Lead Systems Designer
Experience: 8+ Years
Location: Waukesha, WI (5 days onsite/Week)
What is in it for you?
The Lead Systems Designer leads a couple of cross-functional program teams (7T Program and 3T MAGNUS (Head Only Scanner)) Programs to deliver the technical content, performance, intellectual property, and quality deliverables of an NPI and Research programs. The position has design responsibility to ensure that product programs achieve all design objectives required to meet customer and business needs, including feature and functionality, quality, reliability, serviceability, manufacture-ability, regulatory, compliance and cost. The LSD must understand and capture the user needs into system requirements and is responsible for the architectural decomposition and allocation to subsystems.
Responsibilities:
Ensuring that the quality targets are satisfied and retires technical risks as they arise on the program
Leading the design team and design control process from requirements development and design planning to design transfer
Leading the design team in the development of verification and validation planning and execution
Developing requirements flow down, architecture/system design and analysis, risk analysis, integration and test, manufacturing, field and customer support including corrective and preventative actions to ensure customer satisfaction
Driving the architecture, vision and design requirements for the product all the time balancing implementation complexity, risks, manufacturability, serviceability and quality
Quality Specific Goals:
Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
Ensure compliance/closure of Regulatory and Quality requirements before approving Design Control FDRs and NPI program milestones
Lead continuous improvement activities by driving the implementation of process and product quality improvement initiatives
Educational Qualifications:
Engineering Degree BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc
Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable
Skills Mandatory:
Bachelor's degree in engineering/science or bachelor's degree and 2 years' experience within technical discipline or equivalent (defined as High School Diploma/GED and 4 years progressive experience as an engineer, scientist within the appropriate field of study or within technical systems designs)
5 years progressive experience as an engineer or scientist within the appropriate field of study
3-year experience in project leadership within a manufacturing, development or research environment
Demonstrated experience driving CTQ flow-down to subsystems
Demonstrated ability to work with technical leadership team to implement product platform/subsystem multi-generation technology plan for a specific release of a global program/product
Demonstrated broad exposure to HW/SW/Systems design and technical depth in one or more engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Software, etc.)
Good to Have Skills:
Master's degree in engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
Demonstrated applied 6 Sigma competency
Demonstrated experience with NPI ISO and regulatory compliance process, design history file and collaterals are in place and current
Creative problem solver and solution developer when presented with conflicting requirements, business demands and technical risks/issues
Demonstrated skills in proactively identifying, facilitating and driving closure of a product/program
Strong interpersonal skills
Demonstrated skills in proactively identifying, facilitating and driving closure of a product/program
Familiarity with the HealthCare Quality Manual, Quality Management System, and Quality Goals