Hardware Engineer – Molecular Computing & Storage

Mammoth DS, Inc; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AtlasBase, a pioneer in Molecular Computing, seeks a Hardware Engineer to join the Atlas Data Storage Hardware Engineering team in South San Francisco. You will support and enhance existing experimental systems, collaborating with Mechanical, Chemical, and Electrical engineers to develop new production hardware as Atlas grows.

The successful candidate will contribute to hardware development for the DNA synthesis platform, conduct tests, document results, and help design tooling and fixtures for

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical / Bio) or related discipline.
• 2-5 years’ experience in product development environment.
• Experience with biotechnology processes related to DNA synthesis.
• General understanding of basic electro-mechanical systems.
• Hands on skills to assemble, test, validate, and troubleshoot custom equipment.
• Familiar with CAD (Solidworks) and design control.
• Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced multi-discipline team environment.

Responsibilities

• Directly contribute to the development of novel hardware systems that enable rapid advancement of the Atlas CMOS chip-based DNA synthesis platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team to design, build, test, and validate custom hardware systems / solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues associated with existing Atlas systems.
• Design and develop hardware for conducting feasibility studies / design validation.
• Conduct experimental testing, collect data, and maintain documentation.
• Assist with tooling / fixture design and lab implementation.

Skills

Hands-on hardware

CAD (SolidWorks)

Troubleshooting

Lab testing

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Engineering (Mechanical / Bio)

Tools

SolidWorks CAD

Job description

AtlasBase, a pioneer in Molecular Computing, seeks a Hardware Engineer to join the Atlas Data Storage Hardware Engineering team in South San Francisco. You will support and enhance existing experimental systems, collaborating with Mechanical, Chemical, and Electrical engineers to develop new production hardware as Atlas grows.

The successful candidate will contribute to hardware development for the DNA synthesis platform, conduct tests, document results, and help design tooling and fixtures for