System Engineer- Hardware Support (Life Sciences/Biotech/Pharma)

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

[email protected] / [email protected]