Associate Engineer - Medical Sensor Startup (Equity)

Advanced Optronics; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early-employee equity

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Advanced Optronics, a seed-stage startup in Pittsburgh, is seeking an Associate Engineer. The role blends electrical, mechanical, and software tasks across MEMS-style fabrication and testing. You’ll work hands-on on bench assembly, equipment maintenance, and data-driven experimentation.

You will design basic fixtures and write Python scripts to automate parts of manufacturing, while learning the entire production flow and documenting procedures for scalable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in any engineering, physics, or related field.
• Hands-on hardware experience in a lab, senior design, or project setting.
• Broad experience across electronics, CAD/3D printing, chemical lab work, test equipment, and software (C/C++/Python).
• Ability to debug, root-cause issues, and follow detailed protocols to document work.

Responsibilities

• Build devices at the bench, align and bond microscopic parts, and package finished devices.
• Run and maintain line equipment (pick-and-place, dispensing).
• Test devices with bench tools and analyze results to isolate process variations.
• Learn the full production process and run small experiments, recording outcomes in SOPs.
• Design and 3D print jigs/fixtures for manufacturing and testing.
• Write Python scripts for automation, motion control, and data collection.
• Present updates to the team and contribute to design/process decisions.

Skills

Electronics

CAD & 3D printing

Lab techniques

Test equipment

Programming

Education

Bachelor or Master in engineering/physics

Tools

LCR meter

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Potentiostat

Job description

Advanced Optronics, a seed-stage startup in Pittsburgh, is seeking an Associate Engineer. The role blends electrical, mechanical, and software tasks across MEMS-style fabrication and testing. You’ll work hands-on on bench assembly, equipment maintenance, and data-driven experimentation.

You will design basic fixtures and write Python scripts to automate parts of manufacturing, while learning the entire production flow and documenting procedures for scalable processes.