Associate Electrical Engineer

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The job details are as follows:

Who We Are

We are the first publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit corporation. Our public benefit purpose is to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies; and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs.
 

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) seeks to travel down the corridors of indifference to develop treatments for rare, deadly diseases. We were founded in 1996 by a family seeking a cure for their daughter’s pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Today, we have six FDA-approved therapies that treat PAH, pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) and neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Our near-term pipeline seeks to develop additional therapies for PAH and pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
 

The cure for end-stage life-threatening diseases like PAH, PH-ILD, PF, and many others is an organ transplant, but only a small percentage of donated organs are available to address the vast need. For this reason, we are working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of kidneys, hearts, lungs, and livers available for transplant. We believe an unlimited supply of tolerable, transplantable organs will eliminate the transplant waiting list and cure end-stage organ diseases for which transplant is not currently an option.

Who You Are

This is super rare opportunity for an electrical engineer to join our engineering team and get to work on the most interesting things.  Are you interested in making the machines that are helping to create organs with the goal of transplant? This role is an opportunity to report into a technical lead who is kind and brilliant and looking to invest time and training to help someone become a really excellent engineer. We are looking for an engineer driven to change the world with us. Sound like you? Apply below.

How you’ll contribute

The Associate Electrical Engineer contributes to the design, development, and testing of embedded systems used in next‑generation regenerative medicine systems. The role involves collaboration with scientists and senior engineers to support the development of reliable, high‑precision hardware at the intersection of engineering and biology.
 

• Support the design and implementation of embedded electronics for laboratory instruments, sensors, and automated manufacturing platforms
• Develop, debug, and maintain firmware in C for microcontroller‑based systems
• Implement low‑level software in Python or Rust for embedded platforms
• Build, test, and validate PCB assemblies, sensor interfaces, and control circuitry
• Participate in integration of electrical subsystems with fluidics, thermal control, and other biologically relevant modules
• Conduct bench‑level testing, data collection, and troubleshooting to ensure system performance and reliability
• Maintain documentation including schematics, test procedures, firmware notes, and design history records
• Collaborate with scientists and product teams to translate biological requirements into hardware and firmware specifications
• Support compliance with GAMP standards and good engineering practices
• All other duties as required

For this role you will need

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field
• Foundational experience with microcontrollers (ARM, PIC, AVR, etc.) and embedded C/C++
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuits, sensors, and signal conditioning
• Experience with Github or other software repository
• Familiarity with PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad, or similar)
• Ability to read schematics, use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), and perform complex debugging
• Knowledge of Python, Rust or similar high level programming languages
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of control systems, motor drivers, thermal control, or sensing

At United Therapeutics, our mission and vision are one. We use our enthusiasm, creativity, and persistence to innovate for the unmet medical needs of our patients and to benefit our other stakeholders. We are bold and unconventional. We have fun, we do good.

Eligible employees may participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more. For additional information on Company benefits, please visit https://www.unither.com/careers/benefits-and-amenities

United Therapeutics  Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.