Job Description Summary
The Senior Design Engineer, VCP - Electrical will identify, develop, and implement product-level value engineering solutions that improve total lifecycle cost and product competitiveness while maintaining product performance, quality, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and supply continuity.
This role requires strong electrical engineering expertise together with practical knowledge of mechanical design, product architecture, manufacturing processes, assembly, testing, sourcing, quality, and service. The engineer will work across functions to optimize not only material cost, but also manufacturing, testing, quality, service, and lifecycle costs.
This position may be hired at the Lead or Senior level based on the candidate's technical depth, project complexity, and leadership experience. Senior is the higher level.
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
- Identify and deliver VAVE opportunities through product design, BOM, manufacturing process, supplier, and lifecycle-cost analysis.
- Develop product-level cost optimization solutions through design simplification, component and material alternatives, standardization, localization, second sourcing, and process improvement.
- Lead electrical design and system-level trade-offs across electronics, mechanical structure, EMC, thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, testability, and serviceability.
- Work with Manufacturing and suppliers to improve assembly, production testing, process capability, yield, automation, and overall manufacturing cost.
- Define appropriate technical analysis, risk assessment, verification, and engineering-change plans to ensure solutions are reliable and production-ready.
- Lead cross-functional execution with Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, and suppliers, converting technical opportunities into sustainable business value.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
- Typically 8+ years of experience in electronic product development, sustaining engineering, product redesign, or value engineering.
- Strong experience in electronic design, including circuit analysis, component selection, PCB development, hardware debugging, and product verification.
- Good understanding of EMC, thermal design, reliability, mechanical integration, manufacturing processes, and production testing.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects, resolve system-level issues, and balance product performance, quality, cost, and lifecycle risk.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with good written and verbal communication skills in Chinese and English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience delivering measurable cost improvement through product redesign, design simplification, component or material changes, manufacturing improvement, or lifecycle-cost optimization.
- Experience with complex, high-reliability electronic products in medical devices or comparable industries.
- Familiarity with medical-device development or regulatory requirements is beneficial but not mandatory.
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GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Behavior Statement
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
Total Reward Statement
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.
