Senior Systems Engineer - Medical Devices & Cybersecurity

Murata; Town of Woodbury (NY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid working schedule

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) employer match

Paid time off

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Murata is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to translate customer needs into robust system architecture across hardware, software, and algorithms. You will own verification and validation, drive risk management, and lead cybersecurity efforts aligned with IEC 62304 and FDA guidance.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across geographies, and support post‑market cybersecurity activities while enabling end-to-end traceability from user needs to verification tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or relevant field.
• 7 years of relevant work experience in systems engineering, system testing, or product development (5 years with a Master’s degree).
• Experience developing medical devices under IEC 62304 (software lifecycle processes).
• Extensive experience with system-level requirements development and management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional meetings and coordinate across engineering disciplines.
• Extensive experience in system or subsystem level testing and test process development; proven track record of authoring and reviewing test plans, protocols, and reports.
• Strong understanding of network communications technology (e.g., Wi‑Fi, BT, Internet, TCP/IP, Ethernet)
• Expertise in cybersecurity engineering, including hands‑on experience with threat modeling methodologies (e.g., STRIDE), vulnerability assessment, and post‑market cybersecurity management.
• Oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction as well as collaborate effectively across diverse, cultural backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Leads system requirements and architecture development across hardware, software, and algorithm subsystems, ensuring system performance, maintainability, and end-to-end traceability from user needs through verification.
• Owns the planning, execution, and documentation of system verification and validation testing to ensure the product meets customer needs and regulatory requirements, including IEC 62304compliance.
• Drives the risk management process, leads risk analysis activities, and develops verification testcases to demonstrate risk mitigation effectiveness.
• Serves as the primary cybersecurity engineering resource within the Systems Engineering team, leading threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and the development and integration of cybersecurity requirements and test cases in collaboration with cross‑functional teams, ensuring compliance with customer needs and applicable standards (e.g., FDA guidance, IEC 81001-5-1).
• Leads and supports post‑market cybersecurity activities in coordination with technical operations, software engineering, and other cross‑functional teams, including vulnerability monitoring, risk evaluation, and timely remediation.
• Drives effective communication across geographies and functional teams to align on requirements, test protocols, and reports.
• Leads root cause analysis of system nonconformance and drives timely resolution.
• Mentors and provides technical guidance to junior and mid‑level Systems Engineers.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Threat modeling

Vulnerability assessment

System requirements development

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or relevant field

Tools

Docker

Linux

Bash/shell scripting

UML

AWS (EC2/VPC)

Job description

Murata is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to translate customer needs into robust system architecture across hardware, software, and algorithms. You will own verification and validation, drive risk management, and lead cybersecurity efforts aligned with IEC 62304 and FDA guidance.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate across geographies, and support post‑market cybersecurity activities while enabling end-to-end traceability from user needs to verification tests.