Lead Engineer Instrumentation and Algorithims Position Available In Durham, North Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: The Lead Engineer - Instrumentation and Algorithms will contribute technical expertise to develop medical diagnostic products for bioMérieux. Responsibilities include conceptualizing, testing, and optimizing complex workflows, algorithms, and software, as well as collaborating with a cross-functional team. Requirements include a Ph.D. with 6 years of experience or a relevant B.S. with 10 years of experience in engineering and algorithms, along with proficiency in MATLAB, C#, Python, and more.
Job Description
The Exploratory Microbiology team works and behaves with an entrepreneurial spirit to generate new product concepts for bioMérieux’s development pipeline. The responsibilities of the Lead Engineer – Instrumentation and Algorithms will be to contribute technical, scientific, and engineering expertise to the conceptualization, design, and development of high-quality medical diagnostic products.
Main Accountabilities:
+ Through his/her creativity and engineering expertise, contributes to the research and/or development of proof-of-concept in vitro medical devices and instruments. + Works hands-on in the engineering/biology labs to evaluate and optimize product concepts while adhering to established scientific practices and regulated design control policies. + Provides complete system vision of how to tackle technical or business problems within the scope of assigned projects. + Works within a cross-functional department of engineers, chemists, and biologists, to develop and improve procedures/methods that facilitates the research and development of quality products and mitigates product related risks + Provides recommendations of improvements which integrate business criteria and assure quality assurance policies and good scientific practices are respected.
Position Requirements:
+ Conceptualizes, analyzes, tests, and optimizes complex workflows, algorithms, and software. + Conceptualizes and builds rapid prototype instruments or fixtures using primarily off-the-shelf components. + Creates and executes test plans to evaluate complex designs. + Participates in early project phases to determine functional requirements and early design concepts. + Assists with data analysis for both engineering and biological testing. + Generates detailed code to interface with, operate, and/or evaluate output from instrumentation. + Ability to assess design choices with respect to functional requirements and business constraints. + Strong cross-functional collaborative design and project skills.
Required Minimum Requirements:
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Education/Experience:
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, Data Science, or related field + Ph.D. + 6 years of Engineer Instrumentation and Algorithims experience + M.S. + 8 years of Engineer Instrumentation and Algorithims experience + B.S. + 10 years of Engineer Instrumentation and Algorithims experience + At least 6 years of experience with the following: + + Experience with MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox, Microsoft Visual Studio, C#, and/or Python + Experience with Basler pylon library and/or Zaber motion library + Experience with GUI development + Experience working with complex medical instrumentation + Experience with image analysis algorithms + Experience with time series analysis and detection algorithms + Design, analysis, and/or modeling experience with optomechanical systems + Product development experience in a regulated environment + Knowledge of clinical microbiology + Experience with intellectual property Desired experience, skills and qualifications: + Candidate must be well grounded in best practices for developing and documenting image acquisition and image analysis software and algorithms. + Code samples should be provided upon request. + Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. + Training/proficiency in MATLAB or Octave. + Demonstrated knowledge and experience with software development using C, C++, and/or C#. + Training/proficiency with MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox or other similar image analysis library. + Demonstrated knowledge and experience with motion control systems. + Demonstrated knowledge and experience with building prototype hardware. + Demonstrated knowledge and experience writing code that directly interfaces with optical, electronic, and/or mechanical hardware.