Farm is seeking an experienced Principal System Engineer/Technical Lead to join our talented and dynamic product development group and play a critical role in creating the next generation of advanced medical technologies.
Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do…
Work on an exciting range of products - connected health wearables, new technology therapy systems, surgical robotic systems – with both early-stage startups and Fortune 100 medical device companies.
Serve as the Systems Engineering technical lead on complex projects within a fast paced and intelligent team environment, with a hands-on approach for concept through verification and transfer.
Create and manage system and sub-system requirements.Collaborate closely with clients and internal technical teams to:
Conceptualize and document innovative architectures, system workflows, and interfaces that achieve product goals.
Identify and investigations and trade studies to inform design direction.
Lead product risk management activities such as RMP, FMEA and mitigations strategies.
Define and implement system integration strategies.
Develop test strategies appropriate to the product development stages.
Be a key contributor to technical aspects of programs, ensuring that design content and deliverables are accurate and that they meet or exceed our client’s requirements.
Contribute to program plans, schedule, and resourcing strategy.
Collaborate with industrial design, user interface, human factors, mechanical, electrical, software, and quality teams to create exceptional product designs.
Deliver compelling presentations to clients and internal teams to communicate design approach, value, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
Support business development engagements by leading capability presentations and technical discussions, program strategy and proposal creation, and networking.
Here is some of what you’ll need (required)...
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Engineering (mechanical, biomedical, electrical, software, or similar).
10+ years of product development experience, 3+ years project systems leadership with a mix of early-stage design, full development, and new product introduction, including medical devices.
Highly collaborative attitude and developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Versatility to quickly ramp up on, assess, and resolve diverse product challenges.
Hands-on experience developing electromechanical devices with the ability to lead and review the work of others.
Significant experience being the lead for project planning, system and sub-system requirements development and management, architecture generation, risk management, systems integration, and test strategies.
Demonstrated ability to architect and simplify complex systems, manage interdisciplinary trade-offs.
Experience employing various system modeling and analysis approaches.
Electrical sub-systems and technologies – communications, power, processing, actuation, sensors, etc.Working knowledge of the following areas with a strength in at least one:
Mechanical design, various manufacturing and assembly techniques including plastic part design, metal fabrication, extrusions, plastic joining, etc.
Software/firmware development and technologies
Working knowledge of medical device standards such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601-1, IEC 61010-1, IEC 62304, etc.
Here are a few of our preferred experiences…
Experience using requirements management tools – such as DOORs, Polarion, Jira, etc.
Statistical analysis methodologies.
Engineering simulation software (FEA, CFD, etc.).
Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
One or more of: Fluidic systems, robotics, diagnostics, catheters, materials, optics, coding, sensor integration.
