Electrical CO-OP, Surgical - Summer 2024

at  Synaptive Medical Inc

About Us
Synaptive Medical is a Canadian medical device company, based in downtown Toronto, focused on supporting healthcare professionals and systems in patient diagnosis and treatment. Synaptive’s suite of products include MRI, surgical planning, navigation, and robotic visualization – all of which can be seamlessly combined or used independently in the operating room. The company has a number of opportunities for innovative people to join the team and share in the development of technologies to solve surgical and imaging challenges in patient care.
The Opportunity
Products at Synaptive include complex electrical systems and on your path as an electrical co-op, you will learn about all of them and how they work to create state-of-the-art medical devices. We are looking for someone who is eager to dig in, learn and actively contribute to our multi-disciplinary team.

What You’ll Do

• Work under the direction of senior members of the electrical team to support development of our latest products
• Aid in the design of printed circuit boards, cables and overall electrical hardware architecture
• Support sustaining engineering activities by assessing, debugging and implementing solutions for issues found in production
• Build physical prototypes and perform rework by applying techniques such as soldering (including SMT), crimping, and other assembly methods
• Ensure functionality of engineering prototypes through bench and system level testing
• Work with other members of the surgical team throughout the hardware design process including requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration
• Generate records (technical reports, presentations, BOMs, drawings) to document history of design and ensure product can be manufactured and maintained at the highest level of quality
• Conduct, participate and record reviews for software and hardware design, product requirements and risk analysis
• Work closely with manufacturing team to evaluate design for manufacturability, support test fixture development and facilitate design transfer
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers to define and perform testing for design verification including EMC testing and other external laboratory testing related to electrical safety requirements
• Assist with other tasks, as required

What You’ll Need

• Enrollment in Mechatronics, Electrical, or equivalent
• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Willing to commute to the office up to 4 days a week

It’d Be Amazing If You Had

• Experience with Altium and/or SolidWorks
• Knowledgeable of the following standards: IEC 60601, ISO 13485
• Experience in the design, development, and testing of medical devices

About You

• Fast learner with excellent problem-solving skills
• Friendly and positive attitude
• Self-motivated and self-managing
• Ability to work in a highly technical, fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

COVID-19 Considerations
Synaptive has a special duty to take a leadership role in protecting the health and wellbeing of its employees and the public. The COVID-19 vaccines are an important public health measure for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and society. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be asked to provide proof of vaccination or a reason protected by legislation why they cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Diversity & Inclusivity
Synaptive is based out of one of the most diverse countries in the world. This includes differences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender expression and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability and socioeconomic status. To us, diversity is one our strongest assets to our organization. We commit ourselves to promoting the recognition and appreciation of our diverse and rich culture. We believe that it is critical to our success to promote freedom of thought and opinion in a respectful environment. The decisions we make are rooted by respectfully considering each other’s thoughts and opinions and by working towards a greater common goal, saving lives.
Accommodation
Synaptive Medical is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including visible minorities, Indigenous People, and persons with disabilities. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If as a qualified job applicant, you request accommodation, Synaptive will consult with you to provide reasonable accommodations according to your specific needs. If you wish to make a request, you will be provided an opportunity if your application is selected to proceed in our hiring process.
How to Apply
Unless otherwise stated, applications will only be considered from candidates eligible to work in Canada, or the country in which they’re applying to, without sponsorship.
If you are interested in this position and can demonstrate that you meet or exceed the requirements defined in the job description, please include #GOBRAIN in the top right corner of your resume and then complete your online application by clicking “Apply Now” and following the prompts.
The successful candidate to this role will be asked to complete background checks, which may include criminal, credit, employment and/or educational checks. All offers of employment are conditional on the receipt of satisfactory results of any applicable background check.
We would like to thank everyone who submits an application. Due to the volume that we receive, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted

• Work under the direction of senior members of the electrical team to support development of our latest products
• Aid in the design of printed circuit boards, cables and overall electrical hardware architecture
• Support sustaining engineering activities by assessing, debugging and implementing solutions for issues found in production
• Build physical prototypes and perform rework by applying techniques such as soldering (including SMT), crimping, and other assembly methods
• Ensure functionality of engineering prototypes through bench and system level testing
• Work with other members of the surgical team throughout the hardware design process including requirements generation, preliminary design, peer reviews, detailed design, test plan generation, and integration
• Generate records (technical reports, presentations, BOMs, drawings) to document history of design and ensure product can be manufactured and maintained at the highest level of quality
• Conduct, participate and record reviews for software and hardware design, product requirements and risk analysis
• Work closely with manufacturing team to evaluate design for manufacturability, support test fixture development and facilitate design transfer
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers to define and perform testing for design verification including EMC testing and other external laboratory testing related to electrical safety requirements
• Assist with other tasks, as require