Senior System Engineer

Company: Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Overview

As Senior System Engineer, you will drive multi-disciplinary R&D projects within our connected devices line, shaping system and hardware, embedded, ATE, software, and integration. You’ll work in a cross-site, product-focused team to deliver discovery and delivery outcomes that meet customer and business value. You’ll define requirements, solve technical problems, and lead proof-of-concept and field tests, while partnering with embedded, HW, backend, and frontend experts. This role offers exposure to new technologies and a hands-on, collaborative environment that values learning and innovation. You will help bridge product vision with technical execution to advance our animal health solutions

Responsibilities

  • Define system, hardware, embedded, ATE, software and integration requirements and contribute to the design stage of each discipline
  • Define protocol and engage in technical problem solving, proof of concept, and field testing
  • Assist in test design and investigations
  • Lead work groups within multi-disciplinary R&D projects in the connected devices line
  • Collaborate with product and platform teams across multiple sites and with engineers across hardware, software, and backend/frontend domains

Key requirements

  • BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 5 years in system design of multidisciplinary systems
  • Experience with communication products, embedded hardware, RF systems
  • Strong problem-solving and teamwork skills
  • Ability to understand complex IoT systems and grasp new technical concepts quickly
  • Experience in complex multidisciplinary projects with high technical know-how
  • Problem solver with good teamwork
  • Ability to learn quickly and innovate
  • Hands-on approach
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • Embedded Software
  • Internet of Things (IoT)

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Posted: October 10th, 2026