Engineer III, Research Scientist

Position Summary

This position will work in a multi-disciplinary environment with other engineers and scientists to develop new products and advance existing products for life science, clinical, and biodefense applications. The incumbent will design system components, carry out feasibility testing, and assess the performance of individual components and systems as a whole. Other responsibilities may include sourcing, testing and selecting new materials and reagents, developing methods for efficient or improved manufacturing processes, reformulating reagents for stability and/or manufacturability, and evaluating prototype consumables and instrumentation.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Hands-on laboratory work
• Experimental planning and associated documentation including summary reports
• Data analysis, summary and presentation of results
• Design and development of new hardware and consumable systems
• Procurement and testing of new materials and/or reagents
• Evaluation of new designs and prototypes and suggesting directions for improvement
• Design, validation and execution of test methods
• Coordination with other groups within the company
• Compliance with Quality System requirements
• Understanding and following laboratory safety precautions and ensuring compliance with company safety policies
• Specific duties may vary depending upon departmental requirements
  
  
  

Experience And Qualifications

• PhD degree in a science or engineering discipline, with strong interest in multi-disciplinary work
• Additional experience may be substituted for Master’s degree
• Excellent academic record
• Experience with biomolecule detection systems is highly preferred
• Experience with design of experiment, analysis of test results, and failure analysis is preferred
• Experience with Labview or other hardware interface programs and computer programming languages (C++, Python) preferred
• Demonstrated CAD experience is highly preferred
• Experience with Solidworks, SDRC I-DEAS (or Unigraphics), or AutoCad
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong scientific fundamentals and analytical background
• Logical problem solving and demonstrated ability to organize and move project tasks forward in an orderly and structured fashion
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills in hardware, software and consumable issues.
• Excellent oral, written communication and interpersonal skills
• Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy and reliability of laboratory data
• Proficient in MS Office suite
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected including the ability to multi-task and work productively in a demanding research environment with changing priorities
  
  
  

Physical Demands

• Up to 70% of the day may be spent at a lab bench
• There are aspects of the positions duties that require a person in this role to work at heights above four (4) feet on occasion
  
  
  

Work Environment

• This is a laboratory-based position: incumbent should be prepared to spend 50-70% of their time working in a laboratory environment
• The incumbent should expect to work with chemical reagents and Biosafety Level 2 organisms including human blood and/or blood products on occasion