Senior System Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer

 Team Horizon is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a client in Limerick. The Senior Systems Engineer will lead the definition, design, and verification of complex electromechanical systems, translating user needs into system specifications, performing risk assessments (dFMEA), and executing verification and validation activities.

Why you should apply:

• Join inspiring leaders and passionate colleagues committed to creating an inclusive, growth-focused, and rewarding workplace culture.


• Enjoy outstanding career development and progression opportunities.


• Highly competitive salary along with an excellent benefits package.

 What you will be doing:

• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with objectives. Exercises latitude in determining technical objectives of the assignment methods and in selecting techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining resolution based on risk-based assessment (including dFMEA analysis and input into product Hazard Analysis).


• Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects, and develops work plans to reduce concept to design.


• Owns derivation & test of product requirements and high-level design system and subsystem specifications. This includes derivation from user needs, writing, tracing, characterizing, and verifying specification performance.


• Assumes a technical contributor role and works closely with other functional groups. Will provide guidance and work direction to cross-functional team members including mechanical engineers, reliability engineers, software developers, and software test.


• Independently evaluates problems of high complexity and applies analytical/scientific principles to fulfill project and business objectives. Designs and performs development activity independently with minimal supervision.


• Development of detailed subsystem workflow step and exception logic to guide software in development of instrument functions as well as to inform Theory of Operation for product/solution.
  Collects, records, analyzes, interprets, reports, and, presents results to cross functional colleagues and leaders.


• Responsible for employing DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) and product development best practices to manage technical risk and impart product robustness and reliability.


• Execute system verification and validation activities for their cross-functional project team including protocol writing, execution and reporting.


• Contributes to the transition from R&D to manufacturing/service and supports system troubleshooting activities for products in the field.


• Liaison between R&D and Quality/Reliability functions to inform/support functions based on quality procedures including risk analysis, verification/validation for specific subsystems.

What you need to apply:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering is essential.


• A minimum of 6 years relevant experience in systems engineering, medical device design, robotic system design or similar. 


• Experience with Systems Engineering and requirements management, including: 
  
  
  
  • Demonstrated capability with requirement/specification management 
  
  
  • Systems integration and testing, Failure Modes Effects Analysis, verification & validation
  
  
  • Experimental design, data acquisition, graphical analysis and use of statistical methods for large complex data sets.
  
  
  • Experience implementing Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies.
  
  
  • Beta-testing, and/or field implementation of new product launches preferred. 
  
  
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, with global collaboration and external development partners. 
  
  
  • Ability to communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge effectively and clearly to other individuals and teams. 
  
  
  • Experience operating in at least 1 product development process: waterfall or agile; experience operating within design control. 
  
  
  • A differentiator would be an understanding of or experience working in outpatient, retail, and/or central pharmacy.