Glaukos

How will you make an impact?

The Senior Electrical Engineer will play a critical role in advancing Glaukos’ next‑generation corneal cross‑linking systems by designing and developing complex electro‑opto‑mechanical subsystems used in regulated medical devices.

This role serves as a technical owner for electrical architecture, schematic design, PCB development, and system integration from concept through sustaining engineering. The Senior Electrical Engineer partners closely with mechanical, software, firmware, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to ensure safe, effective, and compliant products that deliver sight‑saving technologies to patients.

Success in this role requires deep technical expertise, hands‑on problem solving, and the ability to navigate complex design challenges within a quality‑managed, FDA‑regulated environment.

What will you do?

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design and develop analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and power electronic circuits for complex medical device systems.
• Own schematic capture, multi‑layer PCB layout, and board bring‑up testing using Altium Designer.
• Perform advanced circuit simulations, including DC, AC, transient, Monte Carlo, noise, signal integrity, power integrity, and EMC/EMI modeling.
• Conduct worst‑case, tolerance, reliability, and thermal analyses to ensure long‑term product robustness.
• Drive power distribution and thermal modeling to inform PCB layout strategies and system architecture decisions.
• Support selection, evaluation, and integration of off‑the‑shelf components such as displays, power supplies, motors, sensors, and single‑board computers.
• Develop and maintain detailed electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and documentation aligned with system‑level architecture.
• Manage PCB CAD tools, templates, design rules, and component libraries to ensure configuration control and design traceability.
• Support prototype builds, board bring‑up, debugging, and root‑cause analysis of hardware issues.
• Design and document PCBA and assembly test fixtures to support development and verification testing.
• Collaborate closely with software and firmware teams to ensure successful hardware‑software integration.
• Support system‑level integration and troubleshooting across electrical, mechanical, and software domains.
• Define, document, and execute electrical design verification and validation protocols in accordance with FDA design controls.
• Generate and maintain technical documentation, test reports, and design justifications within the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Support sustaining engineering activities, including ECO implementation, component obsolescence management, and CAPA investigations.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, suppliers, and field teams.
• Support compliance activities related to electrical safety and EMC testing, including IEC 60601‑1 and IEC 60601‑1‑2.
• Consistently demonstrate uncompromised ethics and integrity while working within regulatory and quality requirements.

How will you get here?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience, including complex PCB and system‑level design.
• Strong expertise in analog, digital, mixed‑signal, and power electronics.
• Hands‑on experience with EDA and simulation tools such as Altium Designer (preferred), PSpice, LTspice, MATLAB/Simulink, Allegro PCB, or OrCAD.
• Proven experience with signal integrity, power integrity, EMC/EMI, and thermal analysis.
• Experience designing motor control circuits, sensors, and communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Wi‑Fi, and BLE.
• Demonstrated experience executing design verification and validation under FDA design control requirements.
• Working experience within a QMS / ISO 13485 environment.
• Familiarity with IEC 60601‑1, IEC 60601‑1‑2, and other applicable medical device standards.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.

#GKOSUS

Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible.

Founded in 1998, Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases.

Our mission at Glaukos is to truly transform vision by pioneering novel, dropless therapies that can meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve the lives of patients suffering from chronic, sight-threatening eye diseases.

Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and we are resolute in our commitment to challenge conventional thinking with new treatment alternatives that are supported by real science, robust clinical evidence, and an unrelenting focus on patients.

Our constant pursuit of game-changing technologies that disrupt legacy treatment paradigms is encapsulated in the Glaukos mantra “We’ll Go First,” which articulates our willingness to take chances, our determination to forge new ground, and our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do.

Our company completed an initial public offering in June of 2015, and our shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GKOS”. Our global headquarters is in Aliso Viejo, California with additional locations in San Clemente, California, and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.