Job Description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

How

You'll

Make an Impact

As a Systems Design Engineer in our qPCR/dPCR Platform R&D team, you'll contribute to the development of advanced real-time and digital PCR systems that help scientists and clinicians uncover insights from genetic information. You will help define, design, integrate, and verify system solutions that connect hardware, software, assays, and algorithms into platforms for life science and diagnostic applications.

What

You'll

Do

System Definition and Design

Support the definition of system-level requirements and interfaces for integrated qPCR/dPCR instruments. Contribute to architecture discussions and trade-off analyses balancing performance, manufacturability, and cost. Develop and maintain system documentation, design inputs, and requirement traceability in alignment with quality and regulatory standards.

System Integration and Testing

Conduct hands-on integration, testing, and resolving problems across hardware, software, and assay subsystems. Carry out experiments and verification studies to characterize system performance and identify root causes of issues. Apply systems engineering tools and methods (DOE, FMEA, RCA, statistical analysis) to guide design improvements. Support prototype build, configuration control, and test data analysis during system development cycles.

Collaboration and Communication

Partner with multi-functional teams including Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Assay Engineering to ensure cohesive system functionality. Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Service teams to support design transfer and validation activities. Summarize and present test results, analyses, and findings through clear technical documentation and presentations.

Continuous Improvement

Contribute to model-based system design and simulation efforts to predict and optimize performance. Stay on top of emerging technologies and standard methodologies in systems engineering, instrumentation, and qPCR/dPCR technologies.

How

You'll

Get Here

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Software) or Applied Physics with

5+ years

of experience developing complex instruments;

or

Master's/Ph.D. with

0-3 years

of proven experience in life science or diagnostic product development.

Technical Expertise

Strong, hands-on background in

prototype development, integration, and testing

of electro-mechanical or optical instrumentation. Understanding of

thermal control systems, fluidics, optics, detection technologies, and signal processing

relevant to qPCR/dPCR platforms. Familiar with

systems engineering processes

, from requirements gathering through verification and validation. Proficiency with tools such as

SolidWorks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, JMP, or similar modeling and analysis software

. Experience in

regulated product development environments

(ISO 13485, FDA QSR, CE-IVD) preferred.

Personal Attributes

Highly analytical, meticulous, and data-driven with strong problem-solving ability. Effective collaborator who builds strong relationships across fields and functions. Communicates clearly, both in writing and in technical discussions. * Self-motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced, matrixed R&D environment.