Systems Sr Designer

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.  

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards.  We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

Responsible for senior-level system design leadership within New Product Introduction (NPI) projects for computer-assisted surgical and robotic systems, including user needs strategy, system architecture, requirements strategy, design inputs, risk management, verification and validation, usability engineering, Design Changes, and Design History File (DHF) documentation. 

This role independently drives complex project work, contributes to major technical decisions, participates in hands-on robotic system testing and integration, and provides technical leadership in multidisciplinary project teams. The Senior Systems Designer may serve in project leadership roles such as Scrum Master, Product Owner Proxy, or Product Owner as required by project needs. 

The Senior Systems Designer also contributes to quality-related work, procedure improvement, mentorship of lower levels, advancement of the System Design craft, cross-team practice consistency, and a collaborative work environment where team members can raise issues, challenge ideas respectfully, and actively seek solutions. 

This is a hybrid role with a minimum expectation of three days per week in office 

 

Responsable du leadership de la conception des systèmes au niveau supérieur dans les projets d’introduction de nouveaux produits (NPI) pour les systèmes chirurgicaux et robotiques assistés par ordinateur, y compris la stratégie des besoins des utilisateurs, l’architecture du système, la stratégie des exigences, les données de conception, la gestion des risques, la vérification et la validation, l’ingénierie d’utilisabilité, les modifications de conception et la documentation du fichier d’historique de conception (DHF). 

Ce rôle pilote de manière indépendante des projets complexes, contribue à des décisions techniques majeures, participe aux tests et à l’intégration pratiques de systèmes robotiques et assure un leadership technique au sein d’équipes de projet multidisciplinaires. Le Senior Systems Designer peut assumer des rôles de leadership de projet tels que Scrum Master, Product Owner Proxy ou Product Owner selon les besoins du projet. 

Le concepteur système senior contribue également au travail lié à la qualité, à l’amélioration des procédures, au mentorat des niveaux inférieurs, à l’avancement du métier de conception de systèmes, à la cohérence des pratiques inter-équipes et à un environnement de travail collaboratif où les membres de l’équipe peuvent soulever des questions et contester des idées avec respect, et chercher activement des solutions. 

Il s’agit d’un poste hybride avec une attente minimale de trois jours par semaine au bureau. 

How You'll Create Impact

NPI responsibilities include: 

• Lead complex system design activities for NPI projects, including user needs strategy, requirements, architecture, risk management, V&V strategy, usability, Design Changes, and DHF documentation. 

• Influence user needs strategy and ensure end-to-end traceability and system-level alignment from user needs and clinical workflow inputs through requirements, design inputs, verification, validation, and risk controls. 

• Lead architecture definition, interface strategy, system trade studies, integration strategy, and major technical decision records for complex products or project scopes. 

• Lead technical interactions during surgeon evaluations, customer feedback assessments, usability studies, system demonstrations, and clinical evaluations as assigned. 

• Lead or support hands-on robotic system testing, integration, troubleshooting, root cause investigations, usability evaluations, and verification activities. 

• Lead evaluation and system-level integration of supplier components, third-party technologies, externally developed software, or externally developed subsystems. 

• Coordinate technical activities with cross-functional stakeholders and serve as an independent reviewer for significant deliverables. 

Quality and compliance responsibilities include: 

• Lead or own quality-related technical investigations, including issue evaluations, complaints, non-conformities, and CAPAs. 

• Improve procedures, design controls, engineering documentation, DHF quality, audit readiness, and decision rationale practices. 

• Promote compliance with applicable procedures, regulatory expectations, and sound engineering judgment. 

Agile and project responsibilities include: 

• Drive project outcomes with minimal supervision while managing priorities, dependencies, technical risks, and stakeholder expectations. 

• Resolve ambiguity, remove impediments, and support Agile/SAFe-aligned planning and continuous improvement. 

• Establish technical rationale, lead trade studies, evaluate competing solutions, and document system-level decisions using sound systems engineering principles. 

Leadership and mentorship responsibilities include: 

• Mentor and coach lower-level Systems Designers on System Design practices, tools, and procedures. 

• Advance the System Design craft through best practices, training, lessons learned, and process improvements. 

• Influence practices across multiple project teams and support harmonization of System Design methods where appropriate. 
• Model clear communication, accountability, constructive challenge, knowledge sharing, and respectful collaboration

What Makes You Stand Out

• Strong experience in system design within a multidisciplinary engineering organization. 
• Advanced knowledge of medical device design controls, user needs, requirements engineering, system architecture, interface definition, risk management, V&V, usability engineering, DHF documentation, and quality system procedures. 
• Ability to apply sound technical reasoning, analytical judgment, documented decision rationale, trade-off analysis, and creative problem-solving to complex system-level challenges. 
• Ability to work independently, drive clarity through ambiguity, and influence stakeholders across functions, project teams, and technical disciplines. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office, requirements management tools, Agile tools, and SolidWorks; MATLAB, Python, or C++ is an asset.
• Written and spoken French is an asset. 

 

• Forte expérience en conception de systèmes au sein d’une organisation d’ingénierie multidisciplinaire. 
• Connaissance approfondie des contrôles de conception des dispositifs médicaux, des besoins des utilisateurs, de l’ingénierie des exigences, de l’architecture système, de la définition des interfaces, de la gestion des risques, du V&V, de l’ingénierie d’utilisabilité, de la documentation DHF et des procédures du système qualité. 
• Capacité à appliquer un raisonnement technique solide, un jugement analytique, une justification de décision documentée, une analyse comparative et une résolution créative des problèmes aux défis complexes au niveau du système. 
• Capacité à travailler de manière autonome, à faire preuve de clarté malgré l’ambiguïté et à influencer les parties prenantes dans toutes les fonctions, équipes de projet et disciplines techniques. 
• Excellentes compétences en communication écrite et verbale. 
• Expérience avec Microsoft Office, les outils de gestion des exigences, les outils Agile et SolidWorks ; MATLAB, Python ou C++ est un atout. 
• Le français écrit et parlé est un atout. 

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, biomedical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field. Biomedical engineering is an asset. 
• Minimum  5 years of relevant engineering experience. 
• Experience or exposure to medical device development, robotics, software-controlled systems, or regulated industries is an asset.
• Experience with SolidWorks, MATLAB, Python, C++, requirements management tools, or Agile development tools is an asset 

 

• Baccalauréat en ingénierie, sciences, génie biomédical, génie informatique, génie mécanique, génie électrique ou dans un domaine technique connexe. L’ingénierie biomédicale est un atout.
• Minimum de 5 ans d’expérience pertinente en ingénierie.
• L’expérience ou l’exposition au développement de dispositifs médicaux, à la robotique, aux systèmes contrôlés par logiciel ou aux industries réglementées est un atout.
• Une expérience avec SolidWorks, MATLAB, Python, C++, les outils de gestion des exigences ou les outils de développement Agile est un atout. 

Physical Requirements

Travel Expectations

Jusqu’à 25 %. Poste hybride avec une attente minimale de trois jours par semaine au bureau.

Up to 25%. Hybrid role with a minimum expectation of three days per week in office.

Salary Expectations:

$95,000 - $115,000 CAD 

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability