Chief System Engineer

IDE Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development and travel opportunities

Job summary

A leading MedTech innovation company based in the U.S. is seeking a Chief Systems Engineer to guide complex medical device development programs. In this key role, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage product development, and ensure quality compliance across projects. The ideal candidate will have over eight years of experience in product design within regulated industries, along with a strong educational background in engineering. This position offers competitive benefits including health insurance and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product design and development with a track record in MedTech.
• Experience managing teams of three or more technical resources.
• Strong understanding of medical device development processes.

Responsibilities

• Guide complex medical device development programs.
• Lead systems engineering and product development activities.
• Manage and integrate multidisciplinary technical teams.

Skills

Product design and development

Team management

Regulated quality systems

Technical risk management

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering

Job description

Chief Systems Engineer

As a hands‑on, multidisciplinary leader at IDE Group, you will guide complex medical device development programs across our U.S. and global teams.

Responsibilities

• Invent and create new products and product opportunities.
• Identify valuable problems & solutions; define user needs, system architecture, and technical pathways forward.
• Invent and engineer new electro‑mechanical concepts.
• Lead systems engineering and product development activities, driving product realization from early concept through commercialization.
• Work across global teams (USA ↔ Australia)
  • Collaborate daily with Sydney‑based engineering, design, and venture‑building teams.
  • Co‑develop system architectures, verification strategies, design reviews, and technical decision‑making.
• Manage and integrate multidisciplinary technical teams
  • Coordinate systems, mechanical, electrical, software, design, and human‑factors engineers to deliver high‑quality, commercially viable results.
• Product Leadership: work with the Business Unit Director and Client to challenge briefs, identify valuable problems/solutions, and lead technical resources.
• Project Planning: work with the project lead to define solutions, assist in planning and estimating.
• Technical Execution: select or modify processes, define quality levels, and ensure achievement.
• Risk Management: identify and manage product risks with effective controls.
• Review and Approvals: ensure effective technical reviews and conduct system level design reviews.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years in product design and development, with a track record of inventing or leading new technologies/products (ideally in MedTech or similar regulated industries).
• Experience developing products and managing teams of three or more technical resources through all product development stages.
• Experience managing, directing, and reviewing outputs from technical personnel across disciplines.
• Strong understanding of medical device development processes and regulated quality systems (ISO 13485, FDA Design Controls).
• Significant demonstrated understanding of product development processes, methodologies, and practices (e.g., design thinking, agile development, design controls).
• Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Electrical, Biomedical Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.

Why IDE Group

• Highly structured design processes.
• Technical specialists across all disciplines.
• A venture‑building organization with a strong innovation culture.
• Opportunity to work on high‑volume disposable devices to complex, networked electro‑mechanical systems (actuated injector systems, CPAP respiratory products, diagnostics, and automated pharmaceutical technologies).

The Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Professional development and travel opportunities.
• Possibility of travel to our HQ in Sydney, Australia.

If you want to create products that change lives, work across global teams and lead technically challenging electro‑mechanical MedTech programs, we’d love to hear from you.