Difficult protein production made simple. A next-generation expression system for next-generation therapeutics. Backed by SOSV.
About the role
This is a foundational, hands-on senior or staff engineering role responsible for deploying, commissioning, and supporting Prolific's systems in real-world operating environments. You will own major field deployments from planning and site preparation through installation, system integration, commissioning, validation, and handoff to customers and internal teams. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience deploying, commissioning, integrating, and supporting prototype systems in laboratory, manufacturing, or customer environments
- Experience transitioning R&D systems into manufacturing or production environments
- A customer-focused mindset with a proven track record of achieving internal as well as external project success with delighted customers
- Strong systems engineering mindset with the ability to troubleshoot interactions across mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, and process systems
- Experience independently leading technical projects or engineering workstreams, including commissioning, validation, acceptance testing, or qualification
- Strong experimental and analytical skills, with the ability to design tests, analyze data, isolate failure modes, and develop practical engineering solutions
More about this role
Prolific Machines is ushering in a new era of biotechnology with light. Our first-of-its-kind optogenetic platform delivers unprecedented control, precisely guiding cellular behavior when and where it matters most. Unlike existing tools used to control biology, our technology enables dynamic, tunable control over virtually any cellular function in any cell type. We're enabling partners to unlock robust efficiency, quality, and reproducibility advantages across the most complex pharmaceuticals and therapeutic proteins. Prolific is supported by leading investors, including Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mayfield and SOSV.
This is a foundational, hands-on senior or staff engineering role responsible for deploying, commissioning, and supporting Prolific's systems in real-world operating environments. You will own major field deployments from planning and site preparation through installation, system integration, commissioning, validation, and handoff to customers and internal teams.
As a Field Deployment Engineer, you will operate at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, optical, software, controls, data, biology, and bioprocess engineering. You will troubleshoot...
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