Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Precision Motion Control Specialist

4 weeks ago

Pleasanton, California, United States 10X Genomics Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering group to work on the next-generation of multi-omic spatial imaging instruments.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Mechanical Design and precision motion control, ideally with experience developing life sciences equipment.

Previous success in product development in producing designs that include nano-precision motion control, mechatronics, and vibration isolation or control is a must.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, test, and qualify systems containing precision motion stages to ensure they meet performance and reliability requirements.
  • Define the requirements, source, configure, test, and validate motion solutions for various projects from concept to production in a fast-paced environment.
  • Program multi-axis motion controllers for optomechanical and robotic operations that are tightly synchronized with the operation of illumination, image acquisition, and fluidics subsystems.
  • Verify the mechanical and electrical specifications of various motion stages, motors, and actuators by sourcing or building necessary fixtures and configuring or writing necessary software to acquire data.
  • Work closely with software engineers and other hardware design engineers in a team environment to ensure successful integration of the solutions they develop.

Requirements

  • PhD or a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or other relevant field, with 10+ years of experience in life science instrumentation, semiconductor equipment, and/or automation/robotics.
  • Proven track record of taking new products from concept through design and into manufacturing.
  • Experience programming and performance tuning of motion controllers for single- and multi-axis synchronous motion trajectories.
  • Design experience of X,Y sub-micron positioning stages.
  • Design experience of Z-stage for optical focus running.
  • Systematic aptitude with an emphasis on theoretical fundamentals.
  • High Proficiency using software like 3D CAD to design mechanisms; SolidWorks preferred (3D design & surfacing), Finite Element Analysis (such as SolidWorks Simulation).
  • Comfortable in examining electrical assemblies and sensors.
  • Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debugging, verification, qualification, and transfer.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Comfortable operating machine shop equipment.
  • Proven understanding of component selection criteria, and design for reliability and manufacturability.
  • Experience with process development and creating assembly instructions.
  • Proficient in structural, thermal, and vibration/modal FEA and Statistical Analysis.
  • Knowledge of analysis tools such as Python or Matlab.

About 10x Genomics

At 10x Genomics, accelerating our understanding of biology is more than a mission for us. It is a commitment. This is the century of biology, and the breakthroughs we make now have the potential to change the world.

We enable scientists to advance their research, allowing them to address scientific questions they did not even know they could ask.

Our tools have enabled fundamental discoveries across biology including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.

We know that behind every scientific breakthrough, there is a deep infrastructure of talented people driving the life sciences industry and making it possible for scientists and clinicians to make new strides.

We are dedicated to finding the very best person for every aspect of our work because the innovations and discoveries that we enable together will lead to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future.

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