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Merck

Senior System Engineer

Merck

full time · Senior

Listed on Merck’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role leads technical architecture and system design for IoT-connected animal health devices across embedded, hardware, and software domains. It suits experienced systems engineers who thrive in multidisciplinary environments and want to drive innovation from concept through field deployment.

Our summary, not Merck’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 5 years designing multidisciplinary systems
  • Experience with communication products, embedded systems, hardware and RF systems
  • Strong problem-solving and teamwork skills
  • Understanding of complex IoT systems and ability to learn new technical concepts quickly
  • Experience in complex multidisciplinary projects requiring deep technical expertise

Nice to have

  • Linux environment experience
  • Atlassian and Azure DevOps experience
  • Agentic AI for discovery and innovation experience
  • Coding in C, C#, Java, or Python
  • RF communication technologies (BLE, WiFi, LTE-M, LoRa)
  • Backend systems and serverless solutions knowledge
  • Cloud-based infrastructure for IoT devices
  • Database design
  • Hardware design
  • Network design
  • Requirements management
  • Solution architecture
  • System integration
  • Real-time programming

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