DEKA Research and Development, located in Manchester, NH, has an immediate opening for a Junior Systems Engineer. Systems Engineering is a high-visibility role with a significant, direct impact on the success of the project.
How you will make an impact:
- Work with a small, fast-paced group
- Translate explicit and implicit stakeholder needs into actionable design requirements
- Define critical system features and subsystems interfaces in sophisticated software, electrical, mechanical, and biological systems
- Conduct research and engineering testing to guide product development and system integration
- Perform risk management activities including: hazards identification, failure modes and effects analysis, risk analysis, root cause analysis, and risk benefits assessments
- Assist in the identification and evaluation of hazard mitigations
- Troubleshoot failures, analyze data, take part in system design review meetings, and provide feedback to development team
- Participate in brainstorming sessions on automation concepts, contributing interdisciplinary solutions to complex problems
- Help to ensure an overall level of product quality in line with DEKA’s quality and industry regulatory standards
To be successful in this role, you will need the following skills and experience:
- MS/BS in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering
- 1+ years experience in an electromechanical role (Must show examples of multi-disciplined experience)
- Demonstrated problem solving ability and techniques
- Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to function as an individual contributor with minimal direction
- Knowledge and deep understanding of engineering fundamentals
- Passion for biomedical technologies and problem solving using first principles thinking
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented
- Experience in medical devices, knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations (QSRs) and/or ISO 13485, and other medical device industry experience preferred
About DEKA:
One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile mills in the world. It is now home to DEKA Research and Development, where we are taking the same innovation and cutting-edge technology into the modern age.
Behind DEKA’s brick walls sits a team of professionals who strive to make a difference every day through thoughtful engineering, design, and manufacturing. Here at DEKA, some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time are created, and new ideas are always welcome and explored.
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What We Do
DEKA is one of the leading research and development companies in the country and is the birthplace of some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time. For over thirty years, DEKA Research & Development Corp. has made Manchester, New Hampshire home. Located about an hour from Boston, the beach, and the mountains, we are situated in the beautiful and historic Amoskeag Millyard buildings located in downtown Manchester.
DEKA continues to be a place where no idea seems too big and where creativity and crazy cool gizmos reign supreme. The engineers, technicians, machinists, designers and all of the other folks who make up DEKA are some of the most creative and innovative professionals you could ever hope to meet. It's a place where one crazy idea can end up being the next greatest invention. At DEKA we embrace the spirit of innovation and constantly aim to turn the impossible into a reality.
DEKA is filled with people who are driven to be among the best and brightest in their field of work. It’s a concentrated bunch of really smart thinkers, doers and problems solvers, who are driven to using innovative design solutions and state-of-the-art technology to improve lives. We all see endless possibilities in the power of technology to do good. Employees have the opportunity to work on diverse projects that have a positive, enduring impact on millions of people worldwide. We are growing! We're always seeking passionate individuals to join our growing team of evolved thinkers.
