Staff Systems Engineer

ProteinSimple; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 132,400 - 217,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive insurance benefits

401k and employee stock purchase plan

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

ProteinSimple is seeking a highly motivated Staff Systems Engineer in San Jose, California. You will drive engineering deliverables for analytical instruments and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration among engineering, quality, and marketing teams.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with 10+ years of relevant experience in complex systems integration. This role emphasizes project leadership and mentorship in innovative product development.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or relevant field required with a minimum of 10+ years of experience.
• 10+ years relevant work experience in complex instruments/systems/hardware consumables.
• Strong multidisciplinary technical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering deliverables in the design of analytical instruments.
• Experience automating and controlling hardware subsystems for prototype testing.
• Collaborate across functional teams including marketing, quality, and manufacturing.

Skills

Prototype development

System-level design

Opto-mechanical instrument integration

Troubleshooting

Hardware automation

Systems Verification & Validation

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

10+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

CAD (Solidworks)

PLM systems

Job description

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting‑edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $132,400.00 - $217,600.00.

Position Summary

Bio-Techne is seeking a highly motivated, creative and collaborative Staff Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering deliverables in the design of analytical instruments. This role will report to the New Product Development Engineering group, specifically under the Systems Engineering hardware manager. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing group of engineers and scientists in a role that can highly impact the organization. The team is a highly motivated and collaborative group that is empowered to innovate. The Staff System Engineer will focus on leading system‑level engineering activities for new and existing products including, but not limited to, requirements development, hardware subsystems integration, systems control through software scripting, system verification testing, automation development, data mining & analysis, characterization, troubleshooting, process development, and design transfer.

Responsibilities and Skills

• Hands on experience with prototype & alpha, Beta, and Pilot phases of a complex hardware consumable and/or instrument product development cycle
• Lead and influence development design from a system level
• Experience with development and system integration of an opto‑mechanical instrument that requires multi‑engineering disciplines
• Strong ability for meticulous hands‑on assembly/disassembly of instruments, consumables, and fixtures
• Strong ability to do troubleshooting from system level down to low level to understand root cause failure modes
• Experience automating and controlling hardware subsystems for prototype testing through Python or LabVIEW
• Experience in V&V, including but not limited to, writing system level requirements, writing test plans, executing tests, and summarizing results
• Effective communication across functional teams such as marketing, quality, manufacturing and field support team
• Willingness to support manufacturing and field teams in sustaining existing product lines
• Experience in project management and leading core teams as a technical representative
• Eagerness to coach more junior members through design, development, and troubleshooting
• Collaborative personality

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or relevant field of study required with a minimum of 10 + years of experience (or Master’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience)
• 10+ years relevant work experience in complex instruments/systems/hardware consumables involving integration of mechanical/electrical/optical/software components and subsystems
• Strong multidisciplinary technical skills are essential
• Experience in collaborating and leading cross‑functionally to define system level requirements and V&V testing
• Ability to plan and carry out complex test plans and report out critical findings is essential
• Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers on best engineering practices and systems level thinking for new product design
• Experience in software for automation or data analysis (Python, LabView, PLC, Java)
• Experience in engineering statistical data analysis
• Experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
• Experience in hardware automation is a plus
• Experience in CAD (Solidworks) and mechanical design is a plus
• Experience with handling reagents in a wet lab environment is a plus

Why Join Bio-Techne

• Competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield
• Investment in employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA
• Opportunities to develop careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs
• Employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging
• Accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave
• Culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring new ideas to the table

EEO Statement

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services. Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award‑winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.