Senior System Engineer - R&D Instrument

Do you thrive on bringing structure to complexity? Are you excited by the opportunity to shape how requirements, architecture, and change flow through a growing engineering organization? Join Moleculent and play a key role in building the backbone of a cutting-edge life science instrumentation platform!

Moleculent is on a mission to build products that yield new insights into the molecular foundation of human biology. This is a chance to join a focused and dedicated team with extensive experience building successful life-science companies and products. This is a permanent position based in Solna, Stockholm.

We will review the applications after the vacation period.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Sweden without sponsorship.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Working as a Senior System Engineer within R&D Instrument at Moleculent, you will support the development of innovative products for research applications in a fast-growing R&D environment. You will focus on requirements management, system design coordination, change management, and configuration management, while also helping establish and improve scalable engineering processes as the organization grows.

You will combine structured systems thinking with hands-on cross-functional collaboration across biochemistry, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering.

Key responsibilities include:

Define, structure, and maintain system and stakeholder requirements with clear traceability through design and verification

Coordinate system-level architecture and design activities across biochemistry, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams

Facilitate technical reviews to ensure alignment between requirements and implementation

Establish and continuously improve requirements, change, and configuration management processes

Manage engineering changes, conduct impact assessments, and maintain controlled product baselines

Support system integration, verification, and product release activities

QUALIFICATIONS

To fit the role, you most likely hold a degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.

You have experience in systems engineering within the development of life science instruments, laboratory equipment, analytical instruments, or similar technology-driven products. Fluent written and spoken English is required.

We believe you have:

Strong understanding of requirements management and configuration/change control principles

Experience introducing or scaling engineering processes in a growing organization

A structured, hands-on mindset with strong cross-functional communication skills

Experience supporting system integration, verification, and product release activities

Experience in project management/ working as a team lead is considered very meriting

The right candidate for the role combines strong technical leadership with an operative, hands-on approach. As a person, you are analytical, structured, detail-oriented, and dedicated to product quality.

You are positive, communicative, and collaborative, and you enjoy working in a goal-oriented environment. You are driven by teamwork and have a pragmatic approach. You are friendly, positive, and fun to work with, and you enjoy working in a fast-paced, changing environment.

MOLECULENT

We believe innovative biotechnology has enabled massive leaps forward in understanding the composition of tissues and organs. However, the functional understanding of how cells communicate in their native context and form these complex systems has just begun.

We develop technology designed to uncover radical new insights into the cellular level of human biology by mapping the communication between cells in human tissue and providing meaningful data.

https://www.moleculent.com/

Please note that Moleculent manages the recruitment process for this position. External recruitment agencies are requested to refrain from direct contact with us in this regard.