Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer

Overview

Seeking a hands-on Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer to support and improve commercialized medical device products throughout their lifecycle. This role focuses on troubleshooting complex electrical and electromechanical issues, driving root cause investigations, implementing design changes (ECOs), and leading CAPAs to improve product reliability, quality, and manufacturability. The position is fully onsite and includes up to 20% domestic and international travel.

Key Responsibilities

- Support sustaining engineering activities for existing medical devices.
- Troubleshoot electrical and electromechanical failures in production and field environments.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and validate design changes through ECOs and CAPAs.
- Analyze analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, schematics, and PCB designs.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Service, Suppliers, and Engineering teams to resolve product and process issues.
- Support testing, validation, EMC compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Utilize LabVIEW and other test tools to develop and execute test procedures.
- Document investigations, test results, and design changes in compliance with quality systems.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
- Travel up to 20% as needed.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience with complex electro-mechanical systems, preferably medical devices.
- Strong troubleshooting experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics.
- Experience with PCB analysis, schematic review, and sustaining engineering.
- Proven experience leading ECOs and CAPAs.
- Familiarity with regulated environments and ISO-based quality systems.
- Strong root cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience supporting electrical test and validation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Medical device industry experience.
- Knowledge of firmware-hardware integration.
- Experience with LabVIEW.
- EMC testing and compliance experience.
- Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Work Environment

Fully onsite role with significant hands-on work in laboratory and manufacturing settings. Regular interaction with test equipment, PCB assemblies, and complex electro-mechanical systems in a collaborative, cross-functional medical device environment. Travel up to 20%.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Madison, WI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. full time benefits, PTO, etc with Keenova
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Madison, WI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Madison,WI. About Actalent

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