Senior System Engineer

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
San Jose, CA, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$160,000.0 - $188,230.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Systems Engineering Automation of Tests C++ (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) LabVIEW MATLAB Software Reliability Testing Robotic Automation Software Software Requirements Analysis Verification and Validation (Software) Scripting System-level Testing
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Programming Languages

Job description

At PROCEPT BioRobotics, we don’t just build machines, we build precision robotic technology that restores quality of life for men with BPH. We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead system-level engineering activities for our next-generation medical robotic platform. This individual will play a critical role in requirements development, verification & validation (V&V), and ensuring complete system-level test coverage in a regulated medical device environment.

What Your Day-To-Day Will Involve

  • Own and drive system-level verification and validation (V&V) activities
  • Develop, review, and refine system requirements to ensure clarity, testability, and traceability
  • Design and execute system-level test protocols, including integration, functional, performance, and reliability testing
  • Lead development of automated test methods and automated test cases to improve repeatability, efficiency, and regression coverage. Develop test fixtures as needed
  • Ensure proper linkage between requirements, risk controls, and verification activities
  • Identify coverage gaps and ensure proper verification of all functional, performance, safety, and risk-control requirements
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, mechanical, and clinical teams
  • Support regulatory submissions and audits with complete, well-structured V&V documentation
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of systems engineering and test processes

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, Do you have a Master’s degree?, * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within a regulated medical device environment
  • Strong experience in system-level testing and V&V
  • Demonstrated experience writing and refining clear, testable requirements
  • Hands-on experience developing automated test methods and automated test cases
  • Experience with scripting or programming languages used for test automation (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C++, LabVIEW, or similar)
  • Experience building and maintaining traceability matrices
  • Familiarity with risk management processes (e.g., ISO 14971), * Experience with ISO 8600 standards for medical electrical equipment
  • Experience in medical robotics or complex electromechanical systems
  • Experience with system-level automated test frameworks
  • Experience supporting FDA submissions or notified body audits

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Opportunities for advancement

About the company

Embark on an enriching journey with PROCEPT BioRobotics, where our vision, mission, and values guide everything we do as a company. At PROCEPT, we put the patient first in everything we do and are committed to revolutionizing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, otherwise known as prostate gland enlargement) through innovation in surgical robotics. As our company succeeds and grows, we improve the quality of life of patients, provide more effective treatment options for surgeons, uphold the trust of our shareholders. That starts with a commitment to our People with a focus on creating an evolving landscape for your career, brimming with transformative opportunities that provide continuous career growth opportunities.

Understanding PROCEPT’s Culture

At PROCEPT, we believe every person matters. Every employee, every patient, every caregiver. Because we are here to create a revolution, and we believe in doing that by innovating everywhere with pathological optimism. We believe in being humble and highly engaged in the work we do, while also working together seamlessly for a common goal. At Procept, curiosity, ingenuity and conviction in the power technology will transform the lives of our patients and providers.

And this doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with our live induction program that serves as an incubator for cross-functional team building, an immersion in Procept’s history, jam-packed interactive sessions with executive leadership and a crash-course in the mission and purpose of what we do. It continues with our one-of-a-kind management program designed to build the best managers in the industry, where our people managers across functions come together to exchange ideas and grow, as both managers and learners, in an environment that challenges, supports and broadens.

We are fueled by the opportunity to give people their lives back. And we believe that it begins with YOU! At Procept, we push beyond just finding a work/life balance, we strive to find a work/life blend, a professional world that you are honored and impassioned to belong to, one that you can proudly share with your family, friends, and acquaintances.

An opportunity at PROCEPT BioRobotics won’t just be about finding a job. It will be an opportunity for you to join a community devoted to making a difference in this world!

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