Title:  System Engineer/Principal System Engineer

Position Summary:
This position is a key member of the Engineering group and reports directly to and advises the Vice President of Product Development regarding the technology roadmap.  The individuals leads the technical efforts to conceptualize, develop and introduce new products, innovating through design while delivering high quality engineering solutions.  The individual has key responsibility for the architecture and design of current and new product systems for Northstar Neuroscience as well as keeping abreast of the current state of the art and emerging technologies applicable to Northstar’s products.

Position Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Overall technical responsibility for the design approaches of current and new products.
• Creating a vision for, and defining the system architecture for cortical stimulation device systems.
• Collaborating with a multi-disciplinary engineering team to conceptualize and define the device and device subsystem architectures that compromise the cortical stimulation system.
• Ensuring complete and accurate translation of product needs into specifications and ultimately into designs.
• Working with Project Leaders to create requirement specifications for cortical stimulation device systems.
• Responsible for the overall system architecture and safety concept for product systems, as well as the application of suitable safety approaches for individual devices.
• Knowledge of design, safety standards and regulations; responsible for incorporating them into specifications.
• Collaborating with key team members to ensure traceability from product needs to validation plans and protocols, and from requirement specifications to verification plans and protocols.
• Overall responsibility for design decomposition and traceability from product needs to requirement specifications and designs, as well as integration of designs into subsystems, devices and complete device systems.
• Assisting in the mentoring and development of members of the engineering team through a hands-on approach and active participation in design reviews.
• Providing input on ways to streamline the product development process while at eh same time improving product quality.
• Keeping abreast of the current state of the art, and of emerging technologies applicable to Northstar’s device systems.
• Advising the Vice President of Product Development regarding the technology roadmap.

The person:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Masters Degree preferred
• 10+ years experience in the design of medical device systems
• Has taken medical device projects from inception to commercial deployment
• Has a positive attitude who can focus as a Micro and Macro Problem Solver
• Experience or knowledge of :

• Biocompatibility- material selections
• Sterilization- compatibility of materials/designs
• Human Factors/ Use Errors/ Sensitivity to the user’s point of view
• Electromagnetic Compatibility
• Spectrum management regulations: FCC, R&TTE, etc.
• Reliability concepts
• Design control
• Standards for Medical Device design and safety
• Mechanical/ Electrical interfaces
• Electrical/ Software interfaces
• Hardware/ Software design tradeoffs
• Manufacturing processes, including challenges/opportunities in manufacturing test
• Verification and validation

Northstar Neuroscience offers a fun work environment, competitive salary and benefits package including 401k, stock options, free bus pass, and PTO.  To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter to the contact information below.  Please refer to posting #ENG308 when applying for this position.

Northstar Neuroscience, Inc.
Reference Job Code: #ENG308
Attn: Human Resources
2401 4th Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98121
Email: jobs@northstarneuro.com
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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