Systems Engineer II
Systems Engineer II at Ultima Genomics builds, tests, and optimizes automation and liquid-handling workflows for genomics sequencing instruments, owning workflows from concept to customer delivery and collaborating with hardware, software, chemistry, and biology teams. Full-time onsite role in Fremont, CA.
- Compensation
- $100K–$120K / yr
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BS or MS in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry or closely related field
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Basic understanding of molecular biology, genomics, and 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
Nice to have
- Experience in development of scientific instruments from a systems integration perspective
Full description
Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Technology Company
Ultima Genomics is a rapidly growing company that is developing ground-breaking genomics technologies. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. We have developed a foundational new approach to sequencing at scale that overcomes limitations due to the high costs of current technologies. We are well-funded and have raised approximately $600 million from global top-tier investors. Our team brings together unique and diverse expertise across multiple disciplines, from healthcare and life sciences, to engineering, to technology and software and beyond. We are a collaborative group, including successful entrepreneurs, chemists, hardware and software engineers, genomics and biotechnology experts, molecular and computational biologists, software and algorithm experts, and operations and commercial leaders. Join us to develop and commercialize technologies that unleash the power of genomics at scale and empower the future of human health.
We are looking for a highly motivated Systems Engineer II to join our team!
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.
This is a full time onsite position at our Fremont, CA location.
How You’ll Contribute
- 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
- Other job duties as assigned
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