype, validate, and implement both hardware and embedded software solutions for wearable devices
- Mentor and coach the team in engineering best practices, task management, root cause analysis, and design for manufacturing
- Create schematics and design PCBs for use with embedded systems devices
- Develop embedded software, including microcontroller firmware development in C, for use with sensors, motor controls, etc.
- Ensure tasks are completed effectively and on time by managing team responsibilities, priorities, and resources
- Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical team members to present concepts, designs, and roadblocks throughout the development and implementation of products
- Develop and test prototypes to learn quickly, receive feedback, and make insightful recommendations based on findings
- Use laboratory equipment to develop and troubleshoot prototypes through a working knowledge of hand soldering techniques, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, current probes, signal analyzers, etc.
- Ensure current and future designs comply with applicable regulatory standards, such as RoHS and CE
- Create and maintain effective project documentation for hardware and software development
- Test refined prototypes with customers and modify designs based on feedback
- Improve upon existing products and processes by identifying opportunities, implementing customer requests, and streamlining manufacturing processes
- Work closely with in-house manufacturing team to successfully navigate new product rollouts and product improvements, as well as maintain the current product offering
- Sustain and enhance personal and team knowledge on trends in the field of electronics development and manufacturing technology
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related field
- 3-7 years of hands-on experience in electronics design and development
- 1+ years of team leadership and/or project management experience
- Self-motivated, organized, efficient, and process oriented with a strong work ethic
- Able to define problems, collect and organize data, analyze the data to develop and prove a hypothesis, and articulate results/conclusions
- Experience with PCB design software (Altium, Eagle, etc.) as well as knowledge of industry best practices for analog and digital circuit layout
- Experience with embedded C programming and development (ARM based microcontrollers, microcontroller architecture, serial communication, sensor integration, motor controls, etc.)
- Experience with hands-on electronics prototyping, including hand soldering, PCB assembly, and circuit testing
- Experience with electronics troubleshooting through a working knowledge of equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, current probes, signal analyzers, etc.
- Knowledge of SMT soldering and reflow techniques
- Experience with regulatory requirements is a plus
- Experience working with wearable and battery powered design constraints is a plus
Avkin offers the following Benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- 401 K
- Dental, Vision, Accident, and Hospitalization Insurance (optional)
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship for employment now, or in the future.
More about us! https://avkin.com/
