Staff Systems Integration Engineer

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will have a background in engineering and system analysis and thrive in complex and rapidly changing work environment. This position will be part of a team that works with business experts, manufacturing people, scientists, software and hardware engineers to maintain existing hardware and design new diagnostic systems. Communication and collaboration with a variety of voices is a key skill. Developing requirements, margin analysis and troubleshooting using functional system breakdown are critical for the successful candidate.

What will you do?

• Coordinates product development efforts from a “product as complete integrated system” standpoint. Conceptualizes and evaluates technical feasibility of new product concepts and major hardware changes to existing products. Creates and communicates vision of systems being developed. Works cross-functionally with scientific as well as engineering personnel and others to consider full spectrum of relevant aspects of product development and design.

• Understands and helps develop system architecture and complete picture of product requirements. Understands various talent and resources available and allocates requirements within defined processes/workstreams to ensure they are accounted for and included in overall systems and final products. Characterizes systems by breaking them down into their component parts, mapping out how each function will work within the overall system to make sure products will operate as intended. Builds in traceability through allocation so each project segment can be verified and validated.

• Accounts for margin for failure in designs, building extra leeway into products so they continue to function despite potential problems.

• Qualifies products by determining measurable product requirement standards. Verifies and validates that products function as designed by testing and measuring performance.

• Lead focused technical sub-teams in product development and for issue investigations.

• Manages overall system throughout entire product development process, providing consultative support and ensuring each system piece is progressing and integrated according to plan.

• Adheres to good design, development, documentation and verification of systems design practices.

• Supports engineering functional excellence objectives.

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor's degree in an engineer science with 7-10 years of industrial experience or MS with 5-7 years of industrial experience.

• Good understanding of life and biological sciences.

• Ability to synthesize diverse product, scientific, engineering and business requirements into straightforward architectures.

• Ability to coordinate interests from full range of scientific and engineering disciplines required to build electro-mechanical instruments to achieve solutions to business and technical problems, including electrical, optical, mechanical, biological, chemical, software design and others.

• Ability to work with and on cross-functional development teams.

What you can expect from us:  

• Salary range starting at $120,000  based on experience

• Opportunity for annual cash bonus 

• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One 

• 5% matching 401k 

• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more 

If you’re looking for a role that’ll challenge you, offer a variety of work and learning, while helping an amazing industry, we’d love to hear from you!  

Why IDEXX:

We’re proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

About the job location:

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