Lead Microfluidic Chip Engineer

Join Rivercell, an ambitious biotech startup, as a Lead Microfluidic Chip Engineer. You will be responsible for the architecture, development, integration, and small-scale production of our microfluidic chip. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and work closely with various engineering and scientific disciplines. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge project in the biotech field.

Définir l'architecture globale de la puce, y compris les électrodes, le photoconducteur, le diélectrique et les interfaces électriques.

Gérer une équipe multidisciplinaire d'ingénieurs, de scientifiques, de techniciens et de fournisseurs spécialisés dans l'ingénierie des films minces, la microfabrication et la caractérisation des dispositifs.

Management of external cleanrooms, foundries, or research partners

• Please let us know in your application if you specifically have experience with one or several of the following:
• Photoconductors, insulators, or fluoropolymer coatings

About Rivercell

Droplet-based cell biology

Responsibilities

• Établir et mettre en œuvre la stratégie de propriété intellectuelle de la puce (brevets, savoir-faire, secrets commerciaux).
• Microfabrication process integration and design of experiments
• Digital microfluidics, electrowetting, optoelectrowetting, MEMS, lab-on-chip devices, or related systems
• Large-area substrate processing and process scale-up
• Reliability engineering and failure analysis

Requirements

• You have an engineering degree or equivalent advanced degree in nanoelectronics, electrical engineering, materials science, microfluidics, or a related field.
• You have 7+ years of relevant experience in the development and integration of complex microfabricated devices, ideally involving several of the following: thin-film devices, electrical actuation, optics, microfluidics, MEMS, or lab-on-chip systems.
• You have experience in the management of a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
• You combine strong technical judgment with a willingness to work hands-on in the laboratory and solve practical problems.
• You are autonomous, committed, enthusiastic, and comfortable working with a can-do, creative, and challenging mindset.
• You are rigorous in experiment design, documentation, data interpretation, and communication of uncertainty.
• You have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English; professional proficiency in French is helpful but not required.
• You have previous experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
• Device physics and electrical modeling of multilayer structures
• Technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• EWOD, dielectric liquid interfaces, or high-field thin-film devices