Lead Systems Engineer

Hologic, Inc.; Marlborough (MA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Hologic, Inc. is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer, R&D, GSS, to translate user needs into verifiable system-level requirements for complex medical devices.

The role collaborates with Marketing, Clinical, and design teams to guide platform direction, drive V&V plans, and ensure interfaces across subsystems are coherent. Strong MBSE and MATLAB/Python skills are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience preferred; 6+ with Master’s; 3+ with PhD.
• Strong clinical and technical knowledge within the field of minimally invasive surgery.
• Ability to drive end-to-end system integration of electromechanical and software subsystems, establishing verification-ready builds for DV execution.
• Foundational experience integrating MBSE workflows with ALM tools to maintain bidirectional traceability between system models, requirements, hazard analysis across development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Leads high-level architectural discussions to conceptualize clinical workflow and design solutions.
• Develops simulation models and analysis tools in MATLAB/Simulink to characterize system behavior, validate algorithms, and inform design decisions.
• Ensures the product's design addresses user requirements for every clinical role involved in a procedure.
• Communicates tradeoffs between design directions and their impact on system aspects.
• Drives product definition documentation by collaborating with Marketing on user needs and authoring product requirements.
• Maintains relationships with Marketing, Sales, PMO, Design Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs and other partners.
• May contribute to IP through invention and patent applications.

Skills

System integration

Verifications planning

Risk management

Embedded systems

MATLAB

Python

MBSE

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Systems Engineering

Master's Degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

ALM tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Job Summary

The Lead Systems Engineer, R&D, GSS is a key stakeholder in the development of complex, technically challenging products. This role delivers value by translating detailed understanding of user needs into comprehensive, verifiable requirements that define system level performance of a complex medical device. This individual leverages close ties with marketing and clinical partners to inform deep understanding of the problems to be solved and how they affect the user/patient. This individual will also work closely with all functional development groups to guide design direction and ensure all subsystems interface as intended. This individual has wide-ranging experience and uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complicated issues in creative and effective ways.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The individual may be asked to perform other function-related activities in addition to the below mentioned responsibilities as reasonably required by business needs.

• Leads high level architectural discussions to conceptualize clinical workflow and design solutions.
• Develops simulation models and analysis tools in MATLAB/Simulink to characterize system behavior, validate algorithms, and inform design decisions.
• Ensures the product's design addresses the specific user requirements for every clinical role involved in a procedure, incorporating perspectives from all user groups.
• Ability to communicate to the team the tradeoffs between different design directions and their impact on all aspects of the system.
• Drives product definition documentation by collaborating with Marketing on user needs definition and authoring product requirements.
• Understands relationships between different levels of design inputs and outputs, and generates effective matrices to communicate/document those relationships.
• Employs sound engineering principles to understand internal interfaces within the system, their interdependencies, and their impact on product-level performance.
• Maintains a basic understanding of relevant standards for medical devices and their impact on design control elements (i.e., design inputs, V&V testing, risk management, etc.).
• Leads the creation of V&V plans/strategy and demonstrates exceptional judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to verify all system level requirements.
• Works closely with marketing and the technical teams to deliver product value and contribute to defining the platform / product roadmap.
• Maintains strong network and relationships with Marketing, Sales, PMO, Design Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs and other functional partners.
• May contribute to the intellectual property of the company through invention and patent applications.

Qualifications

Education

• Preferred Minimum Technical Degree: Bachelor's in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
• Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: Master's Degree

Experience

• Preferred Minimum: 8+ Years
• Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: 6+ Years with Master's Degree, 3+ Years with PhD

Skills

• Strong clinical and technical knowledge within the field minimally invasive surgery
• Ability to drive end-to-end system integration of electromechanical and SW subsystems, establishing verification-ready builds for DV execution
• Foundational experience integrating MBSE workflows with ALM tools to maintain bidirectional traceability between system models, requirements, hazard analysis across development lifecycle.
• Ability to develop technical specifications and test methods for which to verify them.
• Ability to understand user needs and ability to validate them.
• Detailed understanding of Design Controls within the New Product Development process
• Ability to steer decisions on product risk; understanding of risk management across portfolio
• Broad understanding of engineering principles and methodologies; knowledge and experience across engineering disciplines.
• Knowledge of embedded systems with ability to collaborate between hardware and software working groups
• Foundational Matlab and Python background.
• Ability to drive root cause investigations
• Ability to understand all aspects of a product and its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
• Ability to lead high level group discussions.
• Exceptional verbal, written and presentation communication skills; ability to adapt communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work cooperatively at all levels in a matrix organization to build and maintain the positive relationships required to accomplish project goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills- Collaborate cross functionally; Efficiently direct and coordinate the work of others; Build an engaged culture; Foster mentoring; Provide productive feedback.

So why join Hologic?

We are committed to making Hologic the company where top talent comes to grow. For you to succeed, we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career. We offer a competitive salary and annual bonus scheme, one of our talent partners can discuss this in more detail with you.

The annualized base salary range for this role is$119,300 - $186,600and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.