Senior MR Systems Architect

Job Title

Senior MR Systems Architect

Job Description

1． PURPOSE

This role is positioned as a system-level integrator and architect, responsible for ensuring end-to-end coherence, scalability, and performance of complex MRI platforms.

The role bridges deep MRI domain expertise with system architecture capability, driving modular, reusable, and future-proof system solutions, aligned with MR reference architectures, while contributing to regulatory strategy and business objectives.

This position plays a critical role in shaping the technology direction, platform strategy, and system-level performance of next-generation MRI products.

2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

System Architecture Design & Governance

• Define and drive system-level architecture, including structure, interfaces, and design rules, ensuring alignment with enterprise and domain architectures and delivering scalable and compliant MRI solutions.

Cross-domain System Integration

• Drive integration across RF, Gradient, Magnet, control systems, sequence, and reconstruction domains.

• Ensure system-level alignment of interfaces, timing, data flow, and performance.

• Lead resolution of cross-domain integration challenges.

Technical Decision & Trade-off Management

• Drive system-level technical decisions and trade-offs across performance, cost, risk, and regulatory constraints to achieve optimal system balance.

System Problem Solving

• Lead system-level debugging, root cause analysis, and issue resolution during integration, verification, and validation phases.

Platform & Architecture Evolution

• Drive modular architecture and platform strategy to support reuse, scalability, and long-term evolution across product generations.

Cross-functional Collaboration & Influence

• Collaborate across R&D, system engineering, and regulatory teams, driving alignment on architecture and system-level decisions.

3. JOB REQUIREMENTS

The position requires the following personal capabilities and competence for acceptable performance:

Education

• Master’s or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field, preferably with MR background.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in systems engineering or risk management

• Strong experience in MRI systems or equivalent complex systems

• Experience in system integration across hardware and software domains.

Competency and Skills

Technical & Architecture Competency

• Strong expertise in MR chain (control / RF / Gradient / Magnet) design

• Deep understanding of MRI system control logic and signal chain

• Ability to define system architecture, interfaces, and integration strategy

• Strong capability in architectural trade-offs and decision making

• Demonstrated modularization and platform thinking

• Ability to abstract system problems into reusable architecture solutions

System Integration & Problem Solving

• Proven capability in system-level integration

• Strong experience in debugging, root cause analysis, and system issue resolution

• Experience across integration, verification, and validation phases

Engineering Competencies

• Architecture documentation and modeling

• Application of system engineering methods (FMEA, DfX, DfSS)

• Experience with simulation, modeling, and validation tools

• Ability to define and maintain architecture artifacts and standards

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Ability to drive alignment across teams

• Strong analytical and architectural thinking

• Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty

• Communication, coaching, and negotiation skills

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