Engineer - Systems Engineering

About the Role

The CT Systems Engineer works in close collaboration with a cross-functional team made up of engineers, scientists, product management, clinical applications, researchers, customers, marketing, and other field teams to define and develop new product technologies to meet customer needs. This role emphasizes implementing and evaluating new product innovations, focusing on image/signal quality, system safety, and system calibration to drive significant design improvements in product architecture.

Responsibilities

• Work across functions and team boundaries to implement and optimize system-level image quality and dose management features for new products and technology roadmaps.
• Evaluate and tune complex designs, focusing on image quality, calibration, and dose management.
• Provide domain expertise to lead technical design reviews, investigate technical risks, and offer innovative solutions for optimal system performance.
• Develop methods to quantify subsystem interactions and their effects on system performance and image quality.
• Define requirements for key system performance parameters related to image quality, system safety, performance, and calibration.
• Drive system tradeoff discussions within new product developments by understanding system architecture and interfaces.
• Investigate customer questions and complaints to provide technical answers and solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for project execution, implement engineering principles and standards, and drive innovation for competitive differentiation.
• Mentor junior engineers in areas of expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Medical Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• Ability to develop timely and effective solutions for challenging design problems.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States full-time.
• Must be willing to work in our Waukesha, WI facility full-time.

Desired Characteristics

• 2 years of relevant industrial or academic experience.
• Strong understanding of X-ray physics, CT physics, CT imaging, and image/signal processing fundamentals.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Medical Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated record of innovation in technology development.
• Proficiency in software tools for analysis, modeling, and simulations.
• Experience with CT-specific device operation and troubleshooting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with research collaborations.
• Self-starter, results-oriented, and able to multi-task.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and results orientation.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, matrixed, and customer-focused environment.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes