Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer (Hybrid)

Your opportunity 

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications. 

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story. 

We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients. 

We are looking for a Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer to help support the next generation of high-quality medical devices. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in the development and commercialization of complex and leading-edge medical devices. You will be responsible for supporting and improving the next generation of the Globe® Pulsed Field System.  

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC. 

Meaningful work you will be a part of

The Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer position combines development and support responsibilities. You will work as part of a highly collaborative team to bring project pieces together. If you are passionate about DFM, DFT and design support and improvement, this is an excellent opportunity to fulfill this desire and ensure a top-tier medical device continues to meet customer needs.

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to: 

• Review of current designs for potential improvements based on Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test principles.
• Designing and implementing changes to the current designs to align with Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test principles.
• Interfacing with manufacturers to identify and transfer appropriate testing activities
• Specification and/or design of test fixtures and circuits for automated testing of printed circuit board assemblies
• Complex system level debugging (e.g. multi-board systems with multiple processors, firmware, RF, communication links, etc.)
• Supporting root cause investigations of technical failures
• Supporting the NPI team with development and introduction of manufacturing processes for predominantly electrical products (e.g. controllers)
• Supporting the service team with development of service procedures for predominantly electrical products (e.g. controllers)

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable. 

Must-Have: Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering
• Skills and knowledge typically associated with a minimum of five years’ experience in the design and manufacture of complex electronic systems with a focus on sustaining engineering.
• Experience with electronics CAD tools, preferably Altium Designer
• Proven ability to meet tight timelines
• Basic understanding of the principles of mechanical engineering and software development
• Board level analog and digital circuit design experience
• Structured, logical thinker with excellent judgment and pragmatic work approach
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively across multiple disciplines and functions at various levels of the organization

Nice to Have: 

• Experience with medical device design and quality requirements 

Other Attributes:  

• An exceptional level of technical expertise 
• Proficiency with test and measurement equipment 
• A strong drive to succeed with a track record of being highly productive 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail 
• Able to deal with changing priorities and requirements 
• Able to execute tasks with minimal instruction and guidance 
• Able to rapidly understand new concepts and acquire new skills 

Compensation  

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted. 

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan. 

• $103,000 – 132,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being

Total cash – the total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage – for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support – for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

 Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

1. Our Purpose
2. Our People
3. Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!