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Staff Engineer, Systems Integration

Employer
Element Biosciences
Location
San Diego, CA
Start date
Jun 15, 2021

Job Details

Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and clinical markets. The Company's technology will broaden the end user experience through improved data quality and simplified workflows to benefit discoveries and diagnosis in healthcare.

The System Integration team works closely with our technology development, operations and manufacturing groups to iterate and improve upon product functionality and drive development. As a key member of this team, you will be responsible for the design and execution of both subcomponent and systems-level tests to assess function and evaluate performance. System Integration testing requires troubleshooting across disciplines including chemistry, biochemistry, hardware, and software to understand the dependencies of product components and ensure robust operation. Key to success will be the ability to process and interpret complex datasets to identify underlying trends and areas for improvement.
 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Collaborate with functional teams to understand processes contributing to system-level performance and provide feedback for improvement
Conceive, plan, and execute experiments to objectively test system function and performance including verification and validation testing
Troubleshoot issues as they arise and design tests to understand root causes and suggest fixes
Track and document system attributes across all stages of development utilizing best practices
Supervise one or more junior team members
Analyze large datasets and present findings in a clear and concise format

 

 

Required Skills and Abilities:
Expertise in the function of complex instruments with fluidic, imaging, electrical, thermal, and mechanical modules and various subsystems
Working knowledge of surface chemistry, molecular biology, genomics, and image analysis
Experimental design and interpretation of large, multivariate datasets including DOE and statistical analysis
Ability to write scripts for data mining and system testing
Sub-system and system-level design space characterization
Solid communication and writing skills
People leadership and experience in a fast-paced industry
 

Desired soft skills:
Well-organized and a good communicator
A team player
Persistent and ambitious            
Resilient
 

Education and experience:

 
Ph.D in engineering, physics, chemistry, molecular biology or equivalent field of study with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in product or process development (an equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)
Common methods for DNA characterization such as PCR (endpoint, real-time, droplet), Bioanalyzer, capillary electrophoresis, fluorescent binding and activity assays

We are passionate about our mission to develop high performing products to study genomics in an unprecedented flexibility and to understand biology for the improvement of healthcare. We have built a highly efficient product-driven organization where employees can learn, grow and thrive in a challenging but encouraging environment.  We are committed to scientific integrity, collegiality, honesty, objectivity, and openness.   We offer excellent benefits, which include a 401K plan, competitive health benefits, flexible vacation, and equity incentives. 

We foster an environment such that all people are afforded the freedom to pursue their passions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.

Company

At Element Biosciences, our mission is to empower the scientific community with more freedom and flexibility to accelerate our collective impact on humanity. Our proprietary approach to improving the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation, and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality. Founded in 2017, our headquarters is located in San Diego, California, with additional operations located in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Company info
Website
Phone
(619) 353-0300
Location
10055 Barnes Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92121
US

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