System Test Engineer

Picarro, Inc • Santa Clara, CA

2d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Picarro is seeking a System Test Engineer to join its Operations/Manufacturing team. The role involves hands-on system-level testing and troubleshooting of sophisticated analytical instruments, ensuring systems meet performance and quality standards. The engineer will work across technical disciplines and collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Service teams to resolve problems, improve manufacturing and test processes, and support product and engineering changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3+ years of relevant hands-on experience in system test, manufacturing test, scientific or analytical instrumentation, lasers and optics, or complex electromechanical systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root-cause problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across multiple technical disciplines and understand how subsystems interact.
• Comfortable interpreting test data, schematics, technical documentation, and system diagrams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Near-infrared laser systems, broadband lasers, or laser spectroscopy.
• CRDS or other optical spectroscopy technologies.
• Mass spectrometry or other analytical instrumentation.
• Gas analyzers, vacuum systems, or gas-handling systems.
• Optical and electrical troubleshooting.
• Manufacturing or production test engineering.
• Python, MATLAB, or similar test and data-analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Test, validate, and troubleshoot complex analytical instruments.
• Diagnose issues across lasers, optics, electronics, detectors, mechanical systems, vacuum and gas-handling systems, software, and firmware.
• Analyze system and test data to isolate failures at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Investigate root causes and help resolve recurring manufacturing and test issues.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Service teams to resolve technical problems.
• Refine test procedures and troubleshooting methods to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support new product introductions, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Document test results, technical findings, and corrective actions clearly and accurately.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
• Life insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Program
• 401K
• Social events, including a summer picnic, holiday party, and team lunches
• On-site Health & Wellness programs, including fitness challenges, outdoor bootcamp, and flu shots
• Bonus eligibility
• Equity

What This Job Offers

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