Senior Systems Software Engineer

Nordson; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Medical is seeking an experienced software/systems engineer to join our Interventional Solutions team in the United States. The role focuses on delivering reliable, secure, and manufacturable software-enabled systems for medical devices, collaborating across software, electrical, mechanical, regulatory, and manufacturing functions.

You will translate complex requirements into system architecture, define interfaces, write verification plans, and lead cross-functional efforts to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software/systems engineering or related field.
• 8–10 years in software or systems engineering for regulated devices.
• Experience with medical device lifecycle, design controls, and validation.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess system and software challenges, determine root cause, and define practical solutions.
• Develop and maintain system requirements, architecture descriptions, and control logic.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, mechanical, quality, regulatory, and operations teams.
• Create and maintain system architecture using engineering best practices.
• Draft test plans and verification protocols to improve coverage and traceability.
• Ensure designs meet regulatory expectations and cybersecurity considerations.

Skills

System architecture

Embedded systems

Cybersecurity basics

Root cause analysis

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Job description

Nordson Medical , a global leader in Interventional Solutions, Fluid Components, and Surgical Solutions, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess complex system and software challenges, determine root cause, and define practical technical solutions that improve reliability, performance, availability, cybersecurity, serviceability, and manufacturability.
• Develop, review, and maintain system-level requirements, software requirements, architecture descriptions, interface definitions, control logic, design rationale, and related technical documentation.
• Partner with software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, service, and operations teams to define functional specifications and ensure software performs effectively as part of the overall product system.
• Create and maintain system architecture using sound engineering practices, design control principles, risk-based decision making, and applicable company procedures.
• Evaluate software interfaces, embedded control behavior, third-party device communication, user interface behavior, data handling, system alarms, and integration with electrical and mechanical subsystems.
• Support software development planning and execution by helping define scope, technical approach, sequencing, dependencies, deliverables, estimates, risks, and development priorities.
• Translate system needs into well-defined stories, acceptance criteria, and technical clarification that enable development teams to estimate, prioritize, implement, and verify work effectively.
• Draft and review software test plans, verification protocols, and test evidence to improve coverage, robustness, traceability, risk alignment, and traced to approved requirements.
• Analyze, review, and verify that system and software designs meet intended use, approved requirements, performance expectations, cybersecurity considerations, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate on issue investigations, complaint support, field/service feedback, manufacturing concerns, defect resolution, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities involving software-controlled products.
• Provide senior-level technical judgment for mission-critical systems, including recommendations that support high availability, maintainability, cybersecurity, product quality, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Prepare and review engineering change documentation, risk inputs, traceability records, verification summaries, design review materials, investigation summaries, and other quality system documentation.
• Ensure assigned work is completed in alignment with applicable quality system procedures, software lifecycle expectations, risk management practices, cybersecurity expectations, and regulated medical device requirements.
• Actively support continuous improvement of engineering processes, documentation quality, team capability, and product robustness by identifying opportunities and sharing lessons learned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, embedded systems, product development, or software-controlled electromechanical systems.
• Experience developing, documenting, or supporting software requirements, system architecture, software development plans, verification activities, and technical design documentation required.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as medical device, life sciences, aerospace, or automotive required.
• Medical device software lifecycle, design controls, risk management, cybersecurity, and software validation experience required.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical work independently while collaborating with cross-functional engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and service teams.
• Experience leading a team of junior software engineers to deliver fully implemented, reviewed, tested and documented software to meet requirements.
• Experience demonstrating project management skills for delivering Software projects from start to finish.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong system-level understanding of software-controlled products, embedded systems, electromechanical devices, and integrated hardware/software platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to define system architecture, software interfaces, requirements, control logic, algorithms, and integrati