Teams at Astera

Oversee the full lifecycle of research data, including quality, governance, metadata, publication, archival, and FAIR compliance. Partner with multidisciplinary researchers, develop documentation and scalable data infrastructure, support knowledge graph and AI/ML integration, and provide training. The role also requires navigating responsible data-sharing decisions involving privacy, safety, sensitivity, and dual-use risks while collaborating with software engineers and leadership.

Support the Head of Open Science by managing initiatives, workflows, documentation, policy implementation, external proposal intake, stakeholder relationships, events, hiring support, and team onboarding. The role coordinates internal and external stakeholders, screens open science opportunities, prepares leadership materials, tracks decisions, and improves operational processes. It requires strong project management, communication, discretion, and familiarity with open science ecosystems.

Design control-system requirements and architecture for a DNA-origami electrostatic actuator-sensor system. Define sensor and actuator constraints, review FET and drive-stack designs, specify experimental data capture for system identification and machine learning, and develop a closed-loop control, simulation, and estimation plan. Provide a documented handoff to the incoming Controls engineer while advising physics and wet-lab teams on a fractional contract basis.