Senior Autoclave Engineer

Beta Star Life Science Equipment; Honey Brook (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

R-V Industries, via its Beta Star Division, seeks a Principal Engineer to be the senior technical voice for the Autoclave product line, guiding mechanical and controls peers and shaping both new development and ongoing maintenance.

This growth-oriented, individual-contributor role emphasizes design quality, lifecycle improvements, and collaboration with Sales, PM, Quality, Manufacturing, Testing, and customer engineering. Strong background in steam autoclaves is preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of machine or product design experience, including steam components and high-temp vessels.
• Senior technical voice—lead peers through expertise and example.
• Controls engineering for autoclave systems (PLC/HMI, instrumentation, valves, I/O).
• SolidWorks (3+ years) with calculation packages and detailed drawings.
• Track record of creating and upholding design standards across a product line.
• Ability to give and receive design feedback constructively.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical voice on the Beta Star team and set design quality expectations.
• Own deepest technical knowledge of the autoclave platform across mechanical and controls.
• Drive product development from concept through release with prototyping and validation.
• Champion lifecycle improvement by owning ECRs and field issue root causes.
• Lead design reviews and mentor less-experienced engineers.
• Maintain ASME Section VIII calculations and peer reviews.
• Partner with Sales, PM, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Testing, and Installation; serve as primary technical contact with customer engineering.
• Uphold configuration management and design control standards; manage budgets and schedules.

Skills

Machine design

Autoclave design

High-temp vessels

P&ID creation

SolidWorks

Controls integration

Design standards

Peer leadership

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM

AutoCAD

Job description

R-V Industries, via its Beta Star Division, seeks a Principal Engineer to be the senior technical voice for the Autoclave product line, guiding mechanical and controls peers and shaping both new development and ongoing maintenance.

This growth-oriented, individual-contributor role emphasizes design quality, lifecycle improvements, and collaboration with Sales, PM, Quality, Manufacturing, Testing, and customer engineering. Strong background in steam autoclaves is preferred.