About the job: Senior Manager, Systems Engineering (open to candidates at the Manager or Associate Director level)
Reports to: VP of Engineering
Meet is working with an innovative IVD company here in the Bay Area who is looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to lead a small team.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing technical direction and system level expertise for the design, development, and sustaining of the companies electronic IVD products including electrical sensors, embedded systems, algorithms, hardware, software, and associated disposable cartridges.
- Facilitate cross functional decision making on technical decisions.
- Participates in technical development strategy for the project.
- Lead integration of product technologies with respect to mechanical, electrical, firmware and software, consumables.
- Develops concepts, prototypes, products, and manufacturing solutions by working with all company production units.
- Ability to prepare Systems Engineering cost and schedule estimates on major design development efforts.
- Works with internal/external partners as necessary to leverage key capabilities as needed for the project.
- Creates protocols and performs System Evaluation and Verification Activities.
- Guides design, definition and updates of system requirements, system specifications, input/output processes and working parameters by using systems engineering best practices.
- Manages the design, build-out, out-sourcing, and/or testing of critical sub-systems.
- Documents system requirements by writing documents, reports, memos, change requests. Methods used are determined by approved procedures and standards.
- Tracks system engineering effort by creating and maintaining records in the approved tracking management tool.
Requirements:
- PhD or Master’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Biomedical Engineering or related field with a minimum of 7 years experience.
- Bachelor degree with 10+ years of experience in an R&D Engineering role.
- Recent experience in the medical device industry is strongly preferred
- A minimum of 8 years of management experience.
- Strong team leadership and group management skills, with ability to effectively prioritize
- Effective communicator both across and outside the organization.
- Experience creating a climate of innovation and helping managers understand innovation preferred. Understanding of the patent process preferred.
- Proven success in driving system development.
- Must be a good team builder who can effectively and efficiently grow the organization to meet business goals.
