Sr. Systems Engineer

• Provide systems leadership to cross functional engineering teams, including design, quality and reliability
• Develop systems architecture, prototypes, analyze and design mechanical assemblies
• Advise management on technical direction for product development
• Collaborate closer with customers on technical details and project deliverables
• Develop project plans to satisfy milestones and deadlines with required actions
• Develop test and assembly stations
• Participating in the building and testing of small-quantity, pre-production products
• Manage vendors
• Support Development and Manufacturing with test setup design, troubleshooting and procurement
• Lead technical personnel and material resources to achieve project goals

The successful candidate would be responsible for developing new products compromising optics, mechanics, electronics and software. He/she would apply systems expertise to influence and develop architectures balancing performance, reliability and cost within the available time and budget constraints. The candidate will design experiments and carry them out to validate concepts, verify designs, and demonstrate reliability. The successful candidate must be confident and capable of independent development with minimal guidance while collaborating with other team members. He/she is expected to provide technical and programmatic leadership to drive projects forward. The candidate must be confident in providing oral and written reports to customers and management.

Minimum a 3-day/week in-office presence is required., * Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Experience at developing instrumentation
• Familiarity with optics and cleanroom practices are a big plus
• Expertise with standard laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, power meters, microscopes, precision motion stages, etc.
• Ability to assemble and test electro-mechanical products
• Hands-on experience with CAD tools
• Skilled at developing test automation software, such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, etc.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as JMP
• Computer-proficiency with MS Office skills
• Self-starter and the ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects
• Strong organizational skills

Education:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or the Physical Sciences
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience

Health, Dental and Vision insurance; 401(k); Life insurance; STD, LTD; Flexible spending account, Health savings account; Paid time off; Paid Holidays, Bereavement and Jury Duty paid time off, Employee discounts, Referral program.

Message to applicants:

The salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. locations, not including benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate’s hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location.

Since 2002, Gener8 has guided our customers by turning their innovative concepts into reality by providing engineering design services and manufacturing complex instruments, software, and consumables. Our customers are striving for breakthroughs in research instruments and medical diagnostic and surgical devices that will help scientists and medical professionals understand patient conditions and provide better treatment. Gener8 is a growing company with offices in San Jose and Carlsbad, CA, Wilmington, MA, Indianapolis, IN and Costa Rica.