Staff Systems Engineer

Bio-Techne • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. This role will report to the New Product Development Engineering group, specifically under the Systems Engineering hardware manager. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing group of engineers and scientists in a role that can highly impact the organization. The team is a highly motivated and collaborative group that is empowered to innovate. The Staff System Engineer will focus on leading system level engineering activities for new and existing products including, but not limited to, requirements development, hardware subsystems integration, systems control through software scripting, system verification testing, automation development, data mining & analysis, characterization, troubleshooting, process development, and design transfer.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in engineering or relevant field of study required with a minimum of 10 + years of experience (or Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience)
• 10+ years relevant work experience in complex instruments/systems/hardware consumables involving integration of mechanical/electrical/optical/software components and subsystems.
• Strong multidisciplinary technical skills are essential.
• Experience in collaborating and leading cross-functionally to define system level requirements and V&V testing
• Ability to plan and carry out complex test plans and report out critical findings is essential
• Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers on best engineering practices and systems level thinking for new product design
• Experience in software for automation or data analysis (Python, LabView, PLC, Java)
• Experience in engineering statistical data analysis
• Experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems

Nice To Haves

• Experience in hardware automation is a plus
• Experience in CAD (Solidworks) and mechanical design is a plus
• Experience with handling reagents in a wet lab environment is a plus

Responsibilities

• Hands on experience with prototype & alpha, Beta, and Pilot phases of a complex hardware consumable and/or instrument product development cycle
• Lead and influence development design from a system level
• Experience with development and system integration of an opto-mechanical instrument that requires multi-engineering disciplines
• Strong ability for meticulous hands-on assembly/disassembly of instruments, consumables, and fixtures
• Strong ability to do troubleshooting from system level down to low level to understand root cause failure modes
• Experience automating and controlling hardware subsystems for prototype testing through Python or LabVIEW
• Experience in V&V, including but not limited to, writing system level requirements, writing test plans, executing tests, and summarizing results
• Effective communication across functional teams such as marketing, quality, manufacturing and field support team
• Willingness to support manufacturing and field teams in sustaining existing product lines
• Experience in project management and leading core teams as a technical representative
• Eagerness to coach more junior members through design, development, and troubleshooting
• Collaborative personality

Benefits

• competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives
• an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior