Job Description

Cellares is seeking an innovative and highly motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer, who will contribute significantly to the development of cell therapy solutions.

The primary focus of this position will be to develop, test, and assemble critical engineering subsystems. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will take ownership of a wide range of tasks pertaining to high value internal projects - from requirements capture, to CAD design and component selection, to bring-up and testing of finished assemblies.

During this process, you will be required to provide in-depth analysis and help guide important decisions during design reviews and architecture discussions. You will create novel concepts through research and drive rapid feasibility studies with data collection.

This is a multidisciplinary role & this individual will interface across many parts of the company (with scientists, researchers, and engineers) to develop the best solutions possible. The successful candidate will be a resident expert in the areas of mechanical design, fluidic control, and highly automated instrument development. This is a hands-on position.

Candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, and be prepared to tackle a broad selection of challenges as the company grows.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the design, development, and prototyping of mechanical components & complex biotech instruments and mechanical sub-systems

Interface with systems & mechanical engineering teams to negotiate designs that meet product requirements & are feasible to manufacture economically

Work closely with Electrical, Controls, & Systems engineers on complex electromechanical designs

Ability to be a technical lead on complex projects that encompass electrical, mechanical, controls disciplines, and work for our internal customers

Conduct design reviews and present fresh ideas, new technologies and creative solutions to design problems

Define subsystem architecture

Show proof of concept through rapid prototyping; your skills will be used to build and test your own assemblies

Ability to extract design requirements from a broad spectrum of user needs

Identify potential design risks and provide a path to rapid derisk/pivot

Design and develop automated test fixtures to validate reliability and robustness of novel components

Work closely with the scientific team through the creation of verification /validation protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) as well as successful execution, data generation, report and documentation

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent experience

5-10 years of extensive, hands-on experience in the semiconductor, biotech automation, or similar industries

Prior experience with Injection-Molded fluidic components a plus

Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Prior experience with FDA regulations and ISO, cGMP, QMS standards is a plus

Knowledge and/or hands-on experience with machine shop tools is a plus

Knowledge of GD&T as well as strong proficiency with SolidWorks

Creative, self-motivated, flexible to work in a start up environment

Work history with several successful iterations of highly automated instrument design and development (non-biotech industry experience is OK)

Desire to be part of a rapidly evolving organization, with a compelling technology, and taking products and processes to the next level

Some experience with python, or high level scripting software languages, a plus

Self-awareness, integrity, authenticity, and a growth mindset

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