Staff Systems Design Engineer

DBA: Zeiss Group • Dublin, CA

76d • $152,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The Staff Systems Design Engineer will architect, design, specify and validate systems and subsystems; develop algorithms; and contribute to overall system architecture and design. Provide direction and leadership in system architecture and design. Work extensively with Marketing and Engineering to define, analyze, detail, and document specifications for tradeoffs, performance, features, controls, and operation of products into a form suitable for product implementation. Contribute to the designs as required; this may include development, verification, and validation of algorithms. Lead system integration of the specialist areas of a product. Plan and conduct in-depth reviews, testing and verifications/validation of product features. Critically analyze and verify system performance through simulation, test, and measurements. Specify and develop improvements or enhancements to existing products and champion implementation if necessary. Provide technical direction at systems level to other team members.

Requirements

• Advanced degree desirable, Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Sciences.
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience; a Ph.D. degree in one of the above areas would be desirable.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in image processing techniques and/or optical systems design.
• Two (2) plus years experience in system specification tradeoffs, development and integration of complex products.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Marketing and other engineering groups in resolving design trade-offs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and work in a rapidly changing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of or prior work experience in medical electronic instruments.
• Experience with ophthalmic instruments, imaging or non-imaging optics.
• Experience in image processing, machine vision systems, human vision.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation tools (MATLAB, Martrixx, Mathematica).
• Experience with PC applications and OEM.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, specify and validate systems and subsystems.
• Develop algorithms and contribute to overall system architecture and design.
• Provide direction and leadership in system architecture and design.
• Work with Marketing and Engineering to define, analyze, detail, and document specifications.
• Contribute to designs including development, verification, and validation of algorithms.
• Lead system integration of specialist areas of a product.
• Plan and conduct in-depth reviews, testing and verifications/validation of product features.
• Analyze and verify system performance through simulation, test, and measurements.
• Specify and develop improvements or enhancements to existing products.
• Provide technical direction at systems level to other team members.

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401K Matching
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Vacation and sick pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees