System Engineering Manager

469g Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Sick time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Engineering to lead a diverse team of mechanical, electrical, chemical and automation engineers in delivering complex capital equipment projects. You will drive technical direction, governance and supplier collaboration to enable robust manufacturing processes.

The role requires hands-on leadership, expertise in process automation, and strong quality-system experience across a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on automation engineering experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and projects.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, design controls, validation and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a multidisciplinary engineering team to deliver the annual capital equipment plan.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in process automation for manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Manage cross-functional project portfolios and governance across engineering and facilities.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, validation, documentation and change management.
• Collaborate with procurement, finance and legal on sourcing and contracting for equipment.
• Represent the team in audits and ensure inspection readiness and corrective actions.
• Provide off-hour process support for mechanical equipment issues as needed.

Skills

Automation engineering

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project portfolio management

Quality systems

Industrial automation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical or related engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter PLM

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career.

Sr. Manager, Project Engineering - Responsibilities

• Serving as a hands‑on working manager with direct responsibility for leading, coaching, developing, and contributing alongside a highly skilled team of mechanical, electrical, chemical and automation engineers and technicians to deliver the annual capital equipment plan.
• Providing hands‑on technical leadership in mechanical and electrical process automation by establishing engineering principles and applying technology to design, develop, document, install, qualify, and optimise new and existing automated diagnostic consumable manufacturing equipment, batch processing systems, and semi‑finished reagent formulation systems in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
• Providing indirect leadership across the broader Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities organisation through project portfolio management, including prioritising initiatives, aligning resources, strengthening governance, managing interdependencies, and driving execution of complex cross‑functional projects and programmes.
• Serving as a subject‑matter expert for applicable Quality System requirements, ensuring projects comply with user requirements, design controls, validation, risk management, documentation and change management expectations while driving continuous improvement.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders and external equipment suppliers to define requirements, resolve technical challenges, and implement robust, compliant and maintainable process equipment solutions.
• Collaborating with the Quality and Business Excellence organisations to establish and continuously improve standards and templates for equipment specifications, validation deliverables, change management documentation and work instructions.
• Serving as the subject‑matter expert for capital procurement processes and partnering with Procurement, Finance and Legal to guide sourcing strategy, supplier selection, commercial alignment, contracting, purchase execution and process compliance.
• Representing the Project Engineering team in internal and external Quality audits, providing authoritative guidance, ensuring inspection readiness and leading timely resolution of audit observations.
• Providing routine off‑hour process support for mechanical equipment issues, typically one week every 10 to 12 weeks, or as required.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Significant hands‑on automation engineering experience with formulation, filling, packaging and related manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Demonstrated success as a working manager who provides direct leadership, coaching and development to multidisciplinary teams of engineers and technicians while remaining actively engaged in technical and project execution.
• Experience leading engineering project portfolios, including prioritising initiatives, aligning resources, managing interdependencies, strengthening governance, and influencing cross‑functional organisations without direct reporting authority.
• Extensive experience applying Quality System requirements in a regulated manufacturing environment, including user requirements, design controls, validation, risk management, change management, technical documentation and audit readiness.
• Experience serving as a subject‑matter expert for capital procurement processes and partnering with Procurement, Finance and Legal on sourcing strategy, supplier selection, commercial alignment, contracting, purchase execution and process compliance.
• Experience partnering with internal stakeholders and external equipment suppliers to define requirements, develop scope and budgets, resolve technical challenges and deliver robust, compliant and maintainable equipment solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence decisions and communicate effectively across technical teams, senior leadership and external partners.
• Working knowledge of industrial automation technologies and principles, including operational technology networking, SCADA, batch control, computerised maintenance management systems and manufacturing execution systems.

Key Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical or a related engineering discipline.
• 10 or more years of progressive experience delivering technical support and leading complex engineering projects within a cGMP‑regulated manufacturing environment.
• Five or more years of demonstrated leadership experience, including direct team management and/or cross‑functional influence.
• PMP or recognised Agile project management certification is preferred.
• Working knowledge of project portfolio management and data analytics platforms, including Microsoft Project and Power BI.
• Experience with Mechanical and Electrical design and documentation software.
• Experience with NX, Teamcenter PLM, SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD preferred.
• Experience utilising Lean methodologies such as TPM, 5S, Lean 3P Design and OEE Monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate with technical and operational teams to drive results.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% in support of business and project priorities.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long‑term and short‑term disability insurance
• Paid parking/public transportation
• Paid time off
• Paid sick and safe time

Salary

Base pay range: $152,090 - $209,121. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Healthineers is an Equal Opportunity and Affidavit Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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Company Overview

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision‑making and treatment pathways.

How We Work

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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Company Culture and Values

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