Principal Systems Engineer

$146,300 - $205,100/Yr

Hologic - Marlborough, MA

Full-time - Senior

Marlborough, MA

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal Systems Engineer will be responsible for the deployment, development, and support of Hologic ThinPrep products, which are FDA-approved medical laboratory devices. This role focuses on deploying Windows Server-based systems, troubleshooting configurations, and advising product development, particularly for the Genius Digital Diagnostics System. The engineer will work closely with a team to enhance software deployment mechanisms and ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug software programs for enhancements and new products.
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts, and software architects.
• Communicate effectively and constructively with team members.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Lead technical discussions about technology and infrastructure.
• Define and execute projects independently, managing ambiguous or undefined problems.
• Perform all software development lifecycle functions including specification, design, development, debugging, verification and validation testing, and documentation.
• Enhance existing deployment code through refactoring and code review.
• Conduct root cause analysis and defect resolution.
• Utilize company design and development processes.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years experience in software development, contributing to the full software development life cycle.
• Proficiency in Windows Server 2016 and later.
• Experience with SQL Server databases and replication.
• Understanding of complex deployments of Windows Server.
• Proficiency in C#, .NET Framework/Core, ASP.NET, and associated techniques.
• Experience with C# WPF or similar UI frameworks.
• Experience with service-based architectures (REST API, etc.).
• Knowledge of networking and distributed software architectures.
• Thorough familiarity with Windows operating system.
• Experience with common software security techniques.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in an FDA regulated environment.
• Experience with software control development and management platforms (JIRA, Github, Visual Studio, VSCode, NodeJS).
• Knowledge of cloud-based software development and deployment.

Benefits

• Annual base salary range of $146,300 to $205,100, bonus eligible.