Senior Systems Engineer - Imaging Detectors

Company: General Electric
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: June 9, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description Summary

As member of the Hardware Platforming team, the Senior Systems Engineer will support detector designs across the GEHC Imaging businesses including but not limited to CT, X-Ray, and PET.

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. This discipline executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conducts component integration, and is concerned with how to integrate for maximum performance and operability. Manages component and systems requirements, specifications and flow down.
• Drives validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system level testing. Manages interface between components and execution organizations.
• Responsible for driving CTQ / Risk trades within the teams designing the components.
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute policy/strategy. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in "STEM" majors (Physics, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• 7+ years relevant work experience
• Working experience with medical imaging detector technology with calibrations, data acquisition and performance tuning.
• Electro mechanical system integrations, modeling and analysis
• Proven ability to develop timely and effective solutions for challenging design problems
• Proficient in the use of software tools for analysis and simulation (MATLAB, Python, SysML, Simulink)
• Demonstrated ability to pursue tasks to completion
• Broad exposure to HW/SW/Systems design, and technical depth in one or more engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Software, etc) and/or in Physics/Math.

Desired Characteristics

• PhD in in "STEM" majors (Physics, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• Advanced CT or X-Ray detector technology work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and results orientation

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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