Lead Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

· Reporting to Chief Technical Officer

· Looking for a creative developer excited by the prospect of bringing novel biotechnology to market in a fast-paced start-up environment.

· The successful candidate will lead the mechanical development team of the Proteowise instrument and the disposable fluidic devices that go with it.

· Responsibility extends from breadboards and prototypes through close involvement with the manufacturing teams who will implement the candidate’s designs into commercial products.

· Must be hands-on with prototypes and evaluate their designs in the lab.

· Will work closely with the internal cross-functional development team of Software Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Optical Engineers, Biologists and Chemists to ensure systems are successfully implemented.

· Will work closely with the Manufacturing and Quality teams to transfer manufacturable designs.

· Will work closely with the Industrial design partner to faithfully implement the Proteowise vision.

Skill & Experience Requirements:

· Must be fluent in the design and debugging methods of mechanical systems, and capable of producing mechanical parts and subsystems in house and using 3rd party suppliers.

· Must be expert in Solidworks.

· Experience with fluidic analyses and simulations a plus.

· Successful track record of commercial launch, especially launching fluidic, microfluid disposables a plus

· BS Mechanical or BS Biomedical Engineer. MS or PhD a plus.

· 5 years industry experience. More a plus.