System Engineer

Nearfield Instruments — Netherlands · Posted ~1 hour ago

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Skills

Systems engineering Requirements engineering System architecture System integration Validation Stakeholder management Systems Engineering Mechatronics Control Engineering Electronics

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A cutting-edge engineering organization is seeking a System Engineer to translate customer and product requirements into balanced system architectures. You will own the end-to-end technical perspective from concept and feasibility through development, integration, validation and customer qualification while connecting multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Highlights

Own the technical system perspective throughout the full product lifecycle and collaborate across physics, mechanics, electronics, software and data disciplines on highly complex engineering systems.

Description

Shape the future of atomic-scale semiconductor metrologyAt Nearfield Instruments, we develop breakthrough metrology systems that enable the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers to measure structures with atomic-scale precision at production throughput. Our systems combine advanced physics, mechatronics, precision mechanics, software, electronics, control engineering and data science into one highly complex product.As a System Engineer, you are responsible for translating customer and product requirements into a balanced system architecture that delivers exceptional performance, reliability, manufacturability and serviceability. You own the technical system perspective throughout the entire product lifecycle; from concept and feasibility studies to development, integration, validation and customer qualification.You are the technical connector between Product Management, Development & Engineering, Manufacturing, Applications and our customers, ensuring every subsystem contributes to one optimized machine.What you will doAs a System Engineer, you will:Own the system architecture and ensure compliance with customer and product requirements throughout the product lifecycle.Translate customer needs into clear, measurable system requirements and performance specifications.Define and maintain system performance budgets, interfaces and allocations across multiple engineering disciplines.Lead technical trade-off studies, feasibility analyses and architecture decisions for complex system challenges.Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation plans together with multidisciplinary engineering teams.Work closely with Product Management to evaluate customer requirements, market needs and future product capabilities.Guide Development & Engineering teams by providing system-level requirements, architecture and technical direction.Define verification, validation and qualification strategies together with Manufacturing, Integration & Test and Applications Engineering.Support system integration, performance characterization and root cause analysis during development and customer qualification.Drive technical decision-making while balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability and serviceability.Act as a technical point of contact for customers, supporting technical discussions, escalations and product improvements.Contribute to the next generation of Nearfield's metrology platforms through continuous innovation and systems thinking.