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Systems Engineer (m/f/d)
Position Summary
The Systems Engineer takes responsibility for defining system and subsystem level design inputs, architecture views, and interfaces as well as for risk and anomaly management for new product development projects and the lifecycle of the existing portfolio. The role interfaces strongly with cross-functional teams, such as other R&D engineering disciplines, project management, strategic marketing, operations, service, quality, and regulatory affairs. The Systems Engineer provides system level expertise on concepts and solutions that meet the needs of users and other stakeholders to facilitate a successful market introduction and lifecycle of our cardiopulmonary portfolio.

General Responsibilities

• Drive development and improvement of medical devices in the Cardiopulmonary field by owning and managing system level requirements
• Decomposing complex systems into subsystems with defined interfaces and detailed behavior, enabling technical disciplines to seamlessly cooperate on the design
• Applying Systems Engineering know-how to generate stakeholder-tailored views of functional, logical, and physical architecture
• Plan and execute Risk Assessments of system and subsystem levels to derive a state-of-the art safety architecture and risk mitigation measures, in cross-functional teams
• Assess impact and severity of potential anomalies to support timely issue resolution
• Derive complete and harmonized design input requirements on system and subsystem level
• Functional characterization of the respective system in terms of clinical procedures and derived system behaviors
• Build, document and maintain necessary clinical knowhow
• Cooperative composition and continuous improvement of internal processes

Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree in medical technology, engineering, science or comparable level of education
• Experience in systems design and development preferentially in medical device area
• Technical background from an engineering discipline or clinical background in the Cardiopulmonary field
• Requirements engineering would be a plus
• Optional: Risk management of Medical Devices
• Fluency in English, written and spoken; preferred: German language skills at least level B2 or higher
• Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to present ideas and concepts tailored to different target audiences
• Ability to systematically segment, prioritize and execute tasks
• Strong, open-minded and transparent ability to moderate and coordinate stakeholders across different functions to create consensus
• Preferred: Tool/process knowledge for Model-Based Systems Engineering and Requirements Management, like Polarion ALM, Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Occasional travel may be required

What we can offer you

In addition to providing you with a supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment where you will feel empowered to take ownership and drive meaningful change, we will reward you with the following:

• A dynamic role in an advanced Medical Device environment interfacing with all worldwide regulatory landscapes supporting your professional career growth
• Exposure to a State-of-the-Art medical device development process, in close co-operation with international clinicians
• Competitive base salary
• Variable short-term & long-term incentives
• Recognition: through our STARS Program, we recognize and celebrate our colleagues’ contributions and achievements

If you like the sound of the above and feel energized by the idea of joining a great brand at a moment of exciting expansion, please apply now. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
LivaNova values equality and celebrates diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination.
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• Drive development and improvement of medical devices in the Cardiopulmonary field by owning and managing system level requirements
• Decomposing complex systems into subsystems with defined interfaces and detailed behavior, enabling technical disciplines to seamlessly cooperate on the design
• Applying Systems Engineering know-how to generate stakeholder-tailored views of functional, logical, and physical architecture
• Plan and execute Risk Assessments of system and subsystem levels to derive a state-of-the art safety architecture and risk mitigation measures, in cross-functional teams
• Assess impact and severity of potential anomalies to support timely issue resolution
• Derive complete and harmonized design input requirements on system and subsystem level
• Functional characterization of the respective system in terms of clinical procedures and derived system behaviors
• Build, document and maintain necessary clinical knowhow
• Cooperative composition and continuous improvement of internal processe