System Architect

Nobel Biocare; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nobel Biocare in Madison, WI seeks a System Architect to define the end-to-end system architecture and product vision for next-generation clinical solutions. You will translate unmet customer needs and emerging technologies into scalable, high-impact designs.

You will lead hands-on design, rapid prototyping, and architectural trade-off studies, while mentoring a cross-functional engineering team and driving agile delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 15+ years of experience designing and developing complex products that integrate multiple engineering disciplines.
• 5+ years of system-level architecture ownership.
• Proven track record of bringing innovative products from concept through development and into market.
• Willingness to travel 10-15% to support ideation and supplier development activities.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture and product direction.
• Drive subsystem integration and interoperability.
• Lead hands-on system design and rapid prototyping.
• Provide technical leadership and execution discipline.
• Collaborate across Product Management, Quality/Regulatory, Manufacturing, and external partners.

Skills

System architecture

Leadership

Agile mindset

Prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

The System Architect is a highly influential technical leader who will define the end-to-end system architecture and product vision for next-generation clinical solutions. In this role, you will transform unmet customer needs and emerging technologies into scalable, high-impact product designs - establishing the frameworks, requirements, and integration strategies that bring complex, multi-disciplinary systems to life.

As a key driver of innovation, you will collaborate across engineering and cross-functional teams to turn bold ideas into reality - bridging vision with hands-on execution. You’ll help shape transformative solutions that enable clinicians to see with greater clarity, work more ergonomically, and deliver more efficient, high-quality patient care.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Define system architecture and product direction
  • Lead the definition of system architecture and product vision for complex, multi-disciplinary solutions.
  • Translate customer needs, clinical workflows, and emerging technologies into clear system requirements and performance targets.
  • Break down high-level concepts into actionable subsystem requirements with end-to-end traceability.
• Drive subsystem integration and interoperability
  • Establish system boundaries, interfaces, and integration strategies to ensure seamless interoperability across electrical, mechanical, optical, and software domains.
  • Lead architectural trade-off studies and make informed decisions that balance performance, cost, usability, and scalability.
  • Identify and proactively mitigate system-level risks, dependencies, and integration challenges.
• Lead hands-on system design and rapid prototyping
  • Build and guide rapid prototypes to validate architecture, de-risk key technologies, and accelerate learning.
  • Define and evaluate system performance across critical dimensions such as responsiveness, accuracy, reliability, and user experience.
  • Stay close to the hardware and software- leading from the front during integration, debug, and iteration cycles.
• Provide technical leadership and execution discipline
  • Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of engineers, fostering strong system thinking and engineering rigor.
  • Operate within an Agile development model - driving sprint planning, prioritization, and incremental delivery of working solutions.
  • Facilitate design and architecture reviews that promote alignment, clarity, and high-quality decision-making.
• Collaborate across the organization
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Clinical/Voice-of-Customer teams, Quality/Regulatory, Manufacturing, and external partners.
  • Ensure solutions are not only innovative, but also feasible, manufacturable, and scalable.
  • Support the transition from concept through development into validation and production.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or similar).
• 15+ years of experience designing and developing complex products that integrate multiple engineering disciplines.
• 5+ years of system-level architecture experience, including ownership of system design, subsystem definition, and integration.
• Proven track record of bringing innovative products from concept through development and into market.
• Willingness to travel 10-15% to support ideation, voice-of-customer, and supplier development activities.

Preferred

• Experience with products that require tight integration of hardware and software.
• Experience with wearable, head-mounted, or ergonomics-driven product design.
• Experience in regulated industries (medical device preferred).
• Systems thinker at your core: You naturally connect the dots across disciplines and understand how decisions at one level impact the entire system.
• Deep technical breadth: Strong experience across electro-mechanical systems, optics, and software-enabled products.
• Architectural leadership: You bring structure to ambiguity - defining clear architectures, interfaces, and design frameworks that teams can execute against.
• Bias for action: You move quickly from concept to prototype, using rapid iteration to learn, refine, and improve.
• Agile mindset: Comfortable working in sprint-based environments, breaking complex problems into manageable increments that deliver real progress.
• Influence and leadership: You lead through expertise and clarity, aligning teams and driving decisions without formal authority when needed.
• Strong communicator: You can clearly articulate complex technical concepts to engineers, cross-functional teams, and leadership.
• Customer-focused: You are motivated by solving real-world problems and creating solutions that meaningfully improve user outcomes.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on prototyping and lab environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.

IND123

$170,000 - $190,000

Operating company:Nobel Biocare

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