System Design Engineer

Overview

The Systems Design Engineer will provide direction and leadership in system architecture and design; specify and validate systems and subsystems; development, verification and validation of algorithms; and contribute to overall system architecture and design.

• Work and interact as part of the systems design group within R&D. Interact closely with other functional groups within the R&D department as well as Product Marketing and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Work and interact extensively with Marketing and Engineering to define, analyze, detail, and document specifications for tradeoffs, performance, features, controls, and operation of products into a form suitable for product implementation.
• Lead system integration of the specialist areas of a product.
• Plan and conduct in-depth reviews, testing and verifications/validation of product features.
• Critically analyze and verify system performance through simulation, test, and measurements.
• Specify and develop improvements or enhancements to existing products and champion implementation if necessary.
• Provide technical direction at systems level to other team members

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Sciences. “Generalists” are preferred over “Specialists”.
• Experience in image processing techniques and/or optical systems design.
• Experience in system specification tradeoffs, development and integration of complex products, preferably medical electronic instruments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Knowledge of or prior work experience in one or more of the following subject areas would be helpful:
  Medical electronic instruments, ophthalmic instruments, imaging or non-imaging optics, image processing, machine vision systems, human vision, modeling and simulation tools (MATLAB, Labview, Mathematica), PC applications and OEM integration, Displays, medical safety/regulatory agency compliance testing and requirements.

• Experience in medical device development or testing.
• Experience in ophthalmic systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Marketing and with other engineering groups in resolving design trade-offs.

The expected salary range for this position is between $66,500 to $1,26,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time