Junior Development Engineer Mechanics and Optics

Moleculent is now hiring a Junior Development Engineer with focus on Mechanics and Optics. You will work with technical support and improvement of experimental setups containing fluidics and optics.

Moleculent is on a mission to develop advanced technology enabled products that leverage new insights into the molecular foundation of human biology. This is a chance for the right person to join a focused and dedicated team with a passion for developing a word class product! The team behind Moleculent has a long experience of building successful companies and products in life science and diagnostics.

The position is based in Solna, Stockholm. We will interview candidates continuously and welcome your application today!

About the position
As Development Engineer within Mechanics and Optics You will be a part of the R&D team that today consists of ~20 people. You will contribute to the development of a world-class product. You will be working to support in development & maintenance of relevant optics/fluidics equipment and systems

Your main responsibility areas will include:

- Hands-on building of new instrument setups as part of the product development
- Testing and evaluation of new designs and concepts
- Support and improvement of experimental setups containing fluidics and optics, for instance by optimization of Python scripts.
- Technical support, maintenance and troubleshooting concerning microscope setups


Your profile
To fit the role, you have a BSc or MSc in Engineering physics, Molecular Biotechnology, Mechatronics or similar. Candidates with relevant PhDs and a hands-on attitude are also interesting candidates.

You have very good hands-on technical skills, enjoy working with complex instrumentation and have knowledge in Python programming and scripting. Fluent written and spoken English and excellent computer skills is a requirement.

Further valuable skills:

- Instrument development hands-on experience
- System engineering and verification experience
- Experience working with fluidics and/or optics
- Experience of lab work
- CAD design


We are looking for candidates that enjoy working in a goal-oriented environment and in projects with multi-functional teams involved. The right candidate is driven, technical and hands-on candidate with an excellent sense of service. It is important to have solid communication skills and a flexible mindset. To succeed in the role you have strong teamwork skills and an analytical and pragmatic approach. You are friendly, positive, and fun to work with and you enjoy working in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Reimbursement package includes equity-based compensation opportunities.

Moleculent


We believe that our understanding of the molecular basis of human biology, in health and disease will increase radically in the coming ten years. This will lead to a vast improvement of therapies, diagnostics and a new, fundamental understanding of our own biology.

Moleculent is on a mission to develop technology enabled products that leverage new insights into the molecular foundation of human biology.

https://www.moleculent.com/