Systems Engineer Rfid

Position Summary:

The RFID Product & Process Engineer works closely with Sales during the sales cycle providing subject matter expertise to customers on RFID “track and trace” solutions for life sciences and healthcare laboratories or facilities. The RFID Product & Process Engineer collaborates internally with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure that production maximizes efficiency, reduces scrap, and improves Quality standards. The role supports profitable sales growth with new and existing customers by providing technical and consultative services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Understand a prospective customer’s business problems and map them to RFID enabled solutions.
• Design, install, and support passive RFID systems with an emphasis on HF and UHF at customer locations.
• Work with end-users to ensure the success of their application. Provide verbal, written, and on-site instruction to troubleshoot any issues.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of products available internally and in the industry. Research the commercial RFID offerings available in the market today and assist with decisions to make or buy.
• Perform tests to ensure RFID products meet customer requirements.
• Provide on-site support to St. Paul, Minnesota manufacturing site to improve production and optimize efficiency.
• Collaborate with Engineering to develop and deploy Best Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assist in value chain mapping and supply chain strategy for RFID labels (inlays, labels, converters, locations, etc.)
• Determine optimal modes and settings of RFID readers for applications using the manufacturer's demo programs and SDKs. Transfer knowledge to Computype software development engineers.
• Attend selected industry conferences for the purpose of collecting industry intelligence, supplier evaluations, and maintaining RFID subject matter expertise.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred or related field with emphasis on electromagnetic field theory.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in RFID product support, system integration, and commercialization.
• Radio frequency identification experience or a background in security and technology.
• Experience with radio frequency testing equipment.
• Software experience with C#, Java, JavaScript, and ZPL.
• Thermal transfer printer experience using SATO, Zebra, and TSC Printronix printers.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, and self-motivated.
• Excellent customer facing skills.
• Effective collaboration in a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence, and gain alignment with customers.
• Strong technical knowledge, technical acumen, and technical sales skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience manufacturing RFID tags.
• Experience in interfacing with customers in a life sciences or healthcare company.
• Prior product identification and “track and trace” experience in healthcare or life sciences laboratories or facilities.
• Workflow or process improvement experience.