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Staff Process Engineer
We are looking for an outstanding Staff Process Engineer to join our Synthetic DNA manufacturing team. As a member of the process engineering team, your primary responsibility will be to develop hardware and processes necessary for the production of Twist’s Synthetic DNA products. You will be responsible for inventing, developing and managing the robotic handling of liquids, cells and DNA.

What You’ll Be Doing
Inventing, developing, and managing processes involving liquid handling systems for nanoliter amounts of synthetic DNA
Developing tooling, hardware, and software for DNA synthesis and processing
Operation of a range of scientific instruments and tools with a focus on laboratory automation systems and cross-integration systems
Work with team members, tech transfer team, software and R&D to flesh out requirements for new processes and accordingly, design HW and scalable process workflows
Take ownership of design, development and implementation of projects
Lead process validation, prepare documentation, and train instrument operators
Technology transfer from lab to production
Follow regulatory and ISO 13485 requirements

What You’ll Bring to the Team
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or PhD or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field with 1-2 years of relevant experience.
In-depth understanding of nanofluidics/ microfluidics
Hands-on skill and demonstrated experience in operating and programming automated laboratory tools, automation, systems integration
Understanding of Biochemical processes involved with DNA synthesis and amplification
Experience in designing and writing scripts using control software or dynamic scheduling software native to laboratory automation systems and cross-integration systems
Excellent scientific computation and data analysis capabilities
Excellent communication and writing skills, very organized and ability to work in a fast paced team environment
Experience with biology instrumentation used for PCR, cell-based cloning, DNA extraction and purification
Ability to work with biologists and chemists to transfer assays and processes from the lab bench to automated hardware for production.
Ability to work with software engineers to guide the development of custom software needed for automated hardware
Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, excellent team player

Preferred Qualifications
● PhD or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
● Experience with optics and lasers
● Matlab, Python and/or C++ programming skills
● Electronic design and debugging skills
● Solidworks 3D CAD or similar parametric design software
● Machining skills