Systems Engineer

Minimum BS degree in Engineering or Physics and 2+ years relevant work experience (or equivalent combination of education and industry experience)
Proficient with data analysis in MATLAB, Python, JMP or other programming languages or analysis tools required
Hands-on engineer that has a strong commitment to working in the lab to improve product performance
Good documentation skills and efficient at time management
Ability to work in a fast paced, interdisciplinary environment and quickly adjust to rapidly evolving technology and priorities
Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of clearly explaining technical issues and ideas to peers and management

Manage internal fleet of R&D instruments through issue tracking system (JIRA)
Work with engineering teams to define, document, and execute subsystem and system level testing of sequencing instruments
Propose tests and experiments to investigate issues and verify fixes
Execute tests, analyze results, and present to cross functional teams
Analyze internal and external instrument logs to troubleshoot failures
Contribute to and/or lead interdisciplinary root cause analysis involving electromechanical, thermal, optical and fluidic factors
Conduct prototype instrument assembly, bring-up and functional test activities
Support execution of engineering and design verification activities
Contribute to characterization of instrument system performance
Work hands-on to integrate hardware, software, and firmware and identify and fix technical issues

Prior experience as a systems engineer with molecular diagnostics, genomic or similar automated instruments preferred
Experience with optics, fluidics, motion, or thermal testing beneficial