Test Engineer II — Fluidics & Genomics Lab

Sarmal; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Generous paid time off

Voluntary benefits and employee perks

Job summary

Sarmal, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Test Engineer 2 to design, test, and transfer fluidic components and sub-systems for our detection platform. This hands-on role focuses on building, characterizing, and troubleshooting test setups while taking ownership of test plans and root-cause investigations.

With a BS in engineering and 2+ years in an R&D lab, you will work across disciplines, program instrumentation, and contribute to scalable manufacturing transfer as the platform evolves.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience in an R&D laboratory or equivalent.
• Experience with the assembly, operation, and troubleshooting of fluidic-based systems.
• Experience with experimental design and execution, including DOEs and root cause analysis.
• Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively across disciplines.
• Ability to analyze data and present technical results and recommendations clearly.
• Experience with programming (MATLAB, LabVIEW, C++, Python, or similar) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, set up, and execute fluidic and electrochemistry experiments in the lab, owning test plans from definition through data analysis.
• Program, configure, and debug fluidic instrumentation and automated test setups.
• Assemble and perform metrology on prototype consumables and fluidic sub-assemblies.
• Characterize flow profile, pressure, leakage, and material interactions for devices under test, identifying performance trends and failure modes.
• Assemble, maintain, and debug test setups and fixtures, improving their reliability, repeatability, and throughput.
• Support root cause analyses and design of experiments (DOE) to resolve hardware, consumable, and process issues.
• Analyze, document, and present test results and recommendations to cross-functional teams.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to support manufacturing transfer of fluidic components and consumables.
• Contribute to the development of test methods, fixtures, and documentation standards.

Skills

Hands-on R&D experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Bioengineering, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

LabVIEW

C++

Python

Job description

Sarmal, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Test Engineer 2 to design, test, and transfer fluidic components and sub-systems for our detection platform. This hands-on role focuses on building, characterizing, and troubleshooting test setups while taking ownership of test plans and root-cause investigations.

With a BS in engineering and 2+ years in an R&D lab, you will work across disciplines, program instrumentation, and contribute to scalable manufacturing transfer as the platform evolves.