Senior Manager Systems Engineering qPCR Platforms

About the Role

In the role of Systems Engineering Senior Lead youll be the architect and technical owner of our next-generation qPCR systems. Youll bring together hardware software assays algorithms and consumables into one cohesive platform driving innovation from concept to commercialization!

This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth. Youll lead a team of architects and engineers partner with business and product leaders and ensure every system we build is reliable scalable and ground-breaking for our customers.

What Youll Do

Own the System Architecture

• Define and own the system architecture for integrated qPCR platforms spanning hardware software assay and algorithm development.

• Translate user needs and business goals into clear system requirements that balance performance usability manufacturability and compliance.

• Lead design trade-offs and technical risk analyses to ensure robustness and scalability.

• Champion the architectural vision from early concept through final commercial product.

Lead multi-functional Integration

• Partner closely with Product Management Operations Assay Software and Algorithm teams to align technology and product strategies.

• Drive system-level integration ensuring seamless collaboration across fields and geographies.

• Communicate complex technical decisions and trade-offs to senior collaborators with clarity and influence.

• Work hand-in-hand with Manufacturing Quality and Service teams to ensure design choices enable smooth scale-up and long-term reliability.

Drive Innovation and Execution

• Serve as the hands-on technical authority for system definition integration and root-cause analysis.

• Guide technology down-selection system verification and early-stage prototyping efforts.

• Advance systems engineering practices adopting model-based methods simulation tools and data-driven approaches.

• Champion new technologies and ideas that push the boundaries of whats possible in qPCR instrumentation.

Build and Develop the Team

• Recruit mentor and empower an extraordinary systems engineering team.

• Create a culture that values innovation rigor and collaborative problem-solving.

• Provide mentorship and growth opportunities for emerging technical leaders.

• Shape and scale systems engineering excellence across the broader R&D organization.

What You Bring

• 8 years of experience in systems engineering or multi-functional product development for life science or diagnostic instruments.

• Proven record of leading system integration across hardware software and consumables from concept to launch.

• Demonstrated success managing and developing successful technical teams.

• Strong experience working in regulated environments (ISO 13485 FDA QSR CE-IVD).

• Ability to partner strategically with Product Management and business leaders to translate vision into executable roadmaps.

• Deep understanding of systems engineering principles and broad technical fluency across mechanical electrical software and assay domains.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills; comfortable communicating complex ideas to both engineers and executives.

Education

• Bachelors Masters or Ph.D. in Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Systems or Software) or Applied Physics; advanced degree preferred.