System Engineer

Nikon SLM Solutions; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Holiday Pay and PTO

Parental leave

Gym reimbursement

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Nikon SLM Solutions is a leading provider of metal-based additive manufacturing technology, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany with ~600 employees. The System Engineer will drive design, validation, and lifecycle support for cutting-edge 3D printing systems used across aerospace, energy, healthcare, and automotive sectors.

Based in Long Beach, CA, you will oversee system requirements, design specs, testing plans, and documentation, collaborating across disciplines to deliver reliable solutions for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design programs for complex systems.
• Knowledge of additive manufacturing processes is a strong plus.
• Experience with system integration, testing, and certification.
• Familiarity with change and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and validate system requirements, ensuring they align with product objectives.
• Create system design specifications and oversee system integration, qualification, and testing plans.
• Support system certification activities and ensure robust, reliable machine design through validation processes.
• Serve as engineering focal point in NPI projects and sustaining upgrade programs.
• Manage hardware/software engineering change requests and ensure proper documentation and version control.
• Provide 4th-level support, including troubleshooting complex service and customer issues.

Skills

Systems thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Technical documentation

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Polarion

Doors

Job description

Nikon SLM Solutions is a leading provider of metal based additive manufacturing technology, commonly referred to as 3D printers, utilizing selective laser melting and powder bed fusion technology. Our 3D printers are designed to produce parts directly from a variety of metal powders. The customers for our metal based additive manufacturing systems come from various industries such as aerospace, energy, healthcare, and automotive. Headquartered in Lübeck Germany, Nikon SLM Solutions has approximately 600 employees worldwide.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

As a System Engineer, you will play a key role in managing product development and supporting the full product lifecycle, from design and production to implementation and recycling. You will ensure that all system requirements are thoroughly analyzed, validated, and implemented by rollout, while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to deliver highly complex and reliable systems. This role involves system design, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to maintain the quality and performance of our cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology.

CANDIDATE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze and validate system requirements, ensuring they align with product objectives.
• Create system design specifications and oversee system integration, qualification, and testing plans.
• Support system certification activities and ensure robust, reliable machine design through validation processes.
• Serve as an engineering focal point in New Product Introduction (NPI) projects and sustaining upgrade programs.
• Manage hardware/software engineering change requests and ensure proper documentation and version control.
• Provide 4th-level support, including troubleshooting complex service and customer issues.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading multidisciplinary design programs for complex, high-technology systems.
• Proven knowledge in additive manufacturing processes, machines, or materials is a strong plus.
• Experience with system integration, testing, certification, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of change and configuration management processes.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools such as Polarion, Doors, or similar tools is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of system design objectives and impacts on production implementation.
• Ability to identify interrelationships between subsystems of complex machinery.
• Independent, structured, and goal-oriented work style.
• Excellent interdisciplinary communication and cooperation skills.
• Ability to simplify complexity through systems thinking and functional analysis.

OUR COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) plan and 4% match
• Holiday Pay and Paid Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• Gym reimbursement
• Company-paid disability coverage
• Company-paid life insurance

Nikon SLM Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship or Green Card is required.