R&D Engineer

About the Company

• Avails Medical, Inc. , is a well-funded medical device start-up based in Menlo Park, California. We are a leader in the development of rapid, automated and fully electrical antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) technologies with our products eQUANT™ and eAST™ platforms based on a novel bio-sensor for rapid infectious disease detection. In 2024, we have announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for our groundbreaking eQUANT™ system. The eQUANT™ system is a leap forward in combatting antibiotic resistance, providing a standardized inoculum (0.5 McFarland equivalent) directly from positive blood cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sensor and consumable development and optimization efforts.
• Interface and work with contract manufacturers to validate manufacturing processes.
• Develop new measurement and test systems (including software/algorithms) as required.
• Design and execute experimental studies to guide product design changes as well as new products based on the Avails sensor technology.
• Help move the technology towards commercialization and in generating new intellectual property.
• Data analysis and weekly reports/presentations.
• Work closely with microbiologists, electrical and mechanical engineers on experimental design, planning and execution.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Physics/Electrical Engineering/Bioengineering or a related field with 1 year of experience.
• PhD in Physics/Engineering/Bioengineering or related field preferred.

Required Skills

• Experience with characterizing precision electronic sensors (biosensors preferred) and executing/troubleshooting sensitive measurements.
• Experience in designing and building/troubleshooting electronic measurement systems, including analog circuits.
• Strong background working with biological systems/assays and designing novel tools to measure such systems.
• Experience in programming/writing scripts to automate measurement or analysis of signals/data (Python preferred).
• Familiarity with consumable development and/or microfluidics is a plus. Basic wet laboratory bench skills required and microbiology experience preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Motivated, independent and able to handle several projects concurrently.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, formal presentation) at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent record-keeping skills required.

Pay range and compensation package

• Pay range or salary or compensation

Equal Opportunity Statement

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