Principal Systems Engineer

About the position

The Principal Systems Engineer at ZOLL Medical Corporation is a highly experienced technical leader responsible for the system-level architecture, design, implementation, and verification of complex medical systems such as defibrillators, patient monitors, and ventilators. This role involves collaborating with project management to establish system requirements, leading development teams in translating these requirements into product architecture, and ensuring that new product designs meet performance, safety, and regulatory standards. The engineer will also oversee subsystem integration and verification testing, document system designs, and provide consultation on system engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Establish and refine system level requirements for new and enhanced products in collaboration with Project/Program management.
• Lead development teams in translating system level requirements into product architecture and system level design.
• Ensure new product architecture meets system level requirements and is robust enough to support product lifecycle plans.
• Establish performance, interface, safety, and cost specifications for each sub-system in consultation with functional design leaders.
• Lead efforts to allocate system functionality among electronic/software/mechanical subsystems and make necessary trade-off decisions.
• Oversee subsystem integration and verification testing phases to ensure performance and safety requirements are met.
• Document system level design, operating principles, and sub-system interface specifications for new and existing products.
• Research and document relationships between clinical requirements, architectural decisions, and product evolution plans.
• Provide advice and consultation to engineering teams regarding system engineering principles and requirements.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Engineering with training and experience in systems, electronics, software, and mechanical engineering.
• 10+ years' experience developing electronic hardware and embedded software systems/subsystems for complex, real-time measuring instruments.
• 7+ years' experience as a Systems Engineer, leading the architectural design and systems engineering of complex, real-time medical measuring instruments.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in system level design and development of multi-processor based medical instruments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate high-level product requirements into system and sub-system level specifications and designs.
• Experience with FDA and European Community medical device regulations and standards.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of fluid mechanics and/or past experience with ventilators/aspirators.
• Project management experience and training.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package