Astera Institute
Principal Hardware Engineer Precision Instrumentation
Principal engineer at Astera Institute's Emeryville HQ who designs and builds precision mechanical, optical, and electronic instrumentation for scientific experiments — owning instruments from concept through fabrication and integration, developing the prototyping facility, setting technical direction, and mentoring engineers. Core work spans CAD/CAM, CNC machining, PCB layout, embedded systems, a
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Emeryville HQ
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Hardware
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Physics
- Precision hardware
- Mechanical design
- Fabrication
- Electronics
- Optics
- CAD
- CAM
- CNC machining
- 3D printing
- PCB layout
- Embedded systems
- Sensor integration
- Actuator integration
- Data acquisition
- TTL synchronization
- SPI
- Mentoring
Full description
You will design and build precision mechanical, optical, and electronic systems for experiments. You will take instruments from concept through fabrication and integration, develop the prototyping facility, set technical direction and standards, and mentor and hire engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design precision mechanical systems for experiments
- Build components for custom microscopes and optical systems
- Design and iterate laboratory instrumentation and experimental robotics
- Develop electronics and control hardware for research systems
- Build tooling, workflows, and fabrication capabilities for the prototyping facility
- Own complex instruments from concept through reliable operation
- Set engineering standards and technical direction
- Mentor and hire engineers
Requirements
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Physics
- Precision hardware
- Mechanical design
- Fabrication
- Electronics
- Optics
- CAD
- CAM
- CNC machining
- 3D printing
- PCB layout
- Embedded system
- Sensor integration
- Actuator integration
- Data acquisition
- TTL synchronization
- SPI
- Mentoring
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package