At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible.
Position Summary :
The Principal Engineer, Systems serves as the technical leader for assigned product lines, defining system architecture, engineering strategy, and technology direction across the full product lifecycle. This role provides systems engineering leadership for complex medical devices, guiding development from concept through commercialization while ensuring alignment with customer needs, regulatory requirements, business objectives, and long-term platform strategy.
As a senior technical authority, the Principal Engineer collaborates across engineering, clinical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial teams to develop innovative, scalable, and commercially successful products while driving engineering excellence and systems-level best practices across the organization.
Responsibilities:
Define and drive systems engineering strategy, architecture, technical standards, and technology roadmaps across assigned product lines.
Lead system architecture development and integration activities, ensuring alignment of requirements, interfaces, technologies, and product platforms.
Guide technical decision-making through system-level analyses, trade studies, and risk assessments that balance performance, quality, manufacturability, cost, schedule, and business objectives.
Establish and maintain system requirements, interface definitions, and technical specifications in collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Lead Safety Risk Management activities and ensure risks are appropriately identified, evaluated, mitigated, and documented throughout product development.
Ensure engineering activities comply with design controls, verification and validation requirements, quality standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to support FDA, CE, and other global regulatory submissions and compliance activities.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams, serving as a trusted advisor for complex system-level challenges.
Collaborate with clinical, commercial, and business stakeholders to translate customer and clinical needs into product and technology strategies.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for future products, platforms, and innovation initiatives.
Support portfolio planning by assessing technical feasibility, development risks, resource needs, and strategic opportunities.
Represent the company in technical, clinical, and industry forums and build relationships with external technology and clinical partners.
Drive continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Required Qualifications
Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
15+ years of progressive engineering experience with significant systems engineering, product development, and technical leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated success leading complex product development programs from concept through commercialization within a regulated environment.
Deep knowledge of systems engineering principles, including system architecture, requirements management, system integration, verification, validation, and risk management.
Strong understanding of medical device design controls and applicable regulatory requirements, including FDA and international standards.
Proven ability to influence…