- Dawar Consulting, Inc.
- Pleasanton, CA
- Contract
- 62 days ago
Sr Systems Engineer (molecular diagnostic/NGS/sequencing workflows).
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Sr Systems Engineer (molecular diagnostic/NGS/sequencing workflows): our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a senior systems engineer supporting next-generation diagnostic solutions in life sciences and biotechnology.
- The Person:The person will lead system integration across diagnostic workflows, define requirements, develop and execute test cases, troubleshoot issues, maintain documentation, and work with assay, software, hardware, bioinformatics, and engineering teams.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related discipline, plus 5+ years of relevant industry experience and strong knowledge of system testing, requirements, verification and validation, and root cause analysis.
About the role
Our client, a world
leader in life sciences and biotechnology, is looking for a “Systems Engineer
II/ Sr Systems Engineer” based in Pleasanton, CA.
Job Duration: Long
Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Pay Rate : $80/hr on W2
Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick
leave, 401K
We are seeking a Senior
System Engineer to support the development and integration of
next-generation diagnostic solutions. The role will focus on integrating instruments,
molecular diagnostic workflows, software, and data pipelines across
multidisciplinary teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
system integration across end-to-end diagnostic workflows, including sample
preparation, library preparation, qPCR, digital PCR, sequencing, and data
processing. - Define
system requirements and contribute to system testing, verification, and
validation (V&V). - Develop
and execute test cases and analyze results against system requirements. - Troubleshoot
system issues, manage defects, and perform root cause analysis. - Create
and maintain system requirements, specifications, integration plans, and
verification documentation. - Identify
opportunities for workflow automation, simplification, and continuous
improvement. - Collaborate
with assay, software, hardware, bioinformatics, and cross-functional
engineering teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Software
Engineering, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred. - 5+
years of relevant industry experience. - Hands-on
experience with instrument and software troubleshooting/integration. - Experience
with IVD, molecular diagnostics, or diagnostic instrumentation preferred. - Strong
knowledge of system testing, requirements, verification/validation, and
root cause analysis. - Strong
analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional
collaboration skills.
Preferred
- Experience
with NGS/sequencing, qPCR, dPCR, sample/library preparation, or
bioinformatics. - Experience
with cloud-based systems. - Scripting/programming
experience, particularly Python or Java.
If interested, please
send us your updated resume at
[email protected]/[email protected]

