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Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Principal Electrical Engineer

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, California, United States, 92189


Job Description

The Engineering & Applied Physics team at Vertex, San Diego is looking to add a top-notch Electrical Engineer to our small, elite team of engineers and physicists. From advanced robotics and automation to microfluidics and cutting-edge microscopy, this unique in-house team develops a wide array of performance-focused technological solutions for the toughest challenges in drug discovery. Where commercial options don’t exist, the team collaborates directly with Vertex scientists to create innovative solutions that enable ground-breaking science and discovery of life-saving medicines. The Electrical Engineer plays a key role not only in developing custom hardware and firmware to run our instruments, but also ensures effective integration with our scientists to maximize the impact we have on drug discovery.

This is a 5 day/week onsite position at our San Diego (Torrey Pines) research site.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver creative, innovative, effective solutions to challenging engineering problems

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

Pay Range:

$133,280 - $199,920

Company Information:

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

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