Senior Molecular Systems Engineer – Programmable Matter

Devyantram; Ashburn (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Devyantram seeks a senior scientist to own the molecular and programmable-matter layer of its platform. You will define how molecular-scale machines perform local sensing and actuation and integrate these capabilities with the broader micro- and nano-platform.

You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across bioengineering, photonics, and microsystems, driving experimental validation, safety standards, and roadmap development while mentoring junior researchers.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, Nanoscience, Bioengineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on research and development experience in molecular, supramolecular, or nanoscale systems.
• Demonstrated depth in at least one of: molecular machines, programmable matter, self-assembly, or molecular sensing and actuation.
• Proven ability to take molecular-scale systems from concept to reproducible, characterized function.
• Strong experimental design and cross-disciplinary communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop molecular-scale machines and programmable-matter systems for local sensing and actuation.
• Develop self-assembly, reconfiguration, and stimuli-responsive behaviors at the molecular scale.
• Explore approaches to storing, transducing, and acting on information in molecular systems.
• Engineer molecular and supramolecular systems for chemical, optical, electrical, and mechanical sensing.
• Develop molecular actuation and transduction pathways that couple to the larger platform.
• Characterize stability, selectivity, and reproducibility of molecular-scale function.
• Support integration with the micro and nano-robotic platform and co-design with related teams.
• Establish safety, handling, and reproducibility standards for molecular-systems work.
• Generate foundational IP and lead invention disclosures with counsel.

Skills

Experimental design

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Molecular-scale systems

Project leadership

Education

MS or PhD in Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, Nanoscience, Bioengineering, Materials Science, or related field

Tools

Molecular synthesis techniques

DNA nanotechnology

Self-assembly methods

Job description

Devyantram seeks a senior scientist to own the molecular and programmable-matter layer of its platform. You will define how molecular-scale machines perform local sensing and actuation and integrate these capabilities with the broader micro- and nano-platform.

You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across bioengineering, photonics, and microsystems, driving experimental validation, safety standards, and roadmap development while mentoring junior researchers.