Systems Engineer (Medical and Healthcare)

Our client, a healthcare and diagnostics company based near Bath, are looking for a Systems Engineer (Medical and Healthcare) to join their team.

The Systems Engineer will lead engineering and technical insight within the company and develop engineering solutions for the existing product range and/or for new products. Additionally, the Systems Engineer will drive and oversee investigation and development activities from an engineering perspective. This person will plan and evaluate network technologies to enable, enhance, and support connectivity and integration.

This role will provide device integration engineering services to research areas, technical investigations, and clinical/technical problem-solving. The Systems Engineer will also lead quality improvement activities and suggest innovative solutions to technical problems.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain an overview of all technical aspects of the io platform and cartridges including firmware, software and system cartridge interfaces.
  
  
• Provide technical expertise at the system level to align technical teams on hardware, and supply components.
  
  
• Assess existing system architecture and recommend improvements and enhancements.
  
  
• Maintain the instrument DHF.
  
  
• Plan and lead new hardware developments and a pipeline for the io and cartridge platform.
  
  
• Define scope of verification testing and provide key support for verification and validation activities. Complete testing protocol, analyse reports.
  
  
• Prepare documents for and support regulatory submissions.
  
  
• Investigate and develop solutions and new opportunities in the io and cartridge platform.
  
  
• Monitor reliability and performance in the io platform.
  
  
• Steer requirements for software developments on the io platform.
  
  
• Support security management process including risk and vulnerability analysis and related documentation associated with interconnected and integrated devices and systems.
  
  
• Interface with the R&D team to bring solutions to new and existing products including streamlining current processes and idea invention.
  
  
• Troubleshoot and investigate errors and faults, lead root cause analysis and plan remedial actions.
  
  To be suitable for this role, candidates will need to have the following skills and experience:
  
  
• Bachelor's degree in Clinical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related engineering field.
  
  
• At least 10 years’ experience in health-care or molecular engineering with demonstrated experience with FDA QSR and ISO 13485
  
  
• Experience developing products in an IVD diagnostic development, including use of Statistics in experimental design
  
  
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electronic and software design principles
  
  
• General understanding of molecular biology, focussed on PCR and sample preparation.
  
  
• Strong skills in management of engineering projects and/or personnel
  
  
• Ability to diagnose and solve technical and/or system problems of a high degree of complexity
  
  
• Knowledge of electronic, mechanical and/or computer reengineering design and applications principles
  
  
• Knowledge of clinical systems architecture used for medical device interoperability
  
  
• Strong level of computer literacy and the use of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, statistics, engineering tools and programming