Electrical Engineer II - Electroacoustic Engineering

Join a high-impact engineering team where you'll design and deliver cutting-edge electroacoustic hardware for advanced hearing technologies-from RIC and CIC devices to next-generation hearing protection and accessories. This role offers end-to-end ownership, combining concept development, simulation, and prototyping with cross-functional collaboration to bring innovative, life-changing products from idea to production.

Starkey is a world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of advanced hearing technologies. We are in the business of connecting people and changing lives. Our teams come to work each day focused on ensuring people everywhere have the products and services they need to hear better and live better.

Founded in 1967 by Bill Austin, Starkey is known for our cutting-edge hearing health innovations, industry-leading research and development, and not being afraid to push the edge of what's possible.

We are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have over 5,000 employees in 29 facilities across the globe, and do business in more than 100 markets worldwide.

Watch this video to see more of what sets Starkey apart: https://youtu.be/9cUYwTlCepg?si=wkovx8_R_iINfrc6

JOB SUMMARY DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE OF JOB

This position operates under minimal manager/senior engineering supervision, receives guidance on tasks, and works with cross-functional engineering teams, along with external customers and/or suppliers.

This position is responsible for concepting, prototyping, component selection, designing, verifying, and documenting printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and other electronic packaging for use in Starkey's products, including analog, digital, mixed signal, RF, magnetic, and electromagnetic domains. Working closely with Signal Integrity, Electroacoustic, and Acoustic engineers, this position is responsible for fulfilling product requirements, implementing design guidelines, enforcing design specifications, and creating design processes/procedures. Finally, this position is responsible for guiding design, research, and/or operation groups in problem-solving for product-related issues to ensure successful design transfer to production and sustained production.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/RESULTS

• Concept design, prototype evaluation, component selection
  
  
  
  • Create novel designs and integration of new platforms/chipsets
  • Create breadboards and fast-turn prototype evaluation of new concepts
  • Create decision analyses and document component selection
  • Support business initiatives throughout all design and release phases
  
  
  
  
• Circuit design and verification
  
  
  
  • Create schematic capture and execute component placement
  • Execute layout and create fabrication documentation
  • Create fabrication and performance specifications, and verification plans
  • Troubleshoot issues throughout the design and release phases
  • Support documentation and knowledge sharing of novel findings
  
  
  
  
• Product verification and design transfer
  
  
  
  • Decompose product-level requirements and verify at the subsystem and component level
  • Perform formal product life cycle management (PLM) releases of designs to production
  • Enforce of specifications and constraints for design and fabrication (internal/external)
  • Execute failure analysis of product design, testing, processes, and field issues
  
  
  
  
• Continuous improvement
  
  
  
  • Create design and test processes, procedure documentation, and improvement updates
  • Enhance competence of available tools and stay abreast of industry trends
  • Support seeking and maturing PCBA miniaturization and modularization technologies for implementation into hearing aid products.
  
  
  
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering or related field

OR

• Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering or related field

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of relevant design, test, and transfer experience in a product development environment required with BS
• Minimum 2 years of relevant design, test, and transfer experience in a product development environment required with MS
• Relevant experience should include:
  
  
  
  • ECAD PCB and PCBA layout
  • Gerber and ODB++ review
  • Schematic capture and review
  • Design life cycle documentation and design transfer
  • Electronic lab correlation measurement
  
  
  
  

Knowledge / Technical Requirements

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with prototyping and component selection
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with schematic and layout CAD packages (e.g. Siemens Xpedition, Alitum, Cadence Allegro)
• Intermediate knowledge of relevant industry standards (e.g. IPC, MIL, JEDEC, IEC, ETSI, IEEE)
• Intermediate working knowledge of DSP, SoC, and PMIC technologies
• Intermediate working knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog circuits
• General to intermediate proficiency with circuit simulation tools (e.g. SPICE, Q3D, HFSS, SIWave, Maxwell)
• Intermediate knowledge of product development best practices (e.g. DFM, DOE, DFMEA, gNPI)
• General to intermediate knowledge of acoustics and hearing aid design

Competencies, Skills & Abilities

• Strong design, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
• Proven ability to perform complex engineering analyses and calculations
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and precision
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Proven proficiency with electronic measurement equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, vector network analyzers)
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively and work well in team environments

Salary and Other Compensation:

The target pay rate for this position is between $78,540 and $107,800 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include: geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is eligible for a bonus based upon performance results. There is no guarantee of payout.

The following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, include medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, company-paid life and short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, employee assistance plan, hearing aid benefits, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, paid floating holidays, paid volunteer service day, paid paternity and maternity leave and tuition reimbursement.

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