Senior Mechanical Engineer

Compensation: $100k – $125k salary + 0.1%– 0.2% equity + benefits

Full benefits, including health coverage, PTO & parental leave

About BiomeSense

BiomeSense is a life sciences startup applying gut microbiome technologies (GutLab, MetaBiome) to advance personalized medicine. We partner with UCSF, UCSD, NIH & the University of Chicago & are backed by LabCorp Ventures, Bluestein Ventures, Seerave Foundation & Emil Capital Partners.

Key Responsibilities

You will own key technical workstreams responsible for the success of our next-generation GutLab hardware, while providing hands-on support.

• Mechanical Design of Novel Hardware: Devise elegant solutions to complex mechanical design problems, balancing performance, risk, and timelines
• Systems Integration: Integrate mechanical, electrical, and fluidic systems into robust products; resolve system-level tradeoffs
• Hardware Build & Test: Perform detailed electrical, mechanical, and fluidic assembly of prototypes and sub-assemblies; lead hands-on validation of new designs
• Troubleshooting & Repair: Diagnose and repair complex hardware, software, and firmware issues in lab and field; identify root causes and drive fixes
• Testing & Automation: Design and improve test setups, fixtures, and automation to optimize assembly and validate hardware; maintain a clean, organized, inventoried hardware lab
• Documentation & Quality: Create clear SOPs, manuals, test records, and design documentation for repeatable production; flag risks and assembly feedback early

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field and 5+ years in hardware development
• Experience independently designing complex, novel hardware and test fixtures using CAD
• Proven ability and willingness to perform precise, hands-on assembly and testing of complex electromechanical hardware
• Experience with prototyping techniques (e.g., 3D printing, light machining)
• Proven ability to perform detailed wiring, harnessing, and soldering
• Highly organized, proactive, and independent; owns ambiguous work through resolution and collaborates across disciplines
• Experience with instrument control software and scripting; able to interpret test results and translate findings into design improvements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience taking a new product from prototype to production
• Expertise in Design for Assembly (DFA) and Design for Manufacturing