As an Acoustics Engineer, you will play a critical role developing our next generation of bioreactors tailored to the production of adeno-associated virus as first step and other cell-based therapeutics in the longer term. This position entails ensuring the company remains at the forefront of innovation with respects to acoustic cell manipulation while collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop our products. Joining an early stage deeptech startup and a multidisciplinary team, you will need to show inventiveness, creativity, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Research and development
· Develop, test, and implement acoustic piezoelectric apparatuses generating the acoustic waves exploited withing our bioprocesses
· Generate, shape and characterize a large 3D standing acoustic wave, against various perturbations (fluidic, thermals, particulate etc.).
• Work hand in hand with the mechanical and electrical team to improve the integration of acoustic transducers in our prototypes
· Modelling and simulations
· Fully model and document the acoustic wave propagation and stabilization in current prototypes, and improve them into future prototypes and applications, especially along the scaling of these prototypes
• Conduct numerical simulations to assist with prototyping development
· Experimental design
· Plan and design in collaboration with the bioprocess team experiments to study the effects of acoustic forces on cells, plasmids and viral production
· Analyze the results to draw meaningful conclusions about the relevance of current approaches and improve them over new prototypes
· Troubleshoot experimental setups and optimize processes to achieve desired outcomes
· Innovation
· Stay updated on the latest developments and breakthroughs in the field of acoustic cell manipulation
· Seek opportunities for innovation and propose new research directions or applications
· Build upon the company IP strategy in collaboration with our selected firm and CTO through for example patent filings