Hydrogel Biomaterials Engineer for Long-Term Biology

Becoming; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Full benefits

High-ownership environment

Rapid growth opportunities

Job summary

Becoming is seeking a Biomaterials Engineer to design hydrogel-based environments that support long-duration biological systems. You will bridge materials, biology, and engineered hardware, translating in vivo conditions into ex vivo material platforms.

You will prototype rapidly, characterize mechanical and transport properties, and collaborate with biology and hardware teams to build reproducible fabrication protocols and robust system architectures.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in materials science, biomaterials, chemical/biomedical engineering.
• Experience designing hydrogel biomaterials for biological systems.
• Deep expertise in polymer chemistry and crosslinking.
• Experience-engineering surface properties affecting biology.
• Proven ability to prototype rapidly and test in ex vivo settings.

Responsibilities

• Design hydrogel-based biomaterials with controlled mechanics and transport.
• Characterize in vivo environments and translate to ex vivo systems.
• Prototype material formulations and iterate to meet system needs.
• Ensure materials work with perfusion and long-duration operation.
• Collaborate with biology and hardware teams to co-design systems.
• Identify and resolve material failure modes in real environments.
• Develop reproducible fabrication and preparation protocols.
• Characterize surface properties influencing biology and performance.
• Design experiments to study material environments' effects on development.

Skills

Biomaterials design

Hydrogel materials

Polymer chemistry

Surface modification

Soft material mechanics

Transport/diffusion

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Rapid prototyping

Biological systems understanding

Experimental troubleshooting

Education

PhD in Materials Science

Biomaterials or related field

Industrial experience acceptable

Tools

Rheology

Surface characterization

Job description

Becoming is seeking a Biomaterials Engineer to design hydrogel-based environments that support long-duration biological systems. You will bridge materials, biology, and engineered hardware, translating in vivo conditions into ex vivo material platforms.

You will prototype rapidly, characterize mechanical and transport properties, and collaborate with biology and hardware teams to build reproducible fabrication protocols and robust system architectures.