Senior Systems Engineer

Position Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Job Term: Full-Time

The Opportunity:

The role of Senior systems engineer at Picarro is to become a key member of our Manufacturing Operations team. This individual will have a hands-on approach, strong technical acuity and a willingness to drive improvements in process, product architecture, and overall system performance supporting all Picarro's products. This person will work closely with H/W and systems engineering, software engineering and R&D teams to drive continuous improvement for all Picarro products, ensure they meet specifications and enable the Manufacturing Operations organization to meet or exceed revenue, gross margin and on-time delivery requirements. This person will also be instrumental in developing technical product collateral manufacturing, field support and customers. The candiate will be driven and have a proactive approach towards the end goal of delivering quality products of clear value to Picarro and our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become an expert in the operation of Picarro's products.
• Characterize and exercise new products to ensure they meet specifications and ensure the successful transition of products from engineering to manufacturing to meet volume production requirements.
• Drive development of features and process tools for production and field use.
• Create technical product collateral material as needed.
• Take the initiative as a technical expert, looking for and solving problems before they surface.
• Support prototypes and evaluations of new products and the transition of new products to volume production levels.
• Provide training on products to manufacturing, field support and applications support.
• Lead and manage technical projects.
• Drive continuous improvements in both product performance and manufacturing processes, using data-driven insights.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• A technical background to understand the hardware and the software that is at the heart of Picarro's technology.
• A bachelor's degree in a technical or related field (e.g., Engineering, Physics, Chemistry etc.) is required; MS or PhD is desirable.
• Lasers and optics experience in the near and mid-infrared.
• Experience with Six Sigma methodology.
• Experience with coding in Python.
• Ability to comprehend and digest complex technical and application information and distill it into simple, easy-to-understand information for sales, management and end users.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to understand innovative technologies and their applications.
• Experience in semiconductor equipment manufacturing, instrument manufacturing or similar industry.

Qualifications:

• Experience in an engineering, or manufacturing engineering role or similar.
• With a BS in an engineering or science discipline, 10 years of experience for the Senior role.
• Candidates with an MS or Ph.D. with less than 10 years of experience will be considered.
• Ability to travel to customer sites without restrictions in the US and abroad.

Our total compensation packages includes base salary, bonus eligibility, and equity.

About Picarro:

We are the world's leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of applications, including natural gas leak detection, ethylene oxide emissions monitoring, semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, food safety, hydrology, ecology, and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara, California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, nor on the basis of disability. Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Picarro, Inc. atdisabilityassistance@picarro.comfor assistance.