Sr. Systems Engineer

Job Title:

Sr. Systems Engineer

Reporting to:

Director, Engineering

Location:

Wilmington, Massachuessets

Job Site:

On-Site

Job Description Revision Date:

September 2026

About us:

We know what it takes to be a key partner in life science and medical industries. Since 2002, Gener8 has guided our customers by turning their innovative concepts into reality by providing engineering design services and manufacturing complex instruments, software, and consumables. Our customers are striving for breakthroughs in research instruments and medical diagnostic and surgical devices that will help scientists and medical professionals understand patient conditions and provide better treatment. Gener8 is a growing company with offices in San Jose and Carlsbad, CA, Wilmington, MA, Indianapolis, IN and Costa Rica.

The successful candidate would be responsible for developing new products compromising optics, mechanics, electronics and software. He/she would apply systems expertise to influence and develop architectures balancing performance, reliability and cost within the available time and budget constraints. The candidate will design experiments and carry them out to validate concepts, verify designs, and demonstrate reliability. The successful candidate must be confident and capable of independent development with minimal guidance while collaborating with other team members. He/she is expected to provide technical and programmatic leadership to drive projects forward. The candidate must be confident in providing oral and written reports to customers and management.

Position is at Gener8’s Boston office. Minimum a 3-day/week in-office presence is required.

Responsibilities:

Provide systems leadership to cross functional engineering teams, including design, quality and reliability

Develop systems architecture, prototypes, analyze and design mechanical assemblies

Advise management on technical direction for product development

Collaborate closer with customers on technical details and project deliverables

Develop project plans to satisfying milestones and deadlines with required actions

Develop test and assembly stations

Participate in the building and testing of small-quantity, pre-production products

Manage vendors

Support Development and Manufacturing with test setup design, troubleshooting and procurement

Lead technical personnel and material resources to achieve project goals

Experience & Requirements:

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience at developing instrumentation

Familiarity with optics and cleanroom practices a big plus

Expertise with standard laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, power meters, microscopes, precision motion stages, etc.

Ability to assemble and test electro-mechanical products

Hands-on experience with CAD tools

Skilled at developing test automation software, such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, etc.

Experience with data analysis tools such as JMP

Computer-proficient with MS Office skills

Self-starter and the ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects

Strong organizational skills

Education:

Master’s degree or PhD in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or the Physical Sciences

Minimum of 5 years of work experience

CompanyBenefits:

Health, Dental and Vision insurance; 401(k); Life insurance; STD, LTD; Flexible spending account, Health savings account; Paid time off; Paid Holidays, Bereavement and Jury Duty paid time off, Employee discounts, Referral program.

Message to applicants:

The salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. locations, not including benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. hiring location.

• Gener8 values diversity in our workplace. Our company provides equal opportunity for employment to qualified applicants based on experience and the ability to do the available work, without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry, or any other status protected by law. We are committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
• We are an Everify Employer. Due to the nature of our projects, you must be a US Permanent Resident or a US Citizen for consideration.