Senior System Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to deliver V-Model outputs, conduct design reviews, and execute testing in a regulated medical device context. The role emphasizes requirements derivation, risk management, verification and validation, and defect lifecycle within our toolchain.

Responsibilities include DoE data analysis, sensor data processing, and detailed technical reporting. A Bachelor's in Engineering and 8 years in FDA/FAA-regulated environments are preferred; located

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical, or Software preferred).
• 8 yrs experience in a regulated environment (FDA/ FAA or medical device ideal).
• Experience translating regulations into testable requirements and traceability.

Responsibilities

• TMV, Test Method Development, DoE, data analysis (python coding capability).
• Digital outputs of a sensor and analyze the data.
• Executing hands-on testing protocols.
• Authoring detailed technical reports.
• Managing the defect lifecycle (collection, documentation, and summarization).

Skills

Python coding

Test method development

Data analysis

DoE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

RETINA

DOORS

Jira

Job description

Duration: 12 months with Possible extension

Locations: Oro Valley Arizona 85755

SUMMARY:

• Deliver V-Model systems engineering outputs and participate in design reviews.
• Conduct development and testing to evaluate performance against design specifications and system interactions
• Ensure assays operate efficiently and effectively using the latest technologies and systems.
• Execute project deliverables-including requirements, risk, configuration management, defect management, and verification and validation-within the company-specific tool.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical, or Software preferred)
• Years of Experience: 8 yrs
• Experience in a FDA or FAA regulated environment is a strong plus; Medical device industry is ideal

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has expertise in translating industry standards, government regulations, and high-level stakeholder mandates into clear, testable engineering requirements.
• Has experience and ability to read, interpret, and trace legal, safety, and industry regulations (e.g., ISO, IEC, FDA, EU standards) without losing intent.
• Has experience in extracting functional, performance, interface, and constraint requirements from dense regulatory text and ambiguous stakeholder inputs.
• Has experience breaking down high-level "shall" statements or compliance mandates into lower-level requirements for hardware, software, and system.
• Has experience establishing bi-directional traceability (e.g., using tools like RETINA, DOORS, or Jira) linking source regulations system requirements design specifications verification tests

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• TMV, Test Method Development, DoE, data analysis (python coding capability)
• Digital outputs of a sensor and analyze the data
• Executing hands-on testing protocols.
• Authoring detailed technical reports.
• Managing the defect lifecycle (collection, documentation, and summarization for our development partner).