Senior NPI Systems Engineer — Medical Devices (Cancer Care)

Siemens Healthineers AG; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Public parking/transportation

Sick time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto is seeking a Senior NPI Systems Engineer to lead manufacturing and supply chain readiness for cancer-treatment delivery platforms, translating product intent into scalable, production-ready solutions.

You will drive DfX, cross‑functional collaboration across global sites, governance for prototype to production ramp, and risk management to ensure quality, cost, and schedule alignment while advancing healthcare innovation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) or related technical leadership roles.
• Strong system-level understanding of product architecture, manufacturing processes, and supply chain interactions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing decisions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing and Supply Chain intent for assigned products across the product lifecycle.
• Translate product requirements into system-level manufacturability, quality, cost, and capacity requirements.
• Drive Design for Excellence with R&D to improve manufacturability, testability, serviceability, and lifecycle cost.
• Lead technical trade-off decisions across performance, safety, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Orchestrate industrialization execution across sites, tooling, validation, and production solutions.
• Establish readiness governance for prototype, pilot, validation, transfer, and ramp.
• Identify and resolve systemic risks across design, manufacturing, suppliers, and materials.
• Build alignment with stakeholders across global functions and leadership levels.
• Advance engineering capability through reusable standards and AI-assisted tools.

Skills

NPI

Manufacturing Eng

Industrialisation

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Siemens Healthineers in Palo Alto is seeking a Senior NPI Systems Engineer to lead manufacturing and supply chain readiness for cancer-treatment delivery platforms, translating product intent into scalable, production-ready solutions.

You will drive DfX, cross‑functional collaboration across global sites, governance for prototype to production ramp, and risk management to ensure quality, cost, and schedule alignment while advancing healthcare innovation.