System Engineer- Hardware Support (Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharma)
Dawar Consulting, Inc. · Santa Clara, California, United States · $67K/yr
IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees
About the role
The System Engineer will support next-generation sequencing and sample preparation platforms by troubleshooting hardware, software, and assay-level issues. They will collaborate with engineering and lab teams to resolve failure modes and ensure minimal system downtime.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and 1-2+ years of experience in troubleshooting complex systems. Proficiency in statistical analysis and familiarity with sequencing methodologies are required.
Benefits
Full description
Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and gene therapy, is looking for a “System Engineer- Hardware support” based in Santa Clara, CA.
Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Pay Rate : $32/hr on W2
Company Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K
Drawing on experience in systems, biochemistry, electrochemistry, electromechanical and/or materials science, the System Engineer will be part of the troubleshooting team and will be responsible for supporting the next generation sequencing system and the sample prep platform. This support role will require the candidate to be able to work in a fast paced environment typically supporting more than one issue at a time. The candidate must be self-motivated, details-oriented, and able to work well in a team.
Ideally, this person would have a bachelor's degree followed by some work experience troubleshooting complex systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Become an expert on the
operation and functionality of the Roche Sequencing Platform and Sample Prep platform to ensure minimal system down time
- Work with the
engineering teams on resolving discovered issues and propose solutions to common failure modes
- Support the lab teams
with system troubleshooting both at the hardware/software level and the assay level
- Execute experiments and
testing protocols to ensure platform functionality
- Clearly and timely
communicate and collaborate across system, device, instrument, and reagent teams in root cause investigation findings and solution implementations
- Help design,
troubleshoot, and perform instrument development in a fast-paced environment
- Good understanding of
statistical methods
Qualifications:
- B.S. with 1-2+ years of
experience in a Bioengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechatronics, or a related disciple
- Troubleshooting
experience in development or operations of microfluidics, liquid handler, diagnostic systems, NGS systems. Experience in failure analysis and/or defect management is a plus.
- Understanding of
sequencing methodologies
- Ability to perform
statistical analysis of data with programs such as JMP, R, etc. Familiarity with computer programming in languages such as Python is a plus.
If interested, please send us your updated resume at
hr@dawarconsulting.com/akansha@dawarconsulting.com
