Biomedical Engineer Job at Pilgrim, Redwood City, CA

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  • Pilgrim
  • Redwood City, CA

Job Description

As a Biomedical Engineer at Pilgrim, you will be a hands-on member of our engineering team, driving the design, development, and integration of hardware systems that support complex scientific workflows. This is not a theoretical or routine R&D role-you'll own projects end-to-end, exploring design options, prototyping aggressively, and refining systems through iterative testing. You will move fluidly between CAD, prototyping, experimental evaluation, and integration work, supporting a wide range of engineering challenges informed by both engineering principles and practical experience working with biology.
Responsibilities

  • Conduct targeted literature review and technical scouting to understand prior approaches, evaluate alternatives, and identify methods that can be improved or integrated.
  • Design and develop components and subsystems in CAD (Fusion 360 preferred), including housings, fixtures, flow structures, reagent interfaces, thermal/optical elements, and integration features.
  • Prototype parts using 3D printing (FDM/SLA), benchtop machining, laser cutting, bonding, and other rapid fabrication methods; iterate quickly based on test results.
  • Develop and integrate fluidic structures such as channels, manifolds, valves, seals, pumps, and reagent-delivery elements for consistent, reliable operation.
  • Explore experimental approaches to meet system requirements, comparing designs, materials, and fabrication pathways based on performance, manufacturability, and integration constraints.
  • Test hardware subsystems and interfaces-flow behavior, fouling/contamination, sealing, thermal response, mechanical reliability-and refine designs based on observed failure modes.
  • Collaborate with scientists and engineers to ensure hardware supports stable workflows, predictable performance, and practical operation.
  • Work with electrical and firmware teams to integrate sensors, heaters, pumps, LEDs/photodiodes, actuators, and other instrumentation into cohesive systems.
  • Apply DFM/DFA principles, tolerance analysis, and validation testing (fit checks, flow/pressure/thermal behavior) to guide designs toward production intent.
  • Maintain disciplined documentation across CAD revisions, design decisions, test data, and integration results.
  • Contribute to system-level architecture discussions, proposing mechanical and fluidic strategies informed by research and experimental outcomes.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience, Bioengineering, or a related hands-on engineering field.
  • Portfolio or project examples demonstrating CAD design, prototyping, and iterative hardware development.
  • Strong proficiency in CAD (Fusion 360 preferred; SolidWorks/Onshape acceptable), including assemblies, tolerancing, and parametric design.
  • Hands-on prototyping experience with 3D printing, laser cutting, bonding/sealing methods, tubing/fittings, and benchtop fabrication tools.
  • Understanding of workflows involving fluids, sample handling, reagent compatibility, contamination control, and precision fluid manipulation.
  • Experience developing or working with fluidic architectures-channels, chambers, manifolds, seals, valves, or flow structures.
  • Comfort integrating simple electromechanical elements such as sensors, heaters, pumps, or optical modules.
  • Ability to diagnose fluidic and mechanical failure modes and iterate quickly under real constraints.
  • Clear communication and the ability to work effectively across engineering and scientific teams.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with microfluidics, cartridge-style consumables, or diagnostic hardware.
  • Exposure to thermal control, optics, low-volume flow systems, or fluid simulation tools.
  • Familiarity with materials used in fluidic and instrumentation hardware (PP, PTFE, silicones, optical plastics, laminates).
  • Background in ruggedized or field-deployable scientific instrumentation.
  • Hands-on experience with assembly, testing, or root-cause analysis of integrated systems.

Job Tags

Full time,

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