Staff Systems Engineer

Roche•Tucson, AZ

1d•$110,700 - $205,700•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Systems Engineer primarily drives reliability engineering efforts for next-generation staining systems. This highly skilled technical specialist applies extensive systems engineering design principles, practices, and implementation knowledge to complex systems and assignments. The role includes producing V-Model systems engineering deliverables, participating in design reviews, supporting development and testing against design specifications, and assessing system interactions. The position helps ensure assays work efficiently and effectively with current technologies and systems. The engineer partners with business stakeholders and systems development teams to translate customer needs into effective design inputs and outputs, and works across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory to align with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements. The role integrates automated staining systems, scanners, and software updates; establishes reliability outcomes and strategies; and makes evidence-based tradeoffs among reliability, delivery, operational risk, capacity, and business needs. It also contributes to Agile planning and delivery by defining acceptance criteria, accepting work on behalf of the Program, breaking Features into User Stories, participating in Agile events, presenting system demonstrations, and maintaining a commitment to First-Time Quality. This is an on-site position based in Tucson, Arizona. Relocation benefits are not available. The expected annual salary range is $110,700–$205,700, with actual pay determined by experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. The position qualifies for benefits described at the link in the posting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a directly related discipline and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a directly related discipline and 6 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. in a directly related discipline and 3 years of related experience.
Experience working in a regulated environment, with familiarity with FDA, ISO, IVD, and other relevant regulatory standards for diagnostic products.
Expertise in requirements management, system design, user experience development, and usability, with the ability to mentor others in these practices.
Ability to translate business requirements and customer needs into actionable system design inputs, balance alternatives, and manage expectations.
Expertise translating stakeholder needs into structured, traceable, and compliant technical baselines using recognized international frameworks and industry guidelines.
Ability to communicate technical risk, tradeoffs, and investment needs clearly to engineering, product, and senior business stakeholders.
Expertise in reliability modeling, quantification, and analysis, connecting architectural design to long-term functional stability across hardware, software, and/or physical systems.
Experience establishing reliability metrics, governance, and operating reviews across complex product or platform ecosystems.
Strong systems thinking, creativity, and ability to collaborate with technical teams to deliver optimized designs aligned with business needs and technological constraints.
Proficiency in prioritizing work based on evidence, applying lean design principles, and engaging team feedback before decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of advanced Path Lab staining functionality, slide workflows, and use cases for laboratory hardware and pre-filled consumables.
Ability to plan, define, and develop characterization protocols and DoEs to derive meaningful conclusions.
Experience building authority and accountability within a team, supported by strong collaboration and communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to evaluate, prioritize, and handle multiple priorities efficiently.
Familiarity with assay development and manufacturing processes.
Ability to influence others and build consensus on solutions that work for Roche and customers.
Ability to challenge existing designs or practices and think creatively when solving problems.
Initiative in tackling and following through on difficult problems.

Responsibilities

Drive reliability engineering efforts for next-generation staining systems.
Produce V-Model systems engineering deliverables, participate in design reviews, support development and testing against design specifications, and assess system interactions.
Partner with business stakeholders and systems development teams to translate customer needs into design inputs and outputs.
Work with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory teams to align work with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
Execute project deliverables for requirements, risk, configuration management, defect management, verification, and validation using the company-specific tool.
Integrate automated staining systems, scanners, and software updates.
Translate business and product priorities into measurable reliability outcomes.
Develop reliability strategy and priorities with Hardware, Software, Assay, and Platform teams.
Make evidence-based tradeoffs across reliability, delivery, operational risk, capacity, and business needs.
Establish measurable criteria for Agile User Stories and Features, formally accept work on behalf of the Program, and ensure work meets the agreed Definition of Done.
Break Agile Features into smaller, independent User Stories for incremental delivery.
Participate in iteration planning, daily sync-ups, retrospectives, and Inspect and Adapt events to support continuous improvement.
Present system demonstrations and compelling stakeholder presentations, and uphold First-Time Quality in project outcomes.