Systems Design Architect Engineer 4

TalentBurst•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The role supports the planning, coordination, and operational effectiveness of Interaction Design activities across the Da Vinci portfolio. The position uses design expertise to structure and enable work from concept through implementation, partnering with Interaction Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, Human Factors Engineers, and Program Managers. The role requires understanding design processes, user-centered development methodologies, and complex product development to anticipate needs, identify risks, and support high-quality outcomes. Success is measured by the effectiveness of the design organization, the quality of planning and execution, and the ability to create clarity, alignment, and visibility across concurrent initiatives. The position reports to the Director of Interaction Design, Da Vinci Systems. The job posting specifies a 12-month duration and a location in Sunnyvale, California. Responsibilities span design planning and coordination, design operations, cross-functional collaboration, resource and portfolio management, and design process leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, Human Factors, Product Design, Engineering, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of experience required.
Experience leading or coordinating design activities within cross-functional product development teams.
Strong understanding of user-centered design methodologies and product development processes.
Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning with day-to-day execution.
Exceptional organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.
Ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders without direct authority.
Experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives and priorities.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in medical devices, healthcare technology, or other regulated industries.
Experience supporting UX, Interaction Design, or Human Factors organizations.
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft 365 tools.
Familiarity with Agile and hybrid product development methodologies.
Experience with portfolio planning, capacity management, operational reporting, and resource forecasting.

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate design activities across multiple product development programs.
Partner with design leadership to establish priorities, timelines, staffing strategies, and execution plans.
Develop and maintain design roadmaps, schedules, and tracking mechanisms that provide visibility into ongoing work.
Align design activities with development milestones, phase-gate expectations, and business objectives.
Identify dependencies, resource constraints, and risks that may affect design delivery.
Improve the efficiency, consistency, and scalability of Interaction Design processes and ways of working.
Maintain operational frameworks for planning, prioritization, resource management, and execution.
Create visibility into team capacity, workload distribution, and portfolio health.
Track metrics related to planning accuracy, resource utilization, and organizational effectiveness.
Support continuous improvement initiatives for design operations.
Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Human Factors, and Program Management to align design activities with broader development efforts.
Facilitate planning sessions, design reviews, roadmap discussions, and milestone readiness reviews.
Communicate design priorities, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs to support decision-making.
Foster alignment across teams while advocating for design organization and end-user needs.
Help allocate design resources across concurrent programs and initiatives.
Support forecasting, capacity planning, and identification of future staffing needs.
Monitor project progress and proactively identify operational challenges affecting delivery.
Maintain portfolio-level reporting and communicate status, risks, and opportunities to design leadership.
Champion best practices for planning and executing user-centered design activities.
Ensure adherence to established design and product development processes.
Help mature organizational practices related to design governance, reviews, documentation, and execution.
Contribute to the evolution of Interaction Design operations in a highly regulated product development environment.