Systems Engineer II

Steris Applied Sterilization Technologies Hertfordshire, UK Posted Aug 18, 2026
Location
Hertfordshire, UK
Workplace
On-site / per employer
Posted
Aug 18, 2026

About this role

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About you

Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about supporting the medical and pharmaceutical industries? Do you care about keeping patients and people safe? If so, then a career with Steris could be a great fit for you.

About Us

At STERIS we are the technological leader in design, production, and supply of sterilization equipment and monitoring systems.

We are currently recruiting for a Systems Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to join the business at a skilled professional level.

What's involved

The Systems Engineer within the IPT (Infection Prevention Technology) business will be responsible for the overall technical leadership and technical realization of new features or substantially evolved existing features. This person will have the opportunity to work cross functionally with multiple engineering disciplines and program managers and will be the technical stakeholder leading the system level reviews, while working within the project constraints of schedule, cost, performance, quality and reliability objectives.

You will begin to drive refinement and translation of stakeholder requirements including Customer safety, reliability, clinical application, serviceability, manufacturability, quality etc. Additionally you will translate the requirements management policies of the program and quality of requirements, development of technical approach, top level design, feasibility of potential technical solutions, and allocation of derived requirements, including functionality, interface specifications and design budgets onto affected subsystems.

The Systems Engineer will plan, oversee and execute the Systems Engineering activities in the project, including initiation, coordination, synchronization, review and integration of the technical work performed within various Engineering disciplines

You will also leads cross-discipline feasibility and trade-off studies, drive system-level design & technical reviews.

There will also be an aspect of leading defect management, risk management, usability activities, preparation of documentation, system integration, verification and validation.

You will also define testing requirements and strategy.

Required experience

You must hold a BS Degree in Electrical, Software, or Mechanical Engineering discipline, other engineering disciplines will be considered. A Master’s degree is also preferred.

1 or more years of involvement in a multi-discipline new product development environment.

Understanding and interest in other engineering areas.

Systems thinking acuity

Demonstrated ability in technical analysis including evaluation of multiple candidate solutions and significant evaluation of intangibles

Ability to propose methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to realize product functionality

Proven technical leadership in matrix environment.

Excellent communication, influencing and conflict resolution skills

Experience with technical writing

Excellent technical writing, and presentation skills

Preferred: Systems modeling background

Skills

Strong communication and problem solving skills.

Equal Opportunities

STERIS plc provides employment and advancement opportunities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic as defined by UK employment law. The Company bases all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities with the intention that the best candidate is selected for each position.

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.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Originally posted by Steris Applied Sterilization Technologies. View original posting