Staff Systems Engineer

Description

The company makes diagnostic products, employs more than 100,000 people worldwide, and has run over 30 billion tests on its Diagnostics products.

This senior technical role leads system integration for the next generation of staining systems and applies deep systems engineering knowledge to complex work.

You will help make sure assays work efficiently with the latest technologies and systems, working alongside a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Turn business needs and customer requirements into design inputs and outputs with business stakeholders and systems development teams.
• Work with R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality and Regulatory so decisions meet company goals and regulatory rules.
• Produce V-Model systems engineering deliverables, take part in design reviews, and test development work against design specifications.
• Assess how the parts of the system interact and deliver requirements, risk, configuration, defect, and verification and validation work in the company's tool.
• Integrate automated staining systems, scanners and software updates.
• Build integration roadmaps, frameworks and architecture specifications across the development lifecycle.
• Write integration test plans, manage test cases, and set up environments for troubleshooting and interface checks.
• Link technical engineers, project managers, solution architects and business stakeholders.
• Find data flow breakdowns, resolve system conflicts, and deliver minor enhancements or defect fixes.
• Set measurable criteria for Agile User Stories and Features, formally accept work for the Program, and confirm it meets the Definition of Done.
• Split Agile Features into smaller, independent User Stories that can be delivered incrementally.
• Take part in iteration planning, daily sync-ups, retrospectives and Inspect and Adapt events.
• Give system demos and presentations to stakeholders, and hold First-Time Quality as the standard for every outcome.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in a directly related discipline plus 8 years of related experience, or an MS in a directly related discipline plus 6 years, or a PhD in a directly related discipline plus 3 years.
• Experience in a regulated environment, with familiarity with FDA, ISO, IVD and other relevant standards for diagnostic products.
• Proven skill in requirements management, system design, user experience development and usability, and the ability to mentor others in these areas.
• Ability to turn business requirements and customer needs into actionable design inputs while weighing alternatives and managing expectations.
• Ability to turn stakeholder needs into structured, traceable and compliant technical baselines using recognized international frameworks and industry guidelines.
• Ability to explain technical risk, tradeoffs and investment needs clearly to engineering, product and senior business stakeholders.
• Expertise in integrating assay, hardware, consumables, software, sub-assemblies or enterprise systems into one cohesive system.
• Strong systems thinking and creativity, working with technical teams to produce designs that fit business needs and technical constraints.
• Ability to prioritize work based on evidence, apply lean design principles, and seek team feedback before deciding.
• Preferred: understanding of the company's advanced staining functionality for pathology labs, slide workflows, and how hardware and pre-filled consumables are used in the lab.
• Preferred: ability to plan, define and develop characterization protocols and DoEs that lead to meaningful conclusions.
• Preferred: experience building authority and accountability within a team, with strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Preferred: strong organizational skills, including evaluating, prioritizing and handling multiple priorities.
• Preferred: familiarity with assay development and manufacturing processes.
• Preferred: ability to influence others toward the best solution for the company and the customer.
• Preferred: willingness to challenge existing designs or practices, think creatively, and follow hard problems through to completion.

Conditions

This is an on-site position based in Tucson, AZ.

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

The expected salary for the Tucson, Arizona location is 110,700 to 205,700 USD annually. Actual pay depends on experience, qualifications, geographic location and other job-related factors permitted by law.

A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

• The position qualifies for the benefits detailed on a linked page.