Engineer - I (Assistant)

Spectraforce Technologies; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking an Engineer - I (Assistant) for a 12-month assignment in West Point, PA 19486. The role supports adjuvant and LNP processing and downstream purification in a lab setting, assisting with scale-up concepts and meticulous data recording.

Candidates should hold a BS in science or engineering and be comfortable with wet chemistry, analytical instrumentation, and teamwork. Experience in GMP/GLP environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Science, Engineering, or related field heavily preferred.
• Experience working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems)
• Experience working in GMP and GLP environments.

Skills

Adjuvant processing

LNP processing

Filtration

Lab environment

Downstream bioprocess

Scale principles

Pipetting

Data management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

BS in Science/Engineering

Tools

Plate Readers

HPLC/UPLC

UV/Vis spectrophotometers

Densitometer

Thermocycler

cIEF

Job description

Title: Engineer - I (Assistant) Duration:12 Months Location: West Point, PA 19486

Experience and Skills

BS in Science, Engineering, or related field heavily preferred.

• Experience working with adjuvant and LNP processing a plus
• Experience working with tangential flow filtration processing - microfiltration/ultrafiltration
• comfortable in a lab environment.
• scientific understanding of downstream bioprocess purification processes.
• Scientific understanding of purification operations of large complex molecules.
• Technical understanding of bioprocess scaling principles
• Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
• Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
• Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
• Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems)
• Experience with laboratory operations
• Experience working in an industry environments
• Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
• Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
• Experience in method development and method transfer
• Experience working in GMP and GLP environments