Senior Medical Systems Engineer – Device Lifecycle

Vantive; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 88,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite work policy (3 days/wk)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Educational assistance

Paid time off (20–35 days)

Parental leave

Employee discounts

EAP

Childcare benefits

Job summary

Vantive, a vital organ therapy company, is seeking a Senior System Engineer to steer the technical direction of chronic therapy products. Based in Minnesota, you will drive requirements, design concepts, risk management and system verification across the lifecycle.

Collaborating with global cross‑functional teams, you will tackle complex problems, maintain design history files, and ensure robust, patient‑focused solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience in medical devices is preferred.
• Knowledge of systems engineering and related areas.
• Familiar with risk-based analysis and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to work with global, multi-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering across product lifecycle from development to post-market.
• Translate clinical and user needs into product requirements.
• Capture inputs from stakeholders including regulatory, quality and manufacturing.
• Develop design concepts and risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintain design history file elements and traceability.
• Assess impact of requirements on risk and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive solutions.
• Apply problem-solving tools to resolve technical issues.
• Use software tools to support design and verification activities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Electrical engineering

Software engineering

Biomedical engineering

Cyber security

Risk analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Traceability

DHF management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Vantive, a vital organ therapy company, is seeking a Senior System Engineer to steer the technical direction of chronic therapy products. Based in Minnesota, you will drive requirements, design concepts, risk management and system verification across the lifecycle.

Collaborating with global cross‑functional teams, you will tackle complex problems, maintain design history files, and ensure robust, patient‑focused solutions.