Systems Engineer II

We are looking for a highly motivated Systems Engineer II to join our team at Ultima Genomics, a rapidly growing life sciences technology company. As a Systems Engineer II, you will contribute to the development, testing, and optimization of cutting-edge instrumentation as part of our systems engineering team.

Responsibilities:

• Execute end-to-end development including planning, development, optimization, and testing of workflows for life science automation and liquid handling systems.
• Own workflow from concept to customer delivery.
• Collaborate with hardware and software development engineers to implement improvements in automation process efficiency and reliability.
• Operate, troubleshoot and customize hardware and software components.
• Interface with stakeholders to collect and define requirements, and provide user training and documentation.
• Work with Chemistry and Biology teams to translate and optimize manual lab processes on automated machines.

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• BS or MS in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry or closely related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in the development of scientific instruments from a systems integration perspective is strongly preferred.
• Basic understanding of molecular biology, genomics, and other standard life science lab workflows and equipment.
• Familiarity with a scripting language such as Python.
• Meticulous and detail oriented with a hands-on approach to work.
• Ability to define and follow complex operating procedures.
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending & health savings account.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Employee assistance program.
• Other company benefits.