GE Healthcare

Sr. Systems Engineer

Waukesha Full time

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits.

Women's Health and X-ray is pursuing a strategic initiative to add additional value through the development of Digital SaaS solutions. These innovative applications will be layered onto the existing global install base of Mammography (Mammo), Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), and X-ray devices—transforming hardware into intelligent platforms that deliver enhanced clinical and operational value.

The project centers on the development of solutions that leverage AI-driven guidance to assist patients throughout radiologic procedures. The system integrates advanced technologies including computer vision, robotics, and intelligent control to coordinate imaging tasks.

**No sponsorship, or OPT, for this role

Job Description

**No sponsorship, or OPT, for this role

The Systems Engineer will contribute to the integration and testing of the autonomous X-ray system, ensuring seamless operation across hardware and software components. Key responsibilities include:

  • Supporting system-level integration and verification activities.

  • Authoring and maintaining system design documentation.

  • Contributing to Advanced Technology Development (ATD) documentation.

  • Gathering and synthesizing usability and workflow feedback to inform iterative design improvements.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand user needs and pain points, develop and integrate intuitive design and features for Digital/AI products.

  • Capture design requirements, draft challenging test procedures, perform integration testing to ensure robust design is implemented.

  • Conducts component and product integration. All activities that span multiple components and products and are concerned with how to integrate for maximum performance and operability. Manages product and systems requirements, specifications and flow down. Drives validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system level testing. Responsible for defining product requirements for the module / component / subcontractors and partners teams. Manages interface between components and execution organizations.
    Responsible for driving CTQ / Risk trades within the teams designing the components. Manages the overall product configuration and configuration control system.

  • Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.

  • Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

  • Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.

  • Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

  • Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.  Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.  Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

  • May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

  • Impacts the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role.  High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Required skills

Expertise in configuring and managing edge computing environments. Should have a understanding of system infrastructure, networking, and containerization, along with basic awareness of sensor technologies. Probably should be capable of deploying, configuring, maintaining software on edge devices.

  • Knowledge of Linux-based systems and edge device configuration

  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs).

  • Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Basic understanding of IoT protocols and sensor integration.

  • Proficiency in automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) for edge deployments.

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines for edge environments.

  • Authentication and encryption for data in transit and at rest.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a similar STEM degree.

  • At least 6 years of commercial development experience in Engineering.

Desired Characteristics

  • Knowledge and experience working with X-ray products

  • Regulated product development experience in medical or other highly regulated field

  • Familiarity with edge orchestration frameworks (K3s, OpenShift Edge).

  • Higher level language proficiency in Java & or python.

  • Familiarity with Windows-based systems

  • Experience with Agile framework

  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare 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 HealthCare 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).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No