System Engineer (all genders)

Nikon SLM Solutions AG; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage including medical, -d4

401(k) plan with 4% match

Holiday Pay and Paid Time Off

Paid parental leave

Gym reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Company-paid disability coverage

Company-paid life insurance

Job summary

Nikon SLM Solutions is seeking a System Engineer in California to manage product development across the full lifecycle, from design to production and recycling. You will validate system requirements, lead design integration, and oversee testing plans, while ensuring robust documentation and configuration control.

The role emphasizes NPI leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and hands-on support for complex service issues, with a strong focus on additive manufacturing technologies.

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.

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.

Skills

Interdisciplinary communication

Systems thinking

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Polarion

Doors

Job description

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
• Tuition 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, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship or Green Card is required.