Advanced Systems Engineer - Software Verification @ STERIS

Position Summary

The Advanced Systems Engineer - Software Verification provides technical leadership for system integration, verification and validation, test automation strategy, and release readiness for new products and significant product enhancements. As a senior technical contributor, the Advanced Systems Engineer drives system level planning, integration, verification strategy, defect resolution, test automation initiatives, and readiness assessments throughout the product lifecycle. This role collaborates closely with architecture, software, quality, cybersecurity, product management, and validation teams to ensure successful product delivery and continuous process improvement.

This role is hybrid-based in our Mentor, OH headquarters.

What You will do as an Advanced Systems Engineer - Software Verification

• Lead system-level planning and execution across disciplines (e.g., initiation, coordination, technical review, integration) ensuring work remains aligned to requirements and program constraints
• Drive requirements refinement, quality, and allocation across subsystems to ensure stakeholder and user needs translate into coherent, verifiable system behavior
• Lead feasibility assessments, trade‑off studies, and system technical reviews to ensure decisions are data‑driven and integration risks are identified early
• Direct system‑level risk, defect, and usability activities, ensuring closure is supported by evidence and residual risks are clearly understood and controlled
• Lead system integration planning and execution (e.g., analysis and resolution of complex cross-discipline technical issues) that impacts performance, reliability, or usability
• Define and govern system‑level verification strategies to ensure coverage, traceability, and alignment to requirements across test phases and environments
• Establish and reinforce systems engineering rigor through best‑practice guidelines, review discipline, and continuous improvement of methods and artifacts

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline (e.g., Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science or a related engineering field) or closely related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive systems or multidisciplinary engineering experience
• Working knowledge of Azure, Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, and software configuration management.
• Proficiency with Ruby and scripting/automation, including development or maintenance of automated test and verification tools
• Working knowledge of requirements management, system integration, and system‑level verification and validation methods
• Experience leading complex system integration efforts for electromechanical products in regulated environments (e.g., quality-managed)
• Proven ability to apply model‑based systems engineering techniques to analyze, reason, and drive decisions for complex, multi‑disciplinary systems
• Experience in regulated industries (medical devices, healthcare, industrial manufacturing) is required

What STERIS Offers

At STERIS, we invest in our employees and their families for the long term! STERIS wouldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. We share our success together with you by rewarding you for your hard work and achievements.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays.
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with a company match
• Long/Short term disability coverage
• Parental Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Continued training and educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career
• #LI-KS1 #LI-Hybrid

Pay range for this opportunity is $105,000 - $134,000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.