Systems Design Engineer, Staff

About Us: 

How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 177 years?! 

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team! 

Location/Region: This position is located in Dublin, CA ZICC office. 

What’s the role? 

Sound Interesting? Here’s what you’ll do: 

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.

Do you qualify?

• Advanced degree desirable, Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Sciences and a minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience. A Ph.D. degree in one of the above areas would be desirable and substitute for possible lack of work experience. “Generalists” are preferred over “Specialists”.
• 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, preferably medical electronic instruments.
• Demonstrated ability to work with Marketing and with 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.
• Knowledge of or prior work experience in one or more of the following subject areas would be helpful:
• Medical electronic instruments, ophthalmic instruments, imaging or non-imaging optics, image processing, machine vision systems, human vision, modeling and simulation tools (MATLAB, Martrixx, Mathematica), PC applications and OEM integration, Displays, medical safety/regulatory agency compliance testing and requirements.

The annual pay range for this position is  $152,000 - $190,000.

The pay offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent.
  
This position is eligible for a Performance Bonus. 

We have amazing benefits to support you as an employee at ZEISS! 

• Medical 

• Vision 

• Dental 

• 401K Matching 

• Employee Assistance Programs 

• Vacation and sick pay 

• The list goes on! 

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