Electrical Engineer

6 days ago


San Diego, California, United States Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc Full time
Job Overview

At Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., we are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Engineer to join our Engineering & Applied Physics team in San Diego. As an integral member of our team, you will play a key role in designing and developing cutting-edge instrumentation for drug discovery.

About the Role

This is a 5-day/week onsite position at our Torrey Pines research site, offering a unique opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems and collaborate with scientists to maximize the impact of our discoveries.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and develop custom electronics, including analog/digital circuitry related to signal conditioning, signal processing, data acquisition, automation, electro-mechanical, electro-optical, and RF.
  • Collaborate with lab scientists and the engineering team to define new instrument and design requirements.
  • Design, build, deploy, and support custom instrumentation in Vertex labs with minimal oversight.
  • Administer hardware system bring up activities.
  • Supervise technicians from prototype to production builds of custom instrumentation.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
  • Experienced electronics designer with high proficiency in design of signal processing, signal conditioning, data acquisition, automation, electro-mechanical, electro-optical, RF, robotics, instrumentation in medical/industrial/military applications.
  • Solid experience with sensor transducers, filter design, analog and digital circuitry, power supplies, transceivers, microprocessors, programmable logic devices, RF design concepts, and circuit simulation.
  • Proficient with Altium Designer, Altium365, ECAD to MCAD extensions, BOM, and Component Libraries.
  • Experience with Xilinx FPGA's or VHDL/ Verilog/ Open CL.
  • Solid experience with I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN bus communication protocols.
  • Some programming experience in either Python, C, C++ in context of embedded microcontrollers.
  • High proficiency with Function Generators, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, and Vector Network Analyzers.
  • Experience with a wide variety of electronic fabrication techniques, including PCB soldering of SMT components, wire harness assembly, wire terminations, and crimping tools.
  • Aptitude for hands-on work with complex electro-mechanical systems.
  • Exceptional multitasking and communication skills, with a keen attention to detail.
  • Able to transition seamlessly and productively between independent work and collaboration in diverse, cross-discipline, cross-functional teams.
  • Has a passion for science and engineering with a desire to tangibly apply that passion in the pursuit of transforming the lives of patients with serious diseases.
  • A compulsive problem solver; able to deliver innovative, effective solutions to challenging problems, in a high-paced, highly productive, and collaborative work environment.

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor/Masters of Science degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
  • 8+ years' experience developing sophisticated electronic hardware; with emphasis on electronic hardware development including system design, simulation, embedded software, setup, and complex troubleshooting.

Salary:
$133,280 - $199,920

Total Rewards:
We offer inclusive market-leading benefits to meet our employees' needs, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, educational assistance programs, a commuting subsidy, matching charitable donations, a 401(k), and more.

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