Senior Scientist I, Mechanical Engineering
Core
Design, develop, integrate, and test mechanical instrumentation and subcomponents (pumps, sensors, stages) for proprietary peptide array synthesizers to accelerate novel molecule discovery.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Instrumentation)
Builds
Proprietary peptide array synthesizers for pharmaceutical discovery
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Laboratory Instrumentation
Required skills
Mechanical design and analysis, CAD (SolidWorks), instrumentation development, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, Python or MATLAB programming, FEA or CFD modeling, optomechanical subsystem design, component selection and supplier interaction
Preferred skills
Experience with liquid handling robots (Tecan, Hamilton), data acquisition tools (National Instruments, Keyence), COMSOL analysis software
Responsibilities
Design and integrate hardware components like pump manifolds and vision systems; diagnose and resolve instrumentation issues during prototyping and operations; validate system functionality through testing of design concepts and computer models; acquire and analyze system data to ensure hardware performance; interact with suppliers to specify and select components.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC