Radiation Oncology Systems Engineer: Lead System Integration

Siemens Healthineers AG; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto seeks a Systems Engineer for the radiation-producing subsystem of our Radiation Oncology products. You will define, manage, and verify system requirements, lead integration activities, and ensure cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, service and manufacturing considerations throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has strong systems thinking, hands‑on experience with complex multidisciplinary systems, and the ability to drive

Qualifications

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical/Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience in system design, integration, verification, and troubleshooting of complex multidisciplinary products.
• Strong fundamentals in physics, electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
• Experience in defining and managing system requirements, specs, interfaces, and verification docs.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and drive complex issues to resolution.
• Experience with requirements management, issue tracking, and PLM tools.
• Experience in medical devices or regulated products is preferred.
• Familiarity with risk management, reliability engineering, and regulated development processes.
• Experience collaborating with external suppliers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and manage subsystem requirements, specifications, interfaces, and verification strategies.
• Lead system integration activities and drive resolution of complex technical issues across hardware, software, manufacturing, service, and supplier interfaces.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical efforts throughout the product lifecycle from concept to release and sustaining engineering.
• Develop and execute system-level test plans; ensure traceability between requirements, design, and verification.
• Support product risk management, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Evaluate tradeoffs in performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Drive technical projects and align across engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
• Communicate recommendations and results to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Systems engineering fundamentals

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Requirements management

Verification & validation

Technical problem solving

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Supplier collaboration

Medical devices knowledge

Regulated product development

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Systems Engineering or related

Tools

Requirements management tools

Issue tracking tools

Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Job description

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto seeks a Systems Engineer for the radiation-producing subsystem of our Radiation Oncology products. You will define, manage, and verify system requirements, lead integration activities, and ensure cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, service and manufacturing considerations throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has strong systems thinking, hands‑on experience with complex multidisciplinary systems, and the ability to drive