Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Position Type: Full time

Department/Group: R&D

Job Category: Engineering

Job Status: Exempt

Travel Required: <10%

COMPANY PROFILE

Carterra is a fast-growing life sciences company in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Carterra name is based on two core concepts: Cartography (mapping) and terra (world), literally meaning “mapping the world.” This represents the Company’s exciting new high-speed, high-resolution, label-free biosensor technology, which is being used by leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to explore new worlds in antibody discovery and small molecule drug discovery that were previously impossible to investigate. Our products allow researchers to identify potential therapeutic targets early in the drug discovery process, where risks and costs can be significantly mitigated.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer to join our innovative team, specializing in the development of advanced biosensors and complex instrumentation systems. This role requires expertise in electronic circuit design for control and communication subsystems, cable design, power design, proficiency in generating electrical schematics and printed circuit board designs, and a strong background in structured development processes to deliver robust, high-performance electrical design solutions.

Responsibilities

Leadership: Provide technical direction for development of electrical design solutions for new product development and sustainment of legacy products.
Electrical Design and Development: Design, develop, and optimize electronic devices and subsystems for biosensors and intricate instrumentation ensuring reliability and performance under stringent requirements. Responsibilities may also include building PCBA and cable assemblies for prototyping and development purposes.
System Design and Integration: Assist with development of the system electrical and embedded software design architectures for new product development. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software engineers to integrate electrical devices and subsystems for biosensors consisting of motors, sensors, controllers, communication devices, cables, power distribution, and circuit boards, ensuring seamless functionality. Generate block diagrams for systems and subsystems that establish design relationships (e.g. transfer functions).
Development Processes: Implement and adhere to rigorous electrical and embedded software design development processes, including requirements and specification development and analysis, design reviews, schematic and wire diagram reviews, code reviews, and testing methodologies.
Debugging and Validation: Perform and/or assist with detailed debugging, performance profiling, and validation of electrical board and system designs and embedded software designs to meet functional, safety, and regulatory standards for complex instrumentation.
Documentation: Create comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, electrical schematics and wire diagrams, test plans, and user manuals, to support development, manufacturing, and compliance.
Mentorship: Provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering best practices in electrical design and embedded software process adherence.
Innovation: Stay abreast of advancements in biosensor technology, electrical engineering and embedded software design proposing and implementing innovative solutions to enhance product capabilities.
Project Management: Assist with project planning, project execution, and risk management of electrical design tasks and ensure timely completion of those tasks within a bounded timeline.

Depending on level and experience, additional responsibilities may include providing technical direction and leadership over development of embedded software solutions as well as other technical objectives tied to new and existing projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in electrical design, with at least 3 years focused on biosensors or complex instrumentation systems for the Senior role.
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in electrical design, with at least 7 years focused on biosensors or complex instrumentation systems for the Principal role.
- Experience with optical systems, thermal control, motor control, and fluidics designs a plus.
- Extensive experience with development of electrical systems and integration of devices involving power distribution, communications, and control.
- Proven track record of working with structured development processes (e.g., Agile, V-Model, or similar), especially in a regulated industry (e.g., medical devices, aerospace).
- Experience with requirements formulation and management.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in developing low noise, mixed-signal circuit designs.
- Expertise in designing electrical schematics and printed circuit boards using Altium PCB design software or an equivalent software tool.
- Expertise in developing system cable interconnects and individual cable designs for power and communications.
- Expertise in distribution of AC and DC power for electro-mechanical assemblies.
- Expertise in design and analysis of closed-loop control systems.
- Solid understanding of core embedded systems (i.e. firmware) programming concepts. Experience with programming of embedded systems using C, including low-level hardware interactions (e.g. I2C, SPI, UART) is a plus.
- Familiarity with biosensor technologies, such as electrochemical or optical sensors, and their integration with electrical systems.
- Proficiency in debugging electrical systems using equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and multi-meters.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data using statistical methods, including regression analysis, hypothesis testing, and analysis of variance.
- Knowledge of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and safety best practices and standards is a plus.
Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work cross-functionally.
- Ability to mentor and lead technical discussions.

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to: careers@carterra-bio.com