Systems Engineer

Summary 

This individual will be responsible for supporting Bionano’s instrument systems. You will interact with engineers and scientists from various disciplines, as well as directly with the support organization and some customers. You will use your disciplined systems engineering approach to help identify optimized solutions and effectively communicate those to your peers and to management, including senior management. This is a full-time position located in our San Diego headquarters. This is primarily an on-site position, with significant time spent in the engineering and science labs. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

• Assist and understand the requirements and specifications for instrument systems.
• Working with a broader technical team, help identify areas of impactful improvement in the design, manufacturing and deployment of Bionano’s instruments.
• Plan and execute systems engineering verification testing.
• Assist manufacturing in qualifying instruments received from Bionano’s OEM partners.
• Assist the global support organization in deploying and supporting instruments.
• Contribute to the development of documentation packages to submit to regulatory bodies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities 

• Exceptional technical troubleshooting skills, and an analytical approach to problem solving
• A good understanding of mechanical mechanisms and an aptitude to learn new systems
• Strong communications skills; oral, written, electronic and presentation
• Strong statistics skills, and the ability to apply it to problem solving
• Must be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to understand customer needs and create requirements and specifications to meet those needs. Work with others to properly flow those specifications through to subsystems

Preferred Skills and Abilities 

• Experience with Solidworks and ANSI drafting standards desired.
• Ability to create and propose design ideas
• Familiarity with PDM/EPDM product data management systems desired.
• Familiarity with using electrical multimeters, light power meters, and general lab instrumentation
• Familiarity with formal reliability engineering concepts
• Familiarity with DFMEA and PFMEA analyses

Education, Certifications, Licenses 

• Education (Level and field of study) required/ preferred: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering or science is required.
• Years relevant/ total work experience: Up to 2 years’ experience in a technically challenging environment
• Certifications required/ preferred: N/A

Leadership Responsibility (Direct/ Indirect): N/A 

Additional Requirements  

• Work Location: San Diego – onsite 
• Travel Requirements:
  • 10% of travel time expected 
• Domestic travel primarily with some international travel
• Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
  • Sit and stand for prolonged periods 
  • Repeating motions that may include the hands, wrists and/or fingers 
  • Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms
  • Stand and/or move about the office or in various environments (including tight and confined spaces), or from one worksite to another
  • Specific visual abilities, including close vision and ability to adjust focus, read, review, and assess the accuracy and thoroughness of the work assigned
  • Verbal abilities require communicating with others to exchange information
  • Occasionally adjusting or moving objects up to 20 pounds in all directions
  • Work environment involving low/high temperatures; hazardous conditions, low ventilation, noisy environments, small/enclosed spaces
  • In-person interaction with others indoors and outdoors
  • Use standard computer, telephone and related equipment for communication, and recordkeeping
  • Able to travel, including international travel, without personal assistance

The above physical requirements and work environment characteristics generally reflect those of this position but is not an exhaustive list. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position, provided that such accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. 

Disclaimer 

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description generally reflects management’s assignment of essential functions but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, and it does not limit or restrict the duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time. The duties, responsibilities and job description of this role are subject to change at any time without notice.