Engineer I, Systems

MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC.•Gaithersburg, MD

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer I is responsible for assisting in the development and management of requirements and specifications, system integration and testing of electromechanical, fluidic, thermal control, and imaging systems, and formal verification and validation testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
Associate’s degree with commensurate experience may be substituted.
Understanding of programming and data analysis tools such a Python, MATLAB, Minitab, or similar language.
Basic knowledge of analytical techniques, experimental design and statistical analysis.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, manage processes through to completion and coordinate a high level of activity under a variety of conditions and constraints.
Demonstrated propensity to be creative, collaborative, proactive, and self-motivated in the execution and completion of assigned accountabilities.
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy and reliability of project status.
Excellent documentation skills, technical writing and presentation skills.
A wide variety of creativity and latitude is expected including the ability to multi-task in an environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in scientific or medical instrumentation preferred, including various manufacturing methods/options and design ROI in a project driven environment.
Experience in an ISO cGMP environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Work within cross-functional teams to support the design and development of MSD instrumentation.
Provide input into analyses of data, drawing conclusions, presenting findings and making recommendations on relevant data.
Experimentally and analytically characterize system and subsystem performance and capabilities.
Participate in the design, implementation, and optimization of software sequences for automation of manual assay protocols on MSD instrumentation.
Participate in the development and documentation of failure modes, effects and criticality analyses.
Participate in the development of system design requirements and specifications.
Participate in the development and execution of system design verification and validation test plans.
Participate in the development and implementation of system and subsystem reliability test plans.
Generate and implement change orders to promote product design and process improvements.
Specific duties may vary depending upon departmental requirements.