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Head of Hardware Engineering

Revalia Bio, Inc. · Remote (United States) · Remote

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About Revalia Bio, Inc.

About Revalia Bio Revalia is generating the human data that AI models of biology need. Backed by Sierra Ventures.

About the role

Our Head of Hardware Engineering will own Orpheus, the perfusion system behind every study we run. It combines custom hardware, sensors and design with third-party parts, and has been refined over years for medicine testing. Custom components include organ containers, cannulas, sensors, reservoirs and mixing, and pressure and flow regulators. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • A degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering or a similar technical field
  • 7+ years designing and building complex electromechanical or fluidic systems, ideally in lab automation or medical device manufacturing
  • 2+ years managing engineers, or leading teams and contractors, with a track record of mentoring and growing people
  • Experience taking designs from prototype through repeatable, documented manufacturing and assembly
  • Experience working within a quality system: design controls, change control, documentation and traceability
  • Experience managing contract manufacturers, design firms and suppliers
More about this role

Our Head of Hardware Engineering will own Orpheus, the perfusion system behind every study we run. It combines custom hardware, sensors and design with third-party parts, and has been refined over years for medicine testing. Custom components include organ containers, cannulas, sensors, reservoirs and mixing, and pressure and flow regulators.

You will lead design, engineering, manufacturing and assembly, and grow the fleet to keep pace with demand. You will manage a small team of engineers plus external contractors and design firms, mentor and develop them over time, and join the leadership team.

  • Own the Orpheus roadmap across design, engineering, manufacturing and assembly, from component upgrades to full design revisions.
  • Lead new design revisions that cut manual effort in running a perfusion and raise data quality, reliability and repeatability.
  • Scale the fleet to meet pharma demand, including build plans, supply chain, sterilization and service capacity for new perfusion centers starting in 2027.
  • Direct the design and sourcing of custom components, including organ containers, cannulas, sensors, reservoirs, mixing, and pressure and flow regulators.
  • Manage a small team...

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