Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer – Billerica, Massachusetts

DISHER is helping to fill an Electrical Engineer for a leading developer of advanced in-vitro instruments and solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, this company provides advanced tools to predict drug performance in the body and enable researchers to make informed decisions early in the development stages.

What it’s like to work here: 

This company places high value on teamwork. As a team of under 50 people, every position is an integral part of the whole. As Product Engineering Manager, you will get to work alongside and manage people who not only care about producing a quality product, but also nurturing team relationships throughout the process.

• Maintain high quality documentation
• Be responsible for the electrical systems on our products from design and purchasing until the product end of life
• Support the purchasing department with ordering custom PCB’s by improving documentation and being a resource for vendor questions
• Manage the lifecycle of custom PCB’s by finding alternate components and alerting management when a revision will be necessary
• Develop functional tests for QC of incoming boards
• Document the steps for programming and configuring boards
• Design and document cabling and wire harnesses
• Train manufacturing technicians on best practices in electrical assembly
• Assist manufacturing and field service in diagnosing electrical faults
• Design electrical cabinets that are compliant with NFPA 79 and UL 61010
• Work with product development to assist in developing requirements for analog measurements and incorporating DFM practices into new designs
• Design test methods for verification of the finished product capabilities
• Participate certifying product compliance with relevant standards
• Provide technical advice and expertise to colleagues in the UK and US

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering (or a related, relevant discipline)
• 1 or more years experience with manufacturing of scientific, medical or industrial equipment
• Experience with design and development of analog measurement systems
• Successful completion of undergraduate-level chemistry coursework is desirable
• Hands-on electromechanical assembly skills (soldering, mechanical assembly, etc.)