Staff Systems Engineer

Vicarious Surgical is hiring a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team in Waltham, MA. The Systems Engineering group includes cross-functional team members spanning a number of design and engineering disciplines. As a Prinicpal Systems Engineer you will contribute to all aspects of system-level design, integration, testing, and medical device design controls. 

Vicarious Surgical is a next generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goal of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.

This is a terrific opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our company at a very exciting time. As a key member of our team of mission-driven and kind individuals with diverse experience, you’ll help lead Vicarious into its next phase of hyper-growth and innovation by contributing to all aspects of system-level design, functional and logical architecture, and medical device design controls. Specific responsibilities are listed below..

Responsibilities

• Interface with key stakeholders, including marketing and surgeons, to translate evolving market needs to refined system and subsystem requirements
• Perform functional analysis and decomposition, develop and manage product requirements, and refine system and subsystem architectures
• Employ Model-Based Systems Engineering best practices to document and communicate system design
• Engage with design quality assurance in risk management activities, including risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies
• Assist in driving compliance with standards including IEC 60601-1, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, and IEC 62366-1
• Oversee regulated development processes and standards for risk management, useability, and safety to ensure system design and documentation meet relevant safety and regulatory standards
• Collaborate with Core Teams and Project Management to meet strategic goals and deliverables
• Opportunities to mentor and coach junior engineers on best practices and strategies

About You

• Minimum of a BS in an engineering discipline (Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, etc)
• 8 or more years of experience in the medical device industry working on complex electromechanical systems (robotics preferred)
• Deep understanding of structured product development cycle (requirements-driven engineering, documentation, rigorous verification)
• Broad knowledge of 1st principles across multiple engineering functional domains (electrical, mechanical, software)
• Highly organized and independent - able to self manage priorities to meet timelines
• Demonstrated track record of successfully driving complex projects to completion
• Personable team player - able to work directly with individuals with varying skills and experiences
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - able to precisely articulate complex technical concepts and generate persuasive and comprehensive presentations

Together, we share a love for learning and we are passionate teachers.  As a company, we set ambitious goals and individually, we share in that ambition. At the office, we enjoy each other’s company during happy hours, catered lunches, and company celebrations.