The Senior Systems Engineer will lead system design, integration, and software-centric product development for ATEC’s EOS Insight Portal (cloud-connected platform). The successful candidate will drive systems development throughout the product life cycle, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to translate clinical and business needs into scalable, reliable system solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- This role emphasizes cloud connected systems, requiring a strong understanding of distributed architectures, data pipelines, and software lifecycle integration within a regulated environment.
- Serve as a systems engineering lead within a cross-functional team including software, DevOps, data engineering, marketing, clinical, regulatory, and quality.
- Drive concept development and system architecture activities, evaluating technologies, and defining scalable cloud-based solutions.
- Lead development of user needs, use cases, and system requirements, ensuring traceability and alignment with verification and validation activities throughout the product lifecycle.
- Own system level risk management activities, including risk assessments, risk file maintenance, and incorporation of production feedback into future product improvements.
- Provide system level impact and safety assessments of component failure modes to inform DFMEA and overall system risk posture.
- Guide and author technical inputs for FDA 510(k) submission development or other regulatory filings as assigned.
- Work closely with a project manager, or directly manage projects as appropriate, to drive clear timelines that are executed on time and on budget.
- Drive verification and validation readiness through clear design documentation, effective test strategies, and early identification of system-level testing needs.
- Lead design control activities including phase reviews, DHF management, and change control execution.
Requirements
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Technical / Cloud Systems Expertise
- Strong understanding of distributed systems including web services, microservices, REST APIs, and service-oriented architectures (SOA).
- Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile methodologies and DevOps integration.
- Working knowledge of database systems, data models, data governance principles, and data flow within cloud-based architectures.
- Strong systems engineering expertise including architecture definition, requirements management, trade studies, and risk analysis.
- Experience defining system concepts, performance models, and non‑functional requirements (e.g., latency, scalability, reliability).
- Excellent project team skills; experience and capability working collaboratively under a Quality Management System (QMS).
- Understanding of medical device product life cycles.
- Experience with requirements traceability and verification methodologies across the system development lifecycle.
- Experience with design control processes.
Education and/or Experience
- BS Degree in Engineering – Software, Computer, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or related discipline. Advanced degree desirable.
- Agile or Scrum certifications (e.g., Product Owner) preferred.
- Minimum 7+ years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in systems engineering roles supporting software or cloud‑based products.
Experience in regulated product development (medical device or similar) is strongly preferred. - INCOSE certified systems engineer desirable.
- For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).
Equal Employment Opportunity & Other Disclosures
ATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws. Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.
For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).
At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
Salary Range
Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate’s qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $125,000 to $140,000 Full-Time Annual Salary
Skills Required
- Technical / Cloud Systems Expertise
- Strong understanding of distributed systems including web services, microservices, REST APIs, and SOA
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and DevOps integration
- Working knowledge of database systems, data models, and data governance principles
- Strong systems engineering expertise including architecture definition, requirements management, trade studies, and risk analysis
- Experience defining system concepts, performance models, and non-functional requirements (latency, scalability, reliability)
- Experience and capability working collaboratively under a Quality Management System (QMS)
- Understanding of medical device product life cycles
- Experience with requirements traceability and verification methodologies across the system development lifecycle
- Experience with design control processes (DHF management, change control, phase reviews)
- BS Degree in Engineering (Software, Computer, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or related)
- Minimum 7+ years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in systems engineering roles supporting software or cloud-based products
- Agile or Scrum certifications (e.g., Product Owner)
- Advanced degree
- Experience in regulated product development (medical device or similar)
- INCOSE certified systems engineer
- For US roles requiring hospital access: eligibility to obtain and maintain hospital credentials and meet applicable physical/vaccination requirements
What We Do
ATEC Spine is a medical device company dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery through innovation. ATEC’s Organic Innovation Machine™ is the greatest concentration of spine know-how in the industry and committed to the creation of clinical distinction. Leveraging 100% spine focus and expertise, we seek to improve spine surgery by rethinking, redesigning and seamlessly integrating the technologies required from the ground up. The innovation that results from that process is being rapidly adopted because, like us, spine surgeons covet informatic and procedural sophistication that enables more predictable, more reproducible care. Our flagship technology, the Prone TransPsoas (PTP™) Procedure, leveraged decades of experience to advance first-generation lateral surgery with a more familiar patient position and elevated neuromonitoring. EOS imaging, the backbone of ATEC’s informatic ecosystem, provides radiographic imaging, enabling standing, full-body, global alignment assessments. We are further developing EOS technology to elevate spine care with unprecedented capabilities. Our vision is to be the standard bearer in spine. Visit our website for more information: www.atecspine.com
