Mechanical Engineer

Job Scope:

Hands-on mechanical engineer responsible for component and system level (mechanical, fluidic) designs of DNA synthesis instruments and accessories. Excited to take development designs through bread board, prototype and production release.   Provide mechanical engineering support as a member of engineering development teams with responsibilities for concept design, documentation, procedures, creating tests and methods, component/system assembly, and component/system testing.  Assist the team in meeting its goals and in supporting development in other areas.  Work closely with vendors (3D printing services, CNC machine shops, sheet metal fabricators) to fabricate designs.

Position: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Redmond, WA

Report to: Sr. Manager of Engineering

Key Responsibilities: include, but are not limited, to the following as other duties may be assigned.

• Systems design incorporating custom fluidic components (reaction chambers, valves, manifolds, pumps), electronic components (PCB) and off-the-shelf sensors/module/devices. Designs and develops mechanical/fluidic components, subsystems, systems, test plans, etc., to support DNA synthesizer instrument development and associated activities.
• Component design of fluidic devices (manifolds, reaction chambers) and DNA microarray packages.
• Development of assembly processes, including assembly fixtures, selection of materials, and process documentation.
• Coordinating transfer of new designs from development to production.
• Interface with other team members in engineering, software, R&D and applications. Communicates designs through standard engineering documents, technical drawings and CAD data.
• Coordinate fabrication of designs with local/domestic/overseas CNC prototyping facilities.
• Equipment owner of 3D printers, mini milling / lathe machines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or related engineering field.
• Proficiency with CAD software required. Experience with SolidWorks preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of mechanical design experience in product development environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Designing products and equipment in the life science, biotechnology or medical device industries beneficial.
• Familiarity with fluidic handling instrumentation desirable.

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