System Engineer

System One; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

System One, Inc. seeks a Systems Engineer in Boston to own subsystems, manage requirements, interfaces, and verification across electromechanical and biotech platforms. You will develop ICDs, drive risk management, and coordinate with cross-functional teams, including analytics and manufacturing interfaces.

The role requires 5+ years in systems engineering, experience with regulated hardware, and SolidWorks-based design support. This is a contract-to-hire position with standard hours onsite.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, Chemical, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience supporting multidisciplinary electromechanical products.
• Experience supporting at least one program through integration and demonstration beyond the design-review stage.
• Strong experience with requirements capture and management.
• Interface definition and control experience.
• Verification planning and execution.
• Requirements traceability and related tools.
• FMEA and technical risk management.
• Experience within regulated hardware environments (medical devices, pharmaceutical process equipment, in-vitro diagnostics, or similar).
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks, control-system design, PLC programming, and P&IDs.
• Ability to maintain detailed requirements, interfaces, and traceability throughout a rapidly evolving development program.
• Comfortable operating as the second Systems Engineer while independently owning a defined technical scope.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work across international, multidisciplinary teams while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements capture, development, and management for an assigned group of subsystems.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and keep them current as designs evolve.
• Develop verification plans and maintain requirements-to-evidence traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Facilitate FMEA activities and manage a portion of the program's risk and tradeoff register.
• Support development of the interface specification between manufacturing and analytics systems.
• Contribute to system-level size, weight, and power assessments.
• Own an assigned portion of the integration readiness record and execute verification activities.
• Support subsystem and system-level integration, testing, and demonstrations.
• Apply engineering design skills within SolidWorks and collaborate with design teams.
• Support control-system design and PLC programming for assigned subsystems.
• Develop, review, and maintain P&IDs.
• Work with the Lead Systems Engineer and multidisciplinary teams to resolve interface/verification issues.
• Maintain accurate requirements and traceability documentation throughout the program.

Skills

Requirements capture

Interface control

Verification planning

Traceability tools

FMEA & risk management

Regulated hardware experience

SolidWorks

Control-system design

PLC programming

P&IDs

Documentation & communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, Chemical, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

Job description

Title: System Engineer

Location: Onsite, Boston, MA

Type: Contract to Hire

Hourly rate: $73.08

Hours: Standard business hours

Overview

Join a growing U.S. biotechnology organization supporting a federal initiative in next-generation RNA medicine manufacturing. Working alongside the Lead Systems Engineer, this role will own defined subsystems with a focus on requirements, interfaces, verification, traceability, risk management, and integration readiness across complex electromechanical and biotechnology platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own requirements capture, development, and management for an assigned group of subsystems.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs), ensuring they remain current as system designs and requirements evolve.
• Develop verification plans and maintain requirements-to-evidence traceability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Facilitate FMEA activities and maintain an assigned portion of the program’s risk, assumption, and tradeoff register.
• Support development of the interface specification between the manufacturing and analytics systems.
• Contribute to system-level size, weight, and power assessments.
• Own an assigned portion of the integration readiness record and execute verification activities for assigned subsystems during the build and integration phases.
• Support subsystem and system-level integration, troubleshooting, testing, and demonstration activities.
• Apply engineering design skills within a SolidWorks environment and collaborate with design engineering teams.
• Support control-system design and PLC programming as required for assigned subsystems.
• Develop, review, and maintain Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Work closely with the Lead Systems Engineer and multidisciplinary technical teams to identify and resolve interface, integration, and verification issues.
• Maintain accurate requirements and traceability documentation throughout the program rather than recreating documentation ahead of formal design reviews.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, Chemical, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience supporting multidisciplinary electromechanical products, ideally complex instrument or automated platform development.
• Experience supporting at least one program through integration and successful demonstration, beyond the design-review stage.
• Strong experience with:
• Requirements capture and management
• Interface definition and control
• Verification planning and execution
• Requirements traceability and associated tools
• FMEA and technical risk management
• Experience within a regulated hardware environment, such as medical devices, pharmaceutical process equipment, in-vitro diagnostics, or a comparable industry.
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks, control-system design, PLC programming, and P&IDs.
• Ability to maintain detailed requirements, interfaces, and traceability throughout a rapidly evolving development program.
• Comfortable operating as the second Systems Engineer while independently owning a defined technical scope.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across international, multidisciplinary, and multi-organizational teams while meeting aggressive project deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• INCOSE training or certification.
• Experience with single-use or cartridge-based instruments.
• Experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
• Previous experience supporting federally funded development programs.
• Biotechnology, biomanufacturing, or complex instrumentation experience involving the integration of hardware, controls, engineering, and biological processes.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.