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System Architect Embedded Computing Systems

If you’re passionate about shaping cutting-edge solutions and serving as the strategic link between our customers and development teams, we invite you to join our Embedded Computing Systems team. 

Summary

Location

The Netherlands - Eindhoven

Education

Bachelor-Master

Years of experience

8+

Function field

Research & Development

Hours

38

Full-time salary

€ 4,500 - € 6,000 monthly excluding holiday allowance

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About the role

You will be responsible for defining and owning the architecture of complex, high-end products for demanding applications in the semiconductor, medical, and technology sectors. You translate business and customer requirements into scalable, future-proof technical solutions, ensuring alignment between product vision, system performance, and technical execution. Acting as the technical lead across multidisciplinary teams, you drive architectural decisions, establish clear specifications, and guide implementation from concept through realization. You facilitate design reviews, challenge technical assumptions, and resolve cross-functional engineering challenges while maintaining a holistic view of the product. By proactively identifying technical risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities, you ensure the development of robust, reliable, and innovative systems that deliver long-term value to customers and the business.

key responsibilities

  • Translate customer, regulatory and business requirements into system-level requirements and design input

  • Develop robust system architectures that meet all product, regulatory, and performance requirements  

  • Define and drive the system validation strategy, both by design and testing 

  • Drive cross-functional alignment between system, hardware, software and mechanical engineering teams  

  • Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned across engineering disciplines 

  • Lead system-level risk management activities, including DFMEA development 

  • Own the system-level test plan and specifications; contribute to and review validation execution

What we offer

  • An environment where your ideas matter, with short communication lines, high dynamics, and real ownership

  • A culture built on Trust, Collaboration, and Excellence, embedded in everything we do

  • Full-time contract based on a 38-hour workweek

  • A performance-based salary growth that rewards your results

  • 33 vacation days per year, including public holidays

  • Flexible working hours

  • Time-for-time compensation when working extra hours

  • Free access to our on-site fitness facilities to support your wellbeing

  • Free lunch, dinner and healthy snacks are available every day onsite

  • Strong focus on personal development, supported by a tailored growth and learning plan

  • Extensive career opportunities, with progression across a wide range of functions and projects

  • A young, innovative, and international working environment where initiative, creativity, and entrepreneurship are encouraged and rewarded

What you bring

  • Deep expertise in the design and architecture of complex electronic systems, including high-speed interfaces, signal integrity, power electronics, and PCB design

  • Strong understanding of system-level engineering principles and the ability to translate requirements into scalable, robust, and future-proof technical solutions

  • Experience working with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and certification processes within high-tech, medical, semiconductor, or similarly regulated environments

  • Solid understanding of embedded computing systems, with knowledge of embedded software, firmware, and hardware-software integration

  • A proactive and ownership-driven mindset, with the ability to monitor progress, identify risks early, manage technical dependencies, and drive projects to successful completion

  • Capable of making sound technical decisions and balancing complex trade-offs in multidisciplinary development environments

  • Align teams, influence technical direction, and effectively lead design discussions and reviews

  • Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines, working closely with electronics, software, mechanical and manufacturing to deliver integrated product solutions

  • A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for innovation and technical excellence

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