Staff Systems Engineer

At Siemens Healthineers, we are seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead the definition, integration, and delivery of complex medical imaging systems. This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineer who enjoys solving multidisciplinary challenges, collaborating across global teams, and driving innovative products from concept through commercialization.

As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will serve as the technical leader responsible for translating clinical and customer needs into robust system solutions while ensuring seamless integration across hardware, software, and clinical workflows.

You are responsible for:

• Leading the end-to-end systems engineering activities for new product development programs, maintaining ownership of system functionality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborating with clinical, service, manufacturing, product management, regulatory, and engineering teams to elicit and define high-quality system requirements.
• Translating user, clinical, and business needs into detailed, traceable system requirements and technical specifications.
• Driving system architecture, functional decomposition, and interface definition across complex hardware and software subsystems.
• Identifying, assessing, and mitigating technical risks while proactively driving resolution strategies throughout development.
• Leading system integration activities across globally distributed engineering teams to ensure reliable and scalable product performance.
• Defining and supporting system-level verification and validation strategies to ensure products meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and clinical needs.
• Performing system-level analyses, including safety risk assessments, to support compliance with applicable medical device regulations.
• Championing both technical excellence and clinical effectiveness by ensuring products deliver meaningful value to healthcare providers and patients.
• Partnering with multidisciplinary engineering teams to bring innovative technologies from concept into commercially successful medical imaging products.

• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles and product development methodologies.
• Hands-on experience integrating complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary teams in rapidly evolving technical environments.
• The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing and executing system-level verification and validation activities.
• Experience performing system safety and risk analyses (FMEA, hazard analysis, or similar).
• Experience leading technical discussions and influencing cross-functional teams.
• A strong understanding of medical imaging systems, medical physics, or diagnostic imaging workflows.
• Experience developing products within highly regulated industries such as medical devices, aerospace, automotive, or similar.
• Familiarity with FDA 510(k), IEC 60601, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, or comparable regulatory standards is preferred., * Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering experience developing complex hardware and software products.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, product analysis, requirements engineering, or system architecture.
• Strong background in complex system integration involving both hardware and software.
• Experience defining, managing, and tracing system requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of clinical diagnostic imaging workflows and healthcare environments is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience collaborating across global engineering organizations.
• Self-motivated team player who is equally comfortable working independently and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative product development environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on an occasional basis (less than 5%)., * Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in an engineering or technical discipline.
• Experience with diagnostic imaging systems (CT, MR, PET, SPECT, X-ray, Ultrasound) or other complex medical devices.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE), SysML, or similar systems engineering tools.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions or product commercialization efforts.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and systems engineering best practices.

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance, $131,910 - $181,379

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.