Senior System Engineer

GE Healthcare GE Healthcare · Healthcare · Haifa, Haifa District, Israel · Engineering / Technology

Senior System Engineer role at GE Medical Systems Israel Ltd, focusing on the design, development, integration, and verification of complex medical imaging systems. Responsibilities include translating clinical needs into technical requirements, ensuring performance, safety, and regulatory compliance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires 5+ years of experience in system engineering within the medical device industry, strong understanding of medical device regulations, and risk management experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and participate in the full product lifecycle, from concept and requirements definition through design, development, testing, and deployment of medical imaging systems.
  2. Translate high-level clinical and user requirements into detailed system and subsystem specifications, ensuring traceability and comprehensive coverage.
  3. Perform complex system analysis, modeling, and simulation to optimize system performance, identify potential risks, and propose innovative solutions.
  4. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, software, clinical, quality assurance, regulatory, and manufacturing engineers to ensure seamless integration and successful product delivery.
  5. Define and execute system verification and validation plans, including test protocols, data analysis, and reporting, to ensure compliance with medical device regulations (e.g., FDA, CE).

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of experience in system engineering, with a significant portion in the medical device industry (preferably imaging systems such as MRI, CT, X-ray, Ultrasound).
  • Proven experience in defining system requirements, architecture, and design for complex products.
  • Strong understanding of medical device regulations (e.g., IEC 60601, ISO 13485, FDA QSR, MDR).
  • Experience with risk management activities for medical devices.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Fluency in English and Hebrew (written and spoken) is required.

What the JD emphasized

  • medical device industry
  • medical device regulations
  • risk management activities for medical devices