Systems Engineer: Additive Manufacturing & NPI Lead

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

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.