Junior Systems Engineer

Werfen is a growing family-owned innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona Spain.

We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis Acute Care Diagnostics Transfusion Autoimmunity and Transplant. We operate directly in 30 countries and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters are in Barcelona Spain and our Technology Centers are located in the United States and Europe. Worldwide sales exceeded 2.2 billion in 2024 and our workforce is more than 7000 strong.

Job Summary

The Systems Engineer supports R&D instruments through installation maintenance diagnostics troubleshooting modifications and upgrades.

The role links assay development and instrumentation by translating laboratory user and scientific needs into system-level requirements and capabilities.

It applies scientific judgment to laboratory work data analysis deviation investigation and interpretation of experimental and system performance.

The position manages workflow documentation reporting interfaces and incident communication using company processes and systems.

Working with R&D Instrumentation Engineering Quality Operations and Technical Support the role helps ensure instrument availability reliable testing and clear communication of risks deviations progress and recommendations.

Key Accountabilities

• Act as a technical bridge between scientific development and instrumentation development ensuring assay laboratory instrument and system requirements are understood aligned and clearly communicated.

• Perform and support laboratory procedures experiments system tests and troubleshooting activities requiring scientific judgment and technical understanding.

• Select appropriate experimental analytical and technical methods; contribute to protocols; and support interpretation of experimental and system performance data.

• Detect deviations in results system behavior or instrument performance; identify potential causes; and recommend modifications to protocols workflows methods or technical approaches.

• Support internal instruments through diagnostics troubleshooting preventive maintenance repair coordination modifications upgrades and technical follow-up.

• Compile analyze and interpret experimental and technical data; perform calculations; and prepare graphs summaries and reports to communicate findings problems and progress.

• Provide project updates and communicate technical status results risks deviations and recommendations to supervisors senior research staff and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Write or contribute to laboratory procedures technical summaries reports reviews protocols and documentation under appropriate supervision and approval when required.

• Ensure electronic and paper records technical data and work documentation are accurate and compliant with applicable guidelines procedures and good documentation practices.

• Manage workflow technical reporting incident communication autonomous task execution escalation of risks or issues and compliance with company processes quality expectations and the Ethics Code.

Networking/Key relationships

This role interacts with multiple internal functions to ensure effective communication between scientific technical quality and operational perspectives. To be determined based on department needs but typical interactions may include:

• R&D colleagues including scientists technical scientists and development teams.

• System Development and Engineering groups including CSW and IL involved in instrument hardware software or system-level activities.

• Quality Control Quality Assurance and Operations colleagues to support regulated development documentation technical investigations and workflow alignment.

• Technical Support and service-related teams to exchange information on instrument performance issues diagnostics repair needs and field-relevant feedback.

• Manufacturing logistics and other technical departments.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

Education:

• Required: Bachelors degree or equivalent technical qualifications in electrical/mechanical engineering or physical sciences.

• Valuable: Any additional degree higher than what is required in the previous point. Any additional degree specialization or advanced training higher than the minimum requirement particularly in systems engineering biomedical engineering instrumentation diagnostics laboratory sciences or related technical/scientific areas.

Experience:

• Experience is not required.

• Valuable: Professional experience in in vitro diagnostic development technical service instrumentation systems integration or high-end life sciences/medical equipmentparticularly in roles involving laboratory procedures assay development instrument troubleshooting data analysis and cross-functional technical communication.

Additional Skills/knowledge:

• Data analysis skills including the ability to manage data sets perform calculations interpret results and prepare graphs or technical summaries using scripting programming languages like Python or R.

• Knowledge of basic software tools such as Excel Word and PowerPoint; knowledge of SAP is preferred.

• Laboratory experience including basic knowledge of biological and chemical laboratory procedures and the ability to operate laboratory equipment.

• Working knowledge and ability to test troubleshoot and support electrical mechanical digital or instrument-related areas.

• Ability to understand and connect assay behavior laboratory workflows instrument performance and system-level interactions.

• Familiarity with design control processes and quality standards as required for the role.

Language:

• Fluency in Spanish or Catalan.

• Advanced knowledge of English (reading speaking and writing).

Skills & Capabilities:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate deviations identify possible causes and recommend corrective or improvement actions.

• Ability to apply scientific methods theoretical knowledge and technical reasoning to tasks within one or more areas of expertise.

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment involving science electronics mechanics software pneumatics fluidics quality and operations.

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills with flexibility to support multiple people projects and technical needs.

• Clear oral and written communication skills including the ability to explain technical or scientific issues to different audiences.

• Excellent organizational time management and multi-tasking skills.

• Ability to work independently on assigned activities with moderate guidance and to escalate risks or issues appropriately.

• Curiosity willingness to learn and adaptability in a flexible and changing R&D environment.

• Proactive organized resolute and able to communicate results problems and progress within the group and across departments when required.

• Reflects the values of Werfen and OEM in the quality of work and working relationships.

Travel requirements:

Sporadic travel or short-term assignment to an external may be required (up to 10% of the time).