Instrument Integration Engineer

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc; Westbrook (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Health insurance (Day-One)

401k matching

Job summary

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is seeking an Instrument Integration Engineer to join the R&D Instrument Development team in Maine. You will drive integration of diagnostic instrumentation, coordinate cross-functional development, and develop real-time embedded software for instrument subsystems.

A strong systems engineering background and collaboration across disciplines are essential. The role emphasizes design verification, stakeholder communication, and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3–5 years of professional experience.
• Effective verbal and written communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across scientific and engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate product development from a complete integrated system perspective.
• Understand and help develop system architecture and allocate requirements.
• Build traceability to verify and validate each project segment.
• Develop real-time embedded programs to control motion-enabled subsystems.
• Qualify products by establishing measurable requirement standards and testing.

Skills

Verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

System analysis

Troubleshooting

Real-time embedded programming

Measurement experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

CAD software

Matlab

JMP

Job description

We are seeking an Instrument Integration Engineer to join our R&D Instrument Development team developing the next generations of world class IDEXX diagnostic instrumentation. The successful candidate will have a background in engineering and system analysis and will thrive in a complex and rapidly changing work environment.

This position will be part of a team that works with business experts, manufacturing partners, scientists, software engineers, and hardware engineers to maintain existing diagnostic systems and design new diagnostic systems. Communication and collaboration with a variety of stakeholders is a key skill. Experience with product requirements, characterization testing, and troubleshooting using functional decomposition are also critical. Experience in development and support of real-time embedded programs to control instrument subsystems is highly desirable.

Why this role matters

• This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to IDEXX's next instrument that will advance point-of-care diagnostics in veterinary practices.
• The team you are joining plays a pivotal role in meeting and exceeding customer expectations by delivering products that are easy to use, cost effective, and reliable.
• This role allows you to exercise a unique blend of skills ranging from systematic thinking to creativity to cross-functional collaboration.

In this role

• You will coordinate product development efforts from a "product as complete integrated system" standpoint. This includes conceptualizing and evaluating technical feasibility of new product concepts and major changes to existing products, creating and communicating the vision for systems being developed, and working cross-functionally to consider the full spectrum of relevant aspects of product development and design.
• You will understand and help develop system architecture and complete picture of product requirements. Understand various talent and resources available and allocate requirements within defined processes/work streams to ensure they are accounted for and included in overall systems and final products. Characterize systems by breaking them down into their component parts, mapping out how each function will work within the overall system to make sure products will operate as intended. Build in traceability through allocation so each project segment can be verified and validated.
• You will account for margin for failure in designs, building extra leeway into products so they continue to function despite potential problems.
• You will qualify products by determining measurable product requirement standards. Verify and validate that products function as designed by testing and measuring performance.
• You will manage overall system throughout entire product development process, providing consultative support and ensuring each system piece is progressing and integrated according to plan.
• You will adhere to good design, development, documentation, and verification of systems design practices.
• You will support engineering functional excellence objectives.
• You will develop real-time embedded programs to control motion-enabled subsystems, allowing these to move and perform various mechanical functions necessary to achieve their purpose of design. Create designs, configure and code programs to the design specifications.
• You will evaluate field performance of existing systems and troubleshoot any problems by diagnosing faults, investigating root causes, and reverse-engineering.
• You will specify, implement and test modifications to existing software.

What you need to succeed

Required

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g., systems, biomedical, chemical, electrical, mechanical, optical, software) with 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to communicate a complex array of issues both within the immediate development team and to other parts of the organization.
• Experience working within cross-functional teams, with an ability to coordinate interests from a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines in building solutions to business and technical problems.
• Comfortability within fast-paced environments and in dealing with changes to stakeholder needs and technical requirements.
• Ability to synthesize diverse product requirements into straightforward architectures, create allocated work plans, and report on status and commitments.
• Proficiency in analyzing test results, assessing probable failure modes, and developing and executing appropriate corrective action.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.
• Experience using and maintaining measurement equipment.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of high-level programming languages such as Python.
• Familiar with source level software debugging techniques and related tools.
• Working knowledge of analytical tools such as JMP, Matlab, and computer aided design (CAD) software.
• Exposure to AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, Gemini, etc.
• Understanding of UML specifications of system and software design elements.

Desired

• Good understanding of life and biological sciences.

What you can expect from us

• Salary range starting at $90,000 based on experience
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

About the job location

If you're thinking about relocating for this role, here are a few things to know about living in Maine (often called "Vacationland"). The Westbrook, ME area provides great access to active downtown areas and the outdoors, with the coast and numerous mountains and hiking trails nearby. You'll also find a number of large companies like ours in the area, creating a vibrant work culture.

You can learn more on the Portland tourism website: https://www.visitportland.com/visit/resources/moving-to-maine/

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.