Hardware Engineering Intern — Build, Test & Ship Instruments

Cephla Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Cephla is building the critical imaging infrastructure for modern biology and drug discovery. Our open and programmable automated microscopes and integrated solutions around them take down barriers to high-end imaging and are already powering research and large-scale data production at leading academic labs, biotech startups, and pharma.

You're part of a small team of scientists and engineers, working closely with the founders, and may collaborate directly with our users on instrumentation from

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Proficiency with a modern CAD package (SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, etc.).
• Demonstrated hands-on building experience in projects, teams, internships, or labs.
• Strong grounding in engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from idea to production, including mechanical design and GD&T.
• Design to manufacturing: drawings, BOMs, vendor coordination, DFM.
• Prototype and assemble hardware and perform testing and characterization.
• System integration and thorough documentation.
• Potential work in automation, robotics, and new imaging modalities.

Skills

Hands-on building experience

CAD experience

Engineering fundamentals

Education

Pursuing or recently completed degree in Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Cephla is building the critical imaging infrastructure for modern biology and drug discovery. Our open and programmable automated microscopes and integrated solutions around them take down barriers to high-end imaging and are already powering research and large-scale data production at leading academic labs, biotech startups, and pharma.

You're part of a small team of scientists and engineers, working closely with the founders, and may collaborate directly with our users on instrumentation from