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Innovate, Empower, Grow—With Advanced Instruments
For nearly 70 years, Advanced Instruments has been at the forefront of innovation, helping organizations enhance quality, achieve reliable outcomes, and boost productivity in the biopharmaceutical, clinical, and food & beverage industries. We don’t just develop cutting-edge technology—we empower our customers with solutions that drive efficiency, precision, and performance.
From Solentim®, revolutionizing cell and gene therapy with advanced imaging and single-cell deposition, to OsmoTECH® and OsmoPRO® micro-osmometers, delivering accurate and reliable lab results worldwide, we set the standard for quality and reliability. Our Artel portfolio ensures precision in liquid handling through advanced validation, automation, and calibration tools. What sets us apart? With customer-centricity at our core, we take ownership, push boundaries, and collaborate to make a meaningful impact. Headquartered in Norwood, MA, with locations in UK and Westbrook, ME, our 340 employees worldwide are driving exciting growth this year.
🔬 Our Mission: To drive innovation that optimizes processes, increases efficiency, and delivers confidence in results.
🌍 Our Vision: To improve patient health through innovation and excellence.
If you're looking for a career where ingenuity, accountability, and collaboration fuel success, join us and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of our industry.
We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Systems Engineer to work in the Norwood, Massachusetts office to serve as a core team member of the growing R&D team.
A Day in the Life:
As a Principal Systems Engineer you will be the lead System Engineer for new product development of various product lines with an initial focus on next-gen Osmometers. We are in the process of innovating system architecture and key subsystems to better serve customer needs. We’re seeking a highly skilled systems engineer who has business knowledge, technical expertise, and excellent communication and teamwork skills to research, design, develop, integrate and maintain complex instrumentation systems for every stage of a product lifecycle. You will work with marketing and finance in defining new product and project requirements (performance, regulatory and financial). The Principal Systems Engineer will also work with program management to define project scope, timeline, and cost.
What we are looking for in you:
- Minimum BS in Engineering, Science or a related field (Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, etc.)
- BS with at least 10 years of product development experience.
- Advanced degree with at least 8 years of product development experience
- Technical expertise in building/prototyping complex electromechanical devices/instruments
- Hands-on design and development of complex electromechanical and/or optomechanical systems
- Knowledge with thermistor, thermoelectric cooler, and precision thermal management
- Expertise in integrating hardware into full systems with software and firmware
- Critical thinking, root cause analysis, creative problem solving.
- Integrity, accountability, influence, communication
- Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD tools.
- Working knowledge of production manufacturing techniques used in biotech instruments and consumables or similar hardware products.
- Technical proficiency in one or more of the following disciplines: optics, fluidics, precision motion, embedded electronics.
- Proficiency developing and/or testing products in a regulated environment.
Work Location: Norwood office
What's in it for you?
- Flexible Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Competitive 401k company match
- Bonus Program, Generous PTO and paid holidays
- Generous Tuition reimbursement
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
- Professional development, engagement and events
- Company marketplace for lunch and snacks!
EEO Statement:
Advanced Instruments takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. As a part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, Advanced Instruments will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.
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