Carestream

Lead Systems Integration Engineer

Carestream$155K — $175K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Automation, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related STEM field.
  • 7+ years in systems architecture or integration in medical imaging or regulated industries.
  • Strong foundation in systems engineering practices, including MBSE and requirements management.
  • Experience with hardware/software integration and system modeling, including HIL testing.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Define and govern scalable system architectures integrating various components into high-performance systems.
  • Lead integration strategies across hardware, software, firmware, and data into unified imaging platforms.
  • Translate clinical and regulatory needs into system requirements and architectural solutions.
  • Evaluate architecture options and make build-versus-buy decisions based on multiple factors.
  • Drive modeling, simulation, and prototyping to reduce integration risk early in development.
  • Facilitate technical discussions and lead design reviews to optimize system performance and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture with business and market goals.

Benefits

  • Relocation stipend available.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
Full Job Description
Relocation stipend available

Compensation: $155,000 - $175,000 per year

*This range reflects Carestream's good faith estimate to pay fairly as starting wage. Offers will be tailored within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process, as well as geographic market differentials for the position.

Position Summary:

The Lead Systems Integration Engineer serves as the technical and commercial bridge between market needs, product strategy, and engineering execution across business segments. This role combines deep expertise in systems, automation, and product engineering to shape market aligned solutions, influence product direction, and support go to market strategies within the product portfolios. They will lead solution definition, proof of concept activities, internal enablement, and executive level technical value discussions aligned with business objectives.
The position provides technical and architectural leadership for the design, development, and integration of complex medical imaging systems. It owns end to end system definition across hardware, software, firmware, and data domains, ensuring performance, reliability, regulatory compliance, and alignment with clinical and business goals.
The Lead Systems Integration Engineer partners closely with Platform Engineering, Product Management, Clinical, and Research Innovation teams to deliver scalable and differentiated medical imaging systems. The role is solution oriented and business informed, while remaining grounded in system integration and execution realities.

Position Responsibilities:

Systems Design and Architecture
• Defines and governs scalable system architectures integrating hardware, software, firmware, automation, data components, workflows, imaging pipelines, interfaces, and infrastructure into cohesive, high-performance, market-ready systems
• Leads integration strategies across hardware, software, firmware, and data into unified imaging platforms
• Applies Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to capture requirements, system behavior, interfaces, and constraints with full traceability
• Translate clinical, business, and regulatory needs into clear system requirements and architectural solutions
• Ensures alignment with platform and portfolio strategy while enabling configuration, reuse, and scalability
• Evaluates architecture options and build-versus-buy decisions, balancing technical, financial, operational, and risk considerations
• Leads design reviews, facilitates technical discussions, and drives trade studies to optimize performance, reliability, cost, and scalability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to align architecture with portfolio and segment goals
• Drives modeling, simulation, and prototyping to validate architecture and reduce integration risk early in development
• Establishes best practices for solution definition, technical communication, and market alignment

Required Skills & Education:

Education
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related STEM field

Experience
• 7+ years in systems architecture, systems integration, or complex product development in medical imaging, medical devices, or other regulated industries

Skills
• Strong foundation in systems engineering practices, including MBSE and requirements management
• Experience with hardware/software integration, system modeling, Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and Sim-to-Real test and prototyping
• Strong problem-solving, risk assessment, and technical decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to break down and explain complex concepts to a diverse audience

Desired Skills:

Experience
• 10+ years in systems architecture or development within medical imaging or regulated medical device environments
• Past related work with sales engineering, applications engineering, solution architecture, and product focused engineering roles, supported by formal training in industrial, computer, or automation engineering

Skills
• Experience with regulated development frameworks (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 62304)
• Advanced experience with modeling tools, digital thread concepts, and system-level V&V strategies

Work Environment:

Office environment

About Carestream

Carestream Health is a worldwide provider of medical imaging systems and IT solutions; X-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and precision contract coating services for a wide range of industrial, medical, electronic and other applications—all backed by a global service and support network. For more information about the company’s broad portfolio of products, solutions and services, please contact your Carestream representative or call 888-777-2072 or visit www.carestream.com.
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Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2007

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