This position is looking for an experienced systems engineer with a BS/MS in electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering; mathematics, or physics, or equivalent work experience. This is a 6-month contract to hire position that is looking to pay between $50-$60/hr. This position requires US citizenship and someone to work onsite 50% of the time in Frederick, MD.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• On new product development projects, the systems engineering function is responsible for the following outcomes:

• Requirements Management Plan – based on scope of project, identify systems engineering tasks, deliverables and milestones
• Stakeholder Requirements – refine customer requirements into top-level system requirements that form the basis of system validation and input to systems requirements development
• System Requirements – based on Stakeholder Requirements, develop overall system requirements
• Risk Management Plan – scope of risk management activities to be performed
• Hazard Analysis – identify product risks, analyze and evaluate each risk, identify risk controls and verify risk controls
• Risk Management Report – summarize product’s risk profile and risk acceptability
• Product Validation – showing that the finished product will meet the users’ needs in the intended use environment.

THE INDIVIDUAL

• 4-year Engineering degree in an engineering discipline such as electrical, controls, or biomedical engineering combined with any of these disciplines.
• 5-10 years of experience in developing safety critical systems or 3-5 years with an advanced engineering degree
• Medical device experience/regulated industry experience preferred.
• Understands systems engineering practices (INCOSE).
• Understands the process and techniques for decomposing system/product requirements.
• Use of requirements management tools such as DOORs.
• Use of modeling and simulation tools such as MatLab.
• Understands control systems, sensors, and actuators.
• US citizenship and ability to get a security clearance