Water Instrumentation Integration Engineer

Job Responsibility: Location Kingston, Ontario Category Research & Development

We are seeking an Instrumentation Integration Engineer to join our Water Quality Instrumentation Team . The successful candidate will have a background in engineering and system analysis and thrive in a complex, rapidly changing work environment. This position will be part of a team that works with business experts, manufacturing personnel, scientists, software and hardware engineers to maintain existing hardware and design new diagnostic systems. In addition to strong systems thinking and technical analysis skills, experience in operations, manufacturing, and managing supply chains and quality processes in an ISO 9001 environment is essential. Familiarity with electrical safety, testing, and compliance is a valuable asset.

What will you do?

• Lead product development from a “complete system” standpoint, evaluating Break down complex systems into functional components, ensuring requirements traceability and adequate design margin.

• Drive verification and validation activities, defining measurable standards and confirming system performance.

• Manage system-level development from concept through launch, ensuring alignment across scientific, engineering, manufacturing, and business functions.

• Support operational readiness by aligning product design with manufacturing capabilities and quality systems.

• Collaborate with supply chain and quality teams to ensure robust procurement and inspection processes.

• Lead technical sub-teams and investigations to resolve issues and continuously improve product performance.

• Follow best practices for design, documentation, and verification in compliance with ISO 9001 standards.

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline with 7-10 years of experience, or MS with 5-7 years.

• Experience in manufacturing, operations, and supply chain management within an ISO 9001 environment.

• Ability to integrate diverse scientific and engineering requirements into cohesive system architectures.

• Proven experience in cross-functional teams developing complex electro-mechanical instruments.

• Strong skills in requirement synthesis, planning, reporting, and troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in analyzing test data, identifying failure modes, and implementing corrective actions.

• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and system evolution.

• Familiarity with software concepts and basic scripting/programming.

• Working knowledge of tools such as SAP, MS Project, MATLAB, and CAD based software as required.

• Experience operating in a matrix environment with key decision makers located in the United States.

• Experience directing/managing people and providing mentorship for junior technical staff.

• Solid business acumen (i.e. not simply a technical expert).

• Demonstrated ability to embrace change and adapt to shifting business priorities.

• Demonstrated ability to self-direct and reprioritize tasks to focus on business critical technical assignments.

What you can expect from us:

• Salary range starting at $120,000 based on experience

• Opportunity for annual cash bonus

• Opportunity for performance-based annual merit increase

• Health/Dental Benefits Day - One

• RSP with employer matching

• Paid sick time, and paid vacation time

• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to financial support, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, and much more!

If you're looking for a role that'll challenge you, offer a variety of work and learning, while helping an amazing industry, we'd love to hear from you!

Why IDEXX:

We're proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let's pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

While we appreciate our staffing partners, we are unable to accept unsolicited agency resumes.

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