Microelectrode Sensor Scientist

Level Zero Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Travel to New York

Job summary

Level Zero Health is a pioneering biosensor startup seeking a hands-on engineer to design, develop and fabricate microelectrode and microneedle sensor platforms from concept to scalable production. You will optimise materials, geometries, and architectures to enhance performance and manufacturability.

The role requires microfabrication experience and proficiency in physical/electrochemical characterisation, with a track record of scalable fabrication processes and robust QC practices in a

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 1-4 years of industry experience, or PhD with 0-2 years of industry experience in chemistry, electrical engineering, electrochemistry, microtechnology, materials science, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline
• Working knowledge of electrochemical sensing techniques, sensor performance evaluation, and optimisation
• Hands-on experience developing microelectrode-based sensor platforms
• Practical microfabrication experience (e.g. photolithography, sputtering, e-beam deposition, or comparable techniques) applied to electrode manufacture
• Experience optimising electrode materials, geometries and architectures to improve sensor performance, robustness and manufacturability
• Experience characterising fabricated devices using both physical and electrochemical methods (e.g. SEM/microscopy, impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, or similar) to evaluate performance and guide iteration
• Track record developing and refining fabrication processes for reliable, repeatable, and scalable device production
• Experience with QC and validation protocols for electrochemical assemblies
• Experience with cleanroom fabrication environments

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and fabricate microelectrode and microneedle-based sensor platforms, from concept through to scalable, mid-range production
• Optimise electrode materials, geometries and architectures, including Working/Counter/Reference assemblies, to improve sensor performance and manufacturability
• Characterise devices using physical and electrochemical methods (e.g. SEM, impedance measurements) to validate performance and guide design iteration
• Develop and refine fabrication processes to ensure reliable, repeatable QC as sensors move toward biosensing applications

Skills

Electrochemical sensing

Microfabrication

Sensor development

QC & validation

In vivo/in vitro sensors

Education

Master’s degree with 1-4 years industry experience

PhD with 0-2 years industry experience

Tools

Photolithography

Sputtering

E-beam deposition

Job description

Level Zero Health is a pioneering biosensor startup seeking a hands-on engineer to design, develop and fabricate microelectrode and microneedle sensor platforms from concept to scalable production. You will optimise materials, geometries, and architectures to enhance performance and manufacturability.

The role requires microfabrication experience and proficiency in physical/electrochemical characterisation, with a track record of scalable fabrication processes and robust QC practices in a