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.
Pay Range:
$132,400.00 - $217,600.00Position Summary:
Bio-Techne is seeking a highly motivated, creative and collaborative Staff Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering deliverables in the design of analytical instruments.
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.
This position involves the following responsibilities & skills:
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
Job Qualifications
Education and Experience:
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
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
Why Join Bio-Techne:
- We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
- We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
- We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
- We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
- We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
- We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
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