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The role
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (Onsite in Wilsonville, OR)
Summary
We are seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to design, build, and test our next-generation automated wet-lab instruments. Based primarily on-site in Wilsonville, OR with partial remote flexibility, this role requires occasional travel to Twist in South San Francisco, CA and to vendor locations.
What you will do
- Use SolidWorks to design multiple instruments that integrate liquid handling, consumable handling, imaging & robotics that meet or exceed System & Hardware requirements
What you need
Required Skills
- 12+ years of experience as a Senior Mechanical Engineer(or higher) and a 4-year degree in mechanical engineering, or 8 years of experience as a Senior Mechanical Engineer (or higher), with a graduate degree in mechanical engineering
- Expert in SolidWorks, with a proven record of delivering end-to-end design packages, complete engineering documentation, and fabrication-ready deliverables.
- Lead Mechanical Engineer of at least 2 benchtop or larger instruments that went into Production
- Strong experience with robotics/mechatronics and specifying electronic devices
- Extensive experience designing hardware for fluidics systems, including custom manifolds and integration of pumps, valves, sensors, regulators, etc.
- Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams—including engineers, scientists, and project managers—across the entire project lifecycle, from initial concept to post-release monitoring
- Experience managing a CAD PDM system
- Excellent communication and writing skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Very strong documentation skills
- Comfortable working with evolving requirements and a dynamic work environment driving hardware designs for multiple projects
- Proven ability to perform System Integration
- Proven ability to perform Systems Testing, including Factory/Site Acceptance Testing
Additional Bonus Skills
- Proficiency in 3DExperience
- Experience with mechanical design for optical systems
- In-depth knowledge and use of machine shop tools (band saws, Mill, drill press, sanders)
- Experience performing electrical and electronics troubleshooting
- Experience with Altium, Lucid, or other software tools that can be used to create wiring or plumbing diagrams
- Experience in specifying device control
- Experience compiling and releasing QA documentation
- Experience as an Instrument Technical Lead or Instrumentation Systems Engineer
About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Legal notes
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.
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