CONTRACT Sr. Systems Engineer

The responsibilities of the Senior Systems Engineer are to work with cross-functional teams in efforts relating to system requirements definition, system architecture definition, system modelling, and requirements and risk traceability.

Responsibilities:

Work with external contractors and developers for effective communication of requirements

Accountable to setup and participate in product development phases and design reviews

Accountable for the system design input documentation and traceability matrix

Leading and mentoring others within the multi-disciplinary team developing the company’s revolutionary NGS platform for IVD applications

Apply system engineering principles for developing cost-effective, reliable, and quality systems which satisfy product requirements

Design execute and analyze appropriate experiments to assess requirements

Define and negotiate design requirement trade-offs as needed

Influence, lead and mentor others in the system integration, adoption and execution of Systems, Reliability, Risk, Usability and Requirements engineering

Maintain extensive knowledge of state-of-the-art principles, theories and practices around all things Systems and Reliability engineering related activities

Conduct and participate in design/project technical reviews

Develop novel strategies with the aim of developing solutions to product development hurdles

Create and maintain quality records to assess and improve chemistry, instruments, and consumables

Effective management of required documentation in accordance with ISO 13485 certified quality management system in collaboration with the Quality team

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or closely related discipline or working equivalent. MS is preferred.

Qualifications include:

Outstanding verbal, written, and documentation skills are required

Ability to understand scripts written in Python

Must be able to analyze system log files to drive root-cause analysis for observed failure modes

Strong presentation and influencing skills

Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills to work well with scientists and engineers having widely divergent backgrounds

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while juggling multiple tasks

Maintains broad knowledge of principles and best practices in engineering and instrument functionality – fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, electrical, thermal, optics, injection molding, data analysis.

Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience for senior level consideration

Experience with vendor evaluation and qualification

Experience with Manufacturing process development, process transfer, process optimization, and process characterization

IVD / Diagnostics experience is preferred

Experience working with a Model based systems engineering tool is a plus.

DNAe is committed to offering staff a competitive remuneration package, alongside compelling benefits. As the primary part of the process, we conduct a rigorous market data review where each role is individually benchmarked using a vast amount of recent data. The estimated base salary range for the Sr. Systems Engineer role based in Carlsbad, California is: $133,000 to $147,500. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable salary range may be updated accordingly.

DNAe, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.