System Engineer

Description We are here to improve lives by restoring sight worldwide by a robotic platform for vision saving surgery. Our company will improve the way ophthalmic surgery is delivered to vision impaired individuals now and for decades to come. We are rapidly growing, funded by leading international VCs, and are looking to expand our small, motivated, multi-disciplinary and phenomenal team. Joining us is an opportunity to work towards saving vision across the globe, collaborating with others to realize a dream, and tackle an enormous challenge that will help drive your career forward. We are looking for passionate people who want to make a real impact and thrive in an environment of complex software and hardware design. Our team is driven by integrity, curiosity, ownership, and the ability to think differently through diverse real-world experience. We actively invest in our people and support their long-term growth, empowering them to advance our mission and reach their highest potential. In this role, you will take ownership of system requirements, specifications, and integration for a novel ophthalmic robotic platform, working hands-on across strong multidisciplinary interfaces including software, hardware, electronics, and mechanics. This is a unique opportunity for someone motivated to help shape the next generation of hyper-precision robotic surgery systems and play a key role in bringing advanced robotic manipulation technologies into real-world clinical impact. Responsibilities: Define system architecture, requirements, verification and validation processes to ensure high-performance and reliability. Collaborate with R&D, software, mechanical, and electrical teams to develop cutting-edge solutions. Understanding the range of user, product, and marketing requirements, and converting them into practical system and subsystem level requirements. Partition large system into subsystems, modules and components each of which clearly defined and straightforward to implement. Participate in risk management activities and documentation. Definition, planning and leading system design and integration using a cross-disciplinary team of engineers. Drive verification and validation activities for the overall product, including subsystem and system level testing. Work in collaboration with regulatory team to provide and maintain the regulatory design inputs and systems compliance. Collaborate with project and program managers to develop and manage project schedules. Requirements: BSc in System, Electrical, Electro-optical, Mechanical, Physics, Aeronautics or Computer Engineering from a leading university. Master’s degree is an advantage. 5+ years of experience in development of multi-disciplinary devices. 3+ years of experience in system engineering role within the medical device or defense industry. Knowledge and understanding of Medical Device Compliance and Medical standards (60601, 62304, 14971, 13485 etc.) – advantage. Experience with Medical Regulatory submissions – advantage. Interpersonal skills and excellent teamwork - the ability to meet technical as well as human challenges. Fluent in technical English – verbal & written. Ability to self-manage and lead technically. Knowledge of testing methodologies. Good documentation skills.