Biomedical Systems Engineer I – Medical Tech

Smith & Nephew; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Matching Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Discounted Stock Options

Paid Holidays

Flex Holidays

Paid Community Service Day

Job summary

Life Unlimited. Based in Pittsburgh, Smith+Nebhew seeks a Systems Engineer to translate clinical needs into innovative product requirements and architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver medical technology that improves patient outcomes.

You will lead requirements management, support verification and validation, and contribute to design decisions that balance clinical benefit with technical feasibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 0–2 years of systems engineering and requirements management experience with a bachelor’s degree (or 1 year with a master’s).
• Understanding of design control within a regulated medical device environment.
• Experience or exposure to hardware and software systems and requirements management tools such as Doors, JAMA, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer and clinical needs into clear, actionable product requirements and system architectures.
• Lead requirements management activities with traceability from requirements through verification and validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence across engineering, marketing, and clinical functions.
• Contribute to system architecture and design decisions balancing clinical benefit with technical feasibility.
• Support verification and validation planning and participate in design validation activities.
• Assist with pre-clinical and clinical evaluations to ensure product effectiveness and safety.
• Develop systems engineering capabilities and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Self-motivated

Requirements management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering

Tools

Doors

JAMA

Job description

Life Unlimited. Based in Pittsburgh, Smith+Nebhew seeks a Systems Engineer to translate clinical needs into innovative product requirements and architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver medical technology that improves patient outcomes.

You will lead requirements management, support verification and validation, and contribute to design decisions that balance clinical benefit with technical feasibility.