Job Title: Systems Engineer – Medical Devices
Location: Plymouth, Minnesota
Employment Type: Contract (12 Months)
Job Responsibilities:
- Support systems engineering activities across new product development and product lifecycle management.
- Translate clinical and user needs into system requirements and maintain requirements traceability.
- Develop design concepts and system architectures, and support system integration, verification, and validation (V&V).
- Maintain Design History Files (DHF) and product risk management documentation.
- Conduct impact assessments for design, material, process, manufacturing, and field changes.
- Identify technical risks, troubleshoot system issues, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Service teams.
- Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, ISO and IEC standards, and medical device design control requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Software, Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience.
- Strong systems engineering background involving electromechanical and software-based systems.
- Experience developing medical devices or other highly regulated products, such as aerospace, automotive, or military systems.
- Experience with requirements management, risk management, system integration, verification, and validation (V&V).
- Knowledge of connected and software-enabled devices and cybersecurity is preferred.
- Familiarity with SysML/UML and requirements management tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS and Jama.
- Familiarity with Teamcenter, TrackWise 8, JIRA, and ALM.
- Medical device experience, particularly in ICU, kidney care, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), or acute therapies.
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE), statistical methods, and verification testing.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ideal Candidate:
A Systems Engineer with 3+ years of experience in medical devices or another regulated industry, strong knowledge of electromechanical and software-based systems, and hands-on experience with requirements management, risk management, Design History Files (DHF), system integration, verification and validation (V&V), and design controls.
Pay Scale
Anticipated hourly pay rate: specific range such as ($38/hr to $39/hr) - DOE.
Benefits
Employees hired into this position may be eligible for benefits, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements:
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options may be available through a third-party provider. Employees may be responsible for some or all of their insurance premiums, depending on the applicable plan.
- Retirement Benefits: A 401(k) retirement savings plan may be available, subject to plan eligibility and applicable terms.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): PTO eligibility is subject to the applicable employment agreement and state and local requirements.