Mechanical Systems Architect (f/m/d) Probes Engineering

Job Description SummaryDo you enjoy thinking in systems and driving innovation from concept to reality? GE HealthCare is seeking a Mechanical Systems Architect to lead the mechanical architecture of ultrasound probes used across a broad spectrum of clinical applications.
In this strategic design role, you will define mechanical system architecture, guide design decisions, and ensure seamless integration across engineering disciplines. Your work will influence product performance, manufacturability, and long-term reliability, supporting everything from handheld wireless devices to women’s health and beyond. You will also be responsible for developing thermal interfaces and optimizing passive cooling strategies to ensure efficient heat distribution across the system.
At GE HealthCare, our machines, our software, our solutions, our services, and our people make a genuine difference to medical professionals and patients all over the world. That’s because we never lose sight of what healthcare really needs—the human touch.

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Define and lead mechanical architecture for ultrasound probes guide design decisions, and ensure seamless integration across engineering disciplines

• Develop thermal interfaces and optimize passive cooling and heat distribution

• Your work will influence product performance, manufacturability, and long-term reliability

• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams

• Drive system-level decisions and ensure design integration

• Support product lifecycle from concept through validation

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establishes product requirements (internal and external), defines components and sub systems making up the overall architecture. Provides forward looking strategy for platforms and technology development / insertion to make product competitive. Defines and provides scope management. (defines the what)

• Includes indirect people management responsibility through project coordination.

• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute policy/strategy.

• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.

• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.

What You Bring

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

• Systems thinking and several years experience in complex product development

• Knowledge of thermal management, materials, and mechanical systems

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Legal authorization to work in Austria

• Fluent English (German is a plus)

What we offer

• We offer a role specific compensation and a competitive salary and fringe benefit package reflecting your profile and experience.

• In Austria we are required to state the minimum pay. For this position, the annual compensation package starts at € 70.000. We will be pleased to discuss the appropriate effective salary based on your qualifications and experience.

• An exciting and diverse range of responsibilities in a growth-oriented company

• An interdisciplinary team and an international work environment

• Flextime and flexible working hours

• Free electric charging stations and ample parking facilities on the company premises

• An additional day off for your birthday

• Convenient public transportation access with a complimentary company shuttle to the Redl-Zipf train station, located 2 km away

If you are interested in learning more we are looking forward to your online-application!

Don't meet all the requirements? We are aware that there is almost never a perfect profile. You can learn (almost) anything as long as you are interested and enjoy new topics and challenges. In short: we look forward to receiving your application, even if you do not yet meet the requirements 100%!

About us

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health - digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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