Senior Systems Engineer – Acton, MA or San Diego, CA

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. Serve as a key member of a cross-functional project team consisting of electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineers to achieve project deliverables.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeActon • California, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $102,400 - $153,550 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a key member of a cross-functional project team consisting of electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality engineers to achieve project deliverables.
Lead system definition tasks such as generating user needs, product requirements, and use-case descriptions.
Contribute to system development by defining system and subsystem architectures .
Identify and document system hazards, failure modes, and risk mitigations.
Work with the technical centers of excellence domain subject matter experts and suppliers in the assessment, selection, integration, and qualification of key components and subsystems.
Serve as technical consultant for integration, subsystem and system verification activities creating plans, protocols and reports, as necessary.
Create and maintain traceability among design input, design output, design verification and validation, and risk management artifacts to ensure completeness and fully traceable design history file.
Support the preparation of proposals, project plans and estimates, and present information and status to leadership and other stakeholders.
Serve as technical consultant for software development deliverables, such as design/architecture documents, requirements and failure mode analysis.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, such as Program Increment (PI) Planning, Retrospectives, Inspect and Adapt.
Provide guidance and support to junior engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and professional development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science in an Engineering (Systems, Biomedical, Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical) discipline.
A minimum of 3 to 7+ years of experience working as a Systems Engineer or with systems engineering responsibilities in a multidisciplinary project team environment.
2+ years of experience in leading a cross-functional development team.
Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering practices such as requirements management, design trade-off and cost-benefit analysis, hazards and risk assessments.
Experience with long term R&D development programs (concept/feasibility, development, commercialization).
Experience in application lifecycle management tools (i.e. Polarion ALM, Helix ALM, Doors).
Experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting.
Experience writing verification plans, protocols and reports in a regulated industry.
Experience with data analysis (Minitab, JMP, or MatLAB).
Proficient with Medical Device regulations (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, 21 CFR part 820.30-Design Controls).
Excellent project team skills; experience and capability working collaboratively under a Quality Management System (QMS), as part of a cross-functional team, such as development, verification/validation, manufacturing, marketing, clinical, regulatory and quality experts.
Ability to communicate at multiple levels of an organization.
Ability to organize and judge priorities in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off (PTO)
And additional employee wellness programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Systems Engineeringrequirements managementdesign trade-off analysiscost-benefit analysishazards assessmentrisk assessmentroot cause analysisdata analysisverification planstroubleshooting

Soft Skills

project team skillscollaborative workcommunicationorganizational skillsjudgment of prioritiesguidance and supportknowledge sharingprofessional development

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in EngineeringISO 13485ISO 14971IEC 6230421 CFR part 820.30