Twist Bioscience

Mechanical Engineer - Automation Systems (Contract)

USA - Portland, OR

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago

SolidWorksSystems EngineeringRoboticsMechanical DesignBioinformaticsCommunicationCollaborationWritingTolerance AnalysisActuators

About the role

The ideal candidate enjoys taking products from concept through prototype and into working systems, spending time both at the CAD workstation as well as on the lab floor assembling and testing equipment.
This position is on-site in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Design and develop automated systems using SolidWorks that meet system and hardware requirements.
Design custom mechanical components and integrate off-the-shelf hardware into complete automation systems.
Collaborate with systems engineers, electrical engineers, scientists, technicians, and project managers to refine system requirements and optimize designs.
Perform mechanical analyses, including tolerance stack-up analysis, to ensure robust system performance.
Design and build test fixtures to evaluate concepts, de-risk critical features, and validate subsystem performance.
Support systems engineering activities during prototype development and experimental testing.
Build, debug, calibrate, troubleshoot, and verify prototype systems alongside technicians and engineering staff.

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with 2+ years of relevant industry experience, or a master's degree in mechanical engineering.
Experience designing custom automation equipment, robotics, or mechatronic systems.
Experience specifying and integrating electromechanical components, including motors, actuators, sensors, and motion hardware.
Experience designing fluidics systems, including integration of pumps, valves, regulators, sensors, tubing, manifolds, and related components.
Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, manufacturing processes, and design for assembly.
Experience creating complete engineering documentation and BOMs.
Specify and procure mechanical, electromechanical, and fluidics components required for the system.

Experience working with prototype development and rapid iteration.
Experience with PLM systems, particularly Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE.
Experience supporting system assembly, debugging, calibration, and verification.
Familiarity with regulated environments or life sciences instrumentation is a plus.
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.
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are designing and building custom automated systems in-house and are seeking a hands-on Contract Mechanical Engineer to help bring these systems from concept through implementation.

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