Start-up Engineer (m/f/d) for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems

Siemens Healthineers; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Poland seeks a skilled service engineer for nationwide MRI system start-ups, hardware checks, and software testing, including interfaces to PACS and RIS.

You will perform safety inspections, ensure image quality, and prepare detailed test and validation reports, coordinating with local and HQ teams and customers.

Travel within Poland and occasionally Europe is required; we require Polish and English, a electronics/mechatronics background, and SEP qualifications.

Qualifications

• Vocational training as Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems.
• Mechatronics Technician or equivalent with electrical engineering focus.
• Experience with start-ups, maintenance or service of complex systems.
• MRI hardware knowledge and IT interface testing is a plus.
• Willing to obtain SEP electrical qualifications if not held.
• Fluency in Polish and English.

Responsibilities

• Performing hardware checks on MRI systems.
• Testing control and imaging software and IT interfaces (PACS, RIS).
• Carrying out safety inspections per standards and laws.
• Quality testing to ensure image quality.
• Creating and maintaining detailed test and validation reports.
• Fault analysis, troubleshooting and spare-part ordering during commissioning.
• Collaborating with project managers, service engineers, providers and HQ teams.
• Preparing acceptance documentation and handover to the responsible service organization.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Willingness to travel

Independent working

Customer-focused

Education

Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems

Mechatronics Technician

State-certified technician

Master craftsman

Tools

PACS

RIS

Job description

• Performing hardware checks (magnet, gradient systems, RF coils, cooling systems, safety devices)
• Testing control and imaging software, including interface testing with IT systems (e.g., PACS, RIS)
• Carrying out safety inspections in accordance with applicable standards and legal requirements
• Quality testing to ensure the required image quality
• Creating and maintaining detailed test and validation reports
• Technical clarification, fault analysis and troubleshooting, as well as spare‑part ordering as part of commissioning
• Close collaboration with local project managers, local customer service engineers, external service providers and customers, as well as teams at headquarters and in the factory
• Preparing and aligning acceptance documentation and coordinating the handover to the responsible service organization

Your responsibilities:

• Nation‑wide start‑ups on MRI systems
• Performing hardware checks (magnet, gradient systems, RF coils, cooling systems, safety devices)
• Testing control and imaging software, including interface testing with IT systems (e.g., PACS, RIS)
• Carrying out safety inspections in accordance with applicable standards and legal requirements
• Quality testing to ensure the required image quality
• Creating and maintaining detailed test and validation reports
• Technical clarification, fault analysis and troubleshooting, as well as spare‑part ordering as part of commissioning
• Close collaboration with local project managers, local customer service engineers, external service providers and customers, as well as teams at headquarters and in the factory
• Preparing and aligning acceptance documentation and coordinating the handover to the responsible service organization

Qualifications and experience:

• You have completed vocational training as an Electronics Technician for Devices and Systems, Mechatronics Technician, or a comparable qualification with an electrical engineering focus
• We also welcome applicants who have completed further training as a state-certified technician or master craftsman and have initial professional experience in this field
• You have experience in start-ups, maintenance, or service of complex technical systems - ideally in medical technology or imaging systems
• Sound knowledge of MRI system hardware and associated software, including interfaces to IT systems, is an advantage
• Ideally, you have knowledge of relevant safety standards and legal requirements
• SEP electrical qualifications are an advantage; if not held, willingness to obtain them is expected
• A willingness to travel exclusively within Poland and occasionally throughout Europe is a requirement

Profile and skills:

• You have strong teamwork and communication skills, a customer‑oriented mindset, and conflict‑resolution abilities
• Analytical thinking, an independent and structured way of working, as well as strong problem‑solving and organizational skills come naturally to you
• Experience in fault analysis and troubleshooting, flexibility in responding to disruptions, and the ability to coordinate projects independently round out your profile
• You bring resilience, time flexibility, and commitment to meet the demands of frequent travel and changing work locations
• You have technical understanding of interfaces, system integration, and upgrades for MRI systems
• We require business‑fluent Polish and English skills
• You hold a valid Class B driving license