Role: Systems Engineer II Location: Pleasanton, CA (Onsite 5 days a week) Duration: 12+ months
Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated Senior System Engineer to join our End-to-End Solution Integration Chapter supporting Next-Generation Diagnostic Solutions. In this hands-on role, you will support feasibility, development, and integration of complex multidisciplinary systems spanning sample preparation, library preparation, molecular detection technologies (e.g., qPCR, digital PCR, sequencing), and bioinformatics/data processing pipelines. You will collaborate with assay, software, hardware, and bioinformatics teams to define, integrate, and optimize system-level performance, ensuring technical robustness and operational scalability across diverse technologies. This role is ideal for a systems-minded engineer with direct industry experience in diagnostic workflows, strong system troubleshooting skills, and a solid engineering background.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct system integration activities across end-to-end workflows, instruments, software, and data pipelines for next-generation diagnostic solutions.
Contribute to requirements definition, defect management and system testing.
Design and execute verification and validation test cases to ensure comprehensive coverage of requirements.
Analyze test results for accuracy, validity, and relevance to requirements.
Report issues, troubleshoot, and perform root cause analysis.
Contribute to system documentation, including requirements, specifications, integration plans, and verification results.
Identify and lead opportunities for workflow simplification, automation, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering
, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
MIN years of exp: 5+ years of related industry experience.
Proven instrument and software troubleshooting experience.
Experience with cloud-based systems is desirable.
Experience developing in-vitro diagnostic products is desirable.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Scripting/programming experience (eg, Python, Java) is a plus.
Numbers & Facts
Location
South San Francisco, CA
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Assaysunmatched
Automationunmatched
Bioinformaticsunmatched
Biomedical Engineeringunmatched
Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Managementunmatched
Data Processingunmatched
Design Verificationunmatched
Diagnostics Solutions/Softwareunmatched
Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (Digital PCR)unmatched
Documentationunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Javaunmatched
Molecular Analysisunmatched
Precision Testingunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Real-time PCR (qPCR)unmatched
Requirements Managementunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
System Testunmatched
Systems Engineeringunmatched
Test Caseunmatched
Validation Testingunmatched
Verification Plansunmatched
Workflow Analysisunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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