About the Role:
We are looking for a motivated engineering intern to join our Fluidics Engineering group. This team leverages a deep understanding of fluidics and other mass transport phenomena to engineer new capabilities and increase performance for our 10x single-cell and spatial technologies.
In this role, you will focus on exploring and developing a new capability for spatial assay sample handling and multiplexing. You will work within a cross-functional R&D environment, taking ownership of a specific technical challenge from the brainstorming phase through experimental validation. This is a hands-on role perfect for a graduate student looking to apply advanced engineering principles to real-world biotechnology development problems.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Design & Innovation: Brainstorm and design novel methods to partition and load microliter-scale volumes of single-cell suspensions onto microscope slides.
- Prototyping: Utilize rapid prototyping techniques (including 3D printing) to build functional prototypes for testing.
- Experiments: Design and execute rigorous experiments to validate concepts, primarily using microscopy-based tools image analysis..
- Data Analysis: Collect, process, and analyze experimental data to derive actionable conclusions and determine necessary design iterations.
- Communication: Synthesize findings and present results, technical challenges, and proposed next steps to the Fluidics engineering team.
To Be Successful, You Will Need:
- Current enrollment in a graduate program (MS or PhD) in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related field. Experience with microfluidics is a plus.
- General lab experience: Previous training in how to use standard equipment (e.g., pipettes) and work safely in a lab.
- Microscopy & Imaging: Familiarity with optical microscopy and image analysis software (e.g., ImageJ, Fiji).
- Fabrication: Hands-on experience with 3D printing, rapid prototyping, or microfabrication techniques.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python for data analysis or scripting.
- Fluidics: A strong grasp of fluid dynamics and mass transport phenomena.
- Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to design experiments independently and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information for presenting to interdisciplinary audiences.
- Mission-first: A "we before me" attitude with a proven ability to work effectively on teams to solve complex problems.
Below is the base pay range for this position. The actual base pay will depend on several factors unique to each candidate, including one’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Unless otherwise required by law, this role is not eligible for 10x’s health benefit program. During the hiring process, your 10x recruiter can share more information about the Company’s compensation and benefits.
About 10x Genomics
At 10x Genomics, accelerating our understanding of biology is more than a mission for us. It is a commitment. This is the century of biology, and the breakthroughs we make now have the potential to change the world.
We enable scientists to advance their research, allowing them to address scientific questions they did not even know they could ask. Our tools have enabled fundamental discoveries across biology including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.
Our teams are empowered and encouraged to follow their passions, pursue new ideas, and perform at their best in an inclusive and dynamic environment. We know that behind every scientific breakthrough, there is a deep infrastructure of talented people driving the life sciences industry and making it possible for scientists and clinicians to make new strides. We are dedicated to finding the very best person for every aspect of our work because the innovations and discoveries that we enable together will lead to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future. Find out how you can make a 10x difference.
Individuals seeking employment at 10x Genomics are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
10x does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to 10x without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of 10x, and 10x will not pay a placement fee.
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What We Do
Accelerating biological understanding and discovery is more than a mission for 10x Genomics. It’s a commitment. Fueled by equal parts scientific vision and determined passion, we are enabling fundamental research across the life sciences by delivering rapid innovation that allows our customers to resolve complex biology—across the fields of oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and more. As we deliver powerful new methods for discovery, we create opportunities for scientists to address and reveal the true complexities of biology and disease. Already, our products have been adopted by researchers around the world, including 97 of the top 100 global research institutions and 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies, and have been cited in over 1,200 research papers on discoveries across the life sciences.
