Field Deployment Lead, Biotech Systems & Commissioning

Prolific Machines; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Free team lunches

Job summary

Prolific Machines in the San Francisco Bay Area (Emeryville, CA) is building an optogenetic platform and seeks a hands-on Field Deployment Engineer to install, commission, and support systems at customer sites. You will work across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, and bioprocess domains, mentor others, and help scale field deployment practices while travel remains necessary.

This role is on-site with regular travel, offering opportunities to shape deployment strategy and

Qualifications

• Experience deploying prototype systems in lab, manufacturing, or customer sites.
• Experience transitioning R&D systems to production.
• Willingness to travel 30-40%.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on installation, integration, startup, and commissioning.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, using experiments and data.
• Own major deployments from site readiness through handoff and ongoing support.
• Develop deployment plans, site requirements, commissioning procedures, tests and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor junior engineers and field technicians in systems integration and troubleshooting.
• Perform test engineering and improve deployment processes on deployable systems.

Skills

Field deployments

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

BS or MS in engineering

Job description

Prolific Machines in the San Francisco Bay Area (Emeryville, CA) is building an optogenetic platform and seeks a hands-on Field Deployment Engineer to install, commission, and support systems at customer sites. You will work across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, and bioprocess domains, mentor others, and help scale field deployment practices while travel remains necessary.

This role is on-site with regular travel, offering opportunities to shape deployment strategy and