Senior Systems Engineer

TALENT Software Services; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is seeking an onsite Senior Systems Engineer in Tucson, AZ to deliver V-Model systems engineering outputs and participate in design reviews.

The role focuses on development and testing to meet design specifications and system interactions, with responsibilities including requirements, risk, configuration management, defect management, and verification/validation using our company tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical, or Software preferred).
• 8 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Experience in FDA or FAA regulated environments is a strong plus; medical device industry ideal.
• Ability to translate regulatory text into clear, testable requirements.
• Establish bi-directional traceability from regulations to system requirements to tests.

Responsibilities

• TMV, DoE, data analysis (Python coding capability).
• Digital outputs of a sensor and analysis of the data.
• Test bed development.
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Developing comprehensive testing plans.

Skills

Regulatory translation

Regulatory reading

Traceability

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

RETINA

DOORS

Jira

Job description

This is an onsite position for a motivated, hands‑on Senior Systems Engineer who has experience with electro‑mechanical devices. The pay range is ***-***/hr (depending on experience) with a maximum client bill rate of ***.

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.

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
• Test bed development
• Troubleshooting skills
• Developing comprehensive testing plans.
• Executing hands‑on testing protocols.
• Authoring detailed technical reports.
• Managing the defect lifecycle (collection, documentation, and summarization for our development partner).

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