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This role leads a multidisciplinary team of approximately 3-6 mechanical and electrical engineers while directly applying systems engineering principles across new product development, portfolio modernization, and sustaining engineering.\nThe R&D Manager, Systems Engineering is responsible for strengthening and scaling systems engineering practices across the instrumentation development lifecycle. This includes system architecture, requirements development and traceability, interface management, system integration, design risk management, verification and validation, and technical decision-making.\nThis position partners closely with Product Management, Portfolio Management, Software, Firmware, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Service, and other Engineering functions to translate customer and business needs into technically sound product architectures and executable engineering plans.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nSystems Engineering Leadership\nServe as the hands-on systems engineering leader for instrumentation development programs and sustaining initiatives.\nDefine system, subsystem, and component architectures for complex multidisciplinary products.\nLead functional decomposition and allocation across mechanical, electrical, software, and firmware domains.\nDevelop and maintain system and subsystem requirements with clear acceptance criteria, bidirectional traceability, and disciplined change control.\nDefine and manage interfaces across engineering disciplines, subsystems, external partners, manufacturing environments, and connected software systems.\nLead system-level technical decision-making, including evaluation of design trade-offs, risks, dependencies, and implementation options.\nCommunicate technical decisions, risks, assumptions, and recommendations clearly to engineering teams and senior stakeholders.\nSystem Integration, Verification, and Validation\nPlan and lead system integration across hardware, software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical elements.\nEstablish integration sequencing, test readiness, issue triage, and cross-functional resolution processes.\nDevelop system-level verification and validation strategies that demonstrate requirements coverage, product performance, robustness, reliability, and intended use.\nPartner with engineering teams to ensure subsystem and component verification supports overall system-level objectives.\nLead or support investigation of complex system-level failures, integration issues, and performance gaps.\nEnsure technical evidence and documentation support applicable design reviews and product-development requirements.\nSystems Engineering Process and Capability Development\nEstablish and scale practical systems engineering methodologies, tools, templates, and design-review practices.\nDevelop consistent approaches for requirements management, traceability, interface definition, architecture development, integration, and verification.\nIdentify opportunities to improve engineering rigor, efficiency, and consistency across product-development programs.\nSupport implementation and adoption of requirements-management and traceability tools.\nAdvance the use of modeling, simulation, model-based systems engineering, and digital-twin approaches where appropriate.\nPromote systems thinking and cross-disciplinary engineering practices throughout the organization.\nDesign Risk Management\nIntegrate technical and design risk management into architecture and product-development decisions.\nLead or support risk analyses, design reviews, mitigation planning, and technical risk tracking.\nIdentify potential system-level failure modes, interface risks, and integration dependencies early in the development process.\nPartner with Quality, Regulatory, and Engineering teams to ensure appropriate risk controls are identified, implemented, and verified.\nNew Product Development and Sustaining Engineering\nSupport new product development from concept and architecture through integration, verification, validation, and commercialization.\nProvide systems engineering leadership for portfolio modernization and sustaining engineering initiatives.\nLead or support root-cause investigations related to field, manufacturing, product, or system-level issues.\nEvaluate architecture improvements to address performance, reliability, serviceability, cost, or lifecycle needs.\nSupport component obsolescence response, alternate technology evaluation, and product lifecycle planning.\nPartner with Manufacturing, Service, and Quality teams to resolve complex technical issues and improve product performance.\nSupport manufacturing transfer, configuration management, and product-development lifecycle governance activities.\nPeople Leadership\nLead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of approximately 3-6 mechanical and electrical engineers.\nEstablish clear goals, priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations.\nSupport recruiting, onboarding, development planning, and retention of engineering talent.\nProvide technical guidance and regular coaching to direct reports.\nBuild mechanical and electrical engineering capability through mentoring, development opportunities, and structured feedback.\nCoordinate team resources and engineering priorities to support project and portfolio objectives.\nFoster accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the team.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nPartner with Product Management and Portfolio Management to translate customer and business needs into system-level requirements and technical strategies.\nCollaborate closely with Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Service teams throughout the product lifecycle.\nAlign technical architecture and engineering execution with product objectives, customer needs, and business priorities.\nParticipate in cross-functional design reviews, project reviews, portfolio discussions, and technical planning activities.\nSupport alignment between engineering teams and external development or manufacturing partners when applicable.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.\nProgressive professional engineering experience developing complex multidisciplinary products.\nExperience working with products that integrate hardware, software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical systems.\nHands-on experience with system architecture and system-level technical design.\nExperience developing and managing system or subsystem requirements.\nExperience with requirements traceability and change control.\nExperience defining and managing interfaces across multiple engineering disciplines.\nExperience supporting or leading system integration activities.\nExperience with design risk management and technical risk mitigation.\nExperience developing or executing verification and validation strategies.\nPrevious people-leadership or technical-leadership experience, including coaching engineers or coordinating multidisciplinary engineering work.\nDemonstrated ability to translate customer or business needs into technical requirements and executable engineering plans.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and communication skills.\nAbility to work effectively within a cross-functional, matrixed product-development environment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline.\nExperience developing scientific instrumentation, diagnostics, laboratory equipment, medical technology, or other regulated products.\nExperience leading systems engineering activities for products integrating hardware, firmware, and software.\nSystems engineering experience within healthcare, automotive, aerospace, or another complex product-development environment.\nExperience with model-based systems engineering.\nExperience with SysML.\nExperience with system modeling, simulation, or digital-twin methods and tools.\nExperience implementing requirements-management or traceability tools and processes.\nKnowledge of product-development lifecycle governance and configuration management.\nKnowledge of reliability engineering principles and practices.\nExperience supporting manufacturing transfer.\nExperience establishing or scaling systems engineering practices within a multidisciplinary engineering organization.\nExperience leading organizational or engineering-process change.\nExperience supporting both new product development and sustaining engineering.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nStrong systems-thinking and multidisciplinary problem-solving capabilities.\nAbility to understand and evaluate interactions across hardware, software, firmware, electrical, and mechanical domains.\nAbility to balance hands-on technical responsibilities with people leadership and team development.\nStrong requirements-development and technical documentation skills.\nAbility to identify technical risks, evaluate trade-offs, and develop practical mitigation strategies.\nStrong coaching, mentoring, and engineering talent-development skills.\nStrong collaboration and relationship-building skills.\nAbility to influence technical direction across teams and functions.\nAbility to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to manage multiple technical priorities within a product-development environment.\nStrong judgment and decision-making skills in situations involving technical uncertainty or competing priorities.\nWork Location\nThis position is based in Oakdale, Minnesota and requires regular collaboration with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Service, and other cross-functional teams.\nAbout Neogen\nNeogen is a global company focused on protecting the world’s food supply. We provide products and solutions that support food safety, animal safety, and related industries, helping customers detect risks, improve quality, and protect both people and animals.\nAt Neogen, we believe that taking care of our employees allows them to do their best work. When you join our team, you'll enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.\nBenefits Include\nBenefits starting on Day One: Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on your first day of employment.\n 401(k) with company match: Invest in your future with retirement savings and company contributions.\nPaid Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off so you can rest, recharge, and spend time with those who matter most.\nCareer Growth Opportunities: We are committed to providing employees with the tools, training, and support needed to grow their careers.\nMeaningful Work: Be part of a team whose work has a real impact on customers, communities, and the world around us.\nCollaborative Culture: Join a team that values innovation, respect, teamwork, and continuous improvement.\nInterested? We’d Like to Hear from You.\nIf this role sounds like a place where your skills and experience could make an impact, we encourage you to apply. 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