System Engineer- Hardware Support (Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharma)

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology andgene therapy, is looking for a “System Engineer-Hardware support” based in Santa Clara, CA.

Pay Rate : $32/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical, Dental,Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K

Drawing on experiencein systems, biochemistry, electrochemistry, electromechanical and/or materialsscience, the System Engineer will be part of the troubleshooting team and willbe responsible for supporting the next generation sequencing system and thesample prep platform. This support role will require the candidate to be ableto work in a fast paced  environment typically supporting more than oneissue at a time. The candidate must be self-motivated, details-oriented, andable to work well in a team.

Ideally, this personwould have a bachelor's degree followed by some work experience troubleshootingcomplex systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become an expert on theoperation and functionality of the Roche Sequencing Platform and Sample Prepplatform to ensure minimal system down time
• Work with theengineering teams on resolving discovered issues and propose solutions tocommon failure modes
• Support the lab teamswith system troubleshooting both at the hardware/software level and the assaylevel
• Execute experiments andtesting protocols to ensure platform functionality
• Clearly and timelycommunicate and collaborate across system, device, instrument, and reagentteams in root cause investigation findings and solution implementations
• Help design,troubleshoot, and perform instrument development in a fast-paced environment
• Good understanding ofstatistical methods

Qualifications:

• B.S. with 1-2+ years ofexperience in a Bioengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering,computer engineering,  mechatronics, or a related disciple 
• Troubleshootingexperience in development or operations of microfluidics, liquid handler,diagnostic systems, NGS systems.  Experience in failure analysis and/ordefect management is a plus.
• Understanding ofsequencing methodologies
• Ability to performstatistical analysis of data with programs such as JMP, R, etc. Familiaritywith computer programming in languages such as Python is a plus. 

If interested, pleasesend us your updated resume at

hr@dawarconsulting.com

akansha@dawarconsulting.com