Systems​/Product Development Engineer III

Sunnyvale, CA

To support its product development activities, Fluxus Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, interdisciplinary product development engineer with relevant, hands‑on experience. She/He will be part of the product development team and will play a vital role in product prototyping, design, testing and the implementation of manufacturing.

She/He will work closely with the other Fluxus teams and will integrate assays/reagents, consumables, instruments, and software. Activities will involve amongst others the development, optimization and manufacturing of functional biochips, fluidic cartridges and analytical instruments. The successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and manufacturing personnel. Part of the activities might be conducted in a BSL2 laboratory area and could involve the handling of human patient fluid samples.

Other activities might be conducted in a cleanroom setting.

Fluxus, Inc. is an innovator in single‑molecule detection and ultra‑high sensitivity platforms based on its expertise in optofluidics, assay development, system integration and microsystem technologies. The Fluxus product development infrastructure and suite of proprietary technologies are ideally suited for the robust development of advanced diagnostic products.

• Mechanical and Systems Engineering support of diverse aspects related to product development of bio‑chip based, optofluidic, diagnostics platforms and instruments. Applies intensive and diversified knowledge of design principles, practices and implementation in complex systems and assignments
• Development, optimization, testing, sourcing and scale‑up of biochips, cartridges and instruments, in collaboration with other groups and external suppliers
• Support all aspects of technology transfer to and from development partners
• Interface with internal resources and external vendors to design, test and validate equipment.
• Support in preparing documentation for-, and managing external suppliers and engineering partners as well as for regulatory submissions
• Use Good Documentation Practices (GDP) while authoring DOPs, SOPs, batch records (BRs) and forms (FRs) for various unit operations
• Process development and optimization related to biomolecular sensing.
• Develop, test and execute QC procedures
• Working knowledge of cGMPs, quality requirements for various regulatory agencies like FDA. Certification is preferred
• Process troubleshooting to determine root cause and possible engineering solutions

• B.S. Degree in mechanical or bioengineering, or related, technical discipline, with 3+ years hands‑on R&D or engineering or product development experience
• Interdisciplinary mindset
• Extensive, hands‑on experience in mechanical design and in building and operating electro‑mechanic systems
• Proficiency in CAD design, with statistical analysis software as well as with instrument‑oriented programming language(s) (e.g. Python; Lab View)
• Excellent organizational as well as English verbal and written communication skills
• Experienced in using diverse, analytical instruments such as – or similar to – e.g. oscilloscopes, DAQ interfaces, spectrometers, scanning electron microscope (SEM).
• Ability to develop custom equipment by collaborating with external vendors or internal engineering resources
• Experienced in verification and validation of instruments and processes
• Good knowledge of data analysis methods including good knowledge of statistics
• Self‑starter, detail‑oriented, motivated, thoughtful, and with a strong work ethic
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and apply new skills, procedures and approaches
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team‑based environment
• Proven ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast‑paced work environment

• Experience with in an industrial product development environment.
• Hands‑on experience with standard biotech laboratory and/or manufacturing equipment and working with biological or biochemical systems (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, cells and/or bio‑organic molecules)
• Experienced in cGMPs and in authoring DOPs, BRs, FRs
• Working…