Engineer, Chemical and/or Biological

Maxcyte - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Rockville, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Join MaxCyte as a Chemical and Biological Engineer and be at the forefront of developing cutting-edge instrument reactors, separations, control systems, data acquisition, signal processing, and state-of-the-art sensors. You'll be involved in every stage of the instrument lifecycle, from initial concept to final commercialization, ensuring our life sciences tools are best-in-class. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative projects that make a real impact in the world of biotechnology. Additionally, as a key member of a high-performing team, you'll have ample opportunities to learn and grow, staying updated with the latest technologies and industry trends. In this position, you will design, develop, build, and test new separations, reactor vessels, control systems, and algorithms to control instrument functions. You will work with cross-functional teams to create and deploy new instrument systems, integrating biologic sensing systems with mechanical systems and control software. Your responsibilities will include creating system architecture concepts, drawings, and other design specifications, as well as building and maintaining BOMs, ensuring sustainability and managing obsolescence of existing components. You will troubleshoot instrumentation issues, including those reported from the field, and conduct thorough testing of cell and gene therapy protocols from bench work in the lab to analyzing the DOE data you generate, proposing the next set of experiments. Additionally, you will support formal verification activities including certification testing, follow standards and procedures, and create documentation that meets quality procedures, regulations, and industry best practices. Compliance with all applicable health, safety, and environmental policies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, build, and test new separations, reactor vessels, control systems, and algorithms to control instrument functions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to create and deploy new instrument systems, integrating biologic sensing systems with mechanical systems and control software.
• Create system architecture concepts, drawings, and other design specifications.
• Build and maintain BOMs, ensuring sustainability and managing obsolescence of existing components.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation issues, including those reported from the field.
• Conduct thorough testing of cell and gene therapy protocols from bench work in the lab to analyzing the DOE data generated, proposing the next set of experiments.
• Support formal verification activities including certification testing.
• Follow standards and procedures, creating documentation that meets quality procedures, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Comply with all applicable health, safety, and environmental policies.

Requirements

• B.S. in Chemical Engineering or Chemical/Biologic Engineering (M.S. preferred).
• 0-3 years of experience for Engineer 1; 2-6 years of experience for Engineer 2, preferably in life sciences or medical devices.
• Highly skilled in control systems concepts.
• Knowledge of basic cellular biology concepts.
• Ability to think in terms of a series of unit operations working together to create a system.
• Knowledge of data acquisition, sensors/actuators, and controls is a plus.
• Solid understanding of chemical engineering principles such as heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and reaction kinetics, with hands-on skills to build and test prototypes.
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation (pipetting, bioreactors, cell analysis equipment, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Any computer programming skills are a plus, as well as lab bench experience.
• Excellent team-building skills, encouraging communication and collaboration.
• Strong verbal and written communication, with robust organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to travel 10-15% domestically.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in life sciences or medical devices.
• Knowledge of data acquisition, sensors/actuators, and controls.
• Computer programming skills.