Lead Systems Engineer - Medical Devices (Hybrid/Remote)

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG; Goleta, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / Dental / Vision including a

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts

HSA with company contribution

Life, STD & LTD Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

KARL STORZ North America seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead design, architecture, integration, and verification of complex medical device systems. You will partner with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and global engineering teams to deliver products that meet customer needs and regulatory requirements.

The role features a hybrid schedule (4×10s: Mondays remote, Tue-Thu in office, Fri off) with travel up to occasional domestic and international.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 8+ years in a regulated industry with 5+ years in systems engineering or technical leadership.
• Experience leading products through full product lifecycle.
• Strong documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level design and architecture across the product lifecycle.
• Own top-level system requirements aligned with regulatory standards.
• Serve as Technical Lead within the Product Ownership Team.
• Oversee integration of hardware, software, optical and mechanical subsystems.
• Develop and execute verification strategies with end-to-end traceability.
• Collaborate with regulatory and external testing bodies for certification.
• Provide technical support for sustaining engineering and field investigations.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements mgmt

Systems integration

Technical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Job description

KARL STORZ North America seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to lead design, architecture, integration, and verification of complex medical device systems. You will partner with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and global engineering teams to deliver products that meet customer needs and regulatory requirements.

The role features a hybrid schedule (4×10s: Mondays remote, Tue-Thu in office, Fri off) with travel up to occasional domestic and international.