The Role
Contribute to mechanical design and quality control, manage design changes, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with teams to enhance product performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
About Us
Fluxergy is a rapidly growing in vitro diagnostics company innovating on the cutting-edge of laboratory testing. We’re developing the first and only multi-modal point-of-care platform that enables molecular, clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and hematology testing on the same system.
Our platform spans many markets including the clinical, veterinary, and food safety industries. We are seeking self-motivated problem solvers who are excited to help decentralize traditional laboratory infrastructure.
At the core of our company’s identity is a strong foundation in engineering. We take great pride in our commitment to critical thinking and pragmatic problem-solving through a modular and systemic perspective. We hold the conviction that transparent communication, coupled with the flexibility to adjust to evolving scenarios and the willingness to venture beyond familiar territories, is crucial to both our success and yours.
Our product: https://vimeo.com/176673475
About the Role
We are looking for an ambitious and hard-working Mechanical Engineer to join our team! This is an opportunity to contribute directly to Fluxergy’s growth trajectory while being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team. We are seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact on the future of diagnostics. Sound interesting? We’d love to hear from you!
Team Culture:
- Problem Solving
- Transparent
- Adaptable
- Proactive
- Encouraged
- Autonomous
- Adventurous
What You Will Do
- Support in-process quality control (IPQC) testing to ensure products meet required standards.
- Conduct mechanical design work for both research and development (R&D) and production to improve product performance and manufacturability.
- Manage design changes by defining and updating product specifications to maintain accuracy and efficiency.
- Identify and troubleshoot issues in production assembly to enhance workflow and product quality.
- Serve as a liaison between R&D and production teams to identify and address potential gaps in processes.
- Perform risk analysis for both R&D and production to mitigate potential design and manufacturing issues.
- Contribute to mechanical design of new products and changing to existing products.
- Verify technical drawings to ensure accuracy and compliance with design requirements.
- Conduct mechanical reviews to assess designs and identify areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with Electrical and Firmware teams to ensure seamless integration of mechanical components.
- Develop and enhance best practice standards to improve efficiency and consistency in engineering processes.
- Assist with additional projects as needed to support company objectives.
What You'll Need to Have
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- At least 2 years of mechanical engineering experience, preferably in a regulated industry (FDA experience preferred).
- Proficiency in SolidWorks for designing and verifying mechanical components.
- Experience creating and reviewing technical drawings for production.
- Knowledge of design for manufacturing (DFM) principles.
- Experience designing integrated test fixtures for product validation and manufacturing.
- Familiarity with systems engineering concepts and automation and data analysis using tools such as Python.
- Ability to write detailed specifications and test plans for subsystems.
- Strong problem-solving skills to identify and resolve production assembly issues.
- Experience in risk analysis for R&D and production environments.
- Cross-functional collaboration experience with electrical and firmware teams.
- Familiarity with finite element analysis (FEA) is a plus.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to evolving priorities.
Interview Process
Our interview processes my differ slightly from role-to-role; however, most of our interviews will follow a similar pattern:
- Recruiter Interview
- Hiring Manager interview
- Technical Interview
- On-site Interview
- Decision
We are an early-stage company and may change our interview process from time-to-time, but our hope is everyone who interviews with us has a positive experience, even if an offer isn’t presented.
Benefits
Excellent Medical/Dental Benefits
- 95% medical benefit premiums paid by Fluxergy and covers employee, partner, and dependents
- 100% dental and vision premiums paid for employee, partner, and dependents
- 100% Life Insurance premiums paid for the employee
Work - Life Balance Minded Time Off
- 15 paid vacation days
- 2-week paid winter break
- 7 company paid holidays
- 5 paid sick days
A Work Culture Which Believes in Promoting from Within
- Wear lots of hats / accelerate your career growth!
- We are a flat organization by design – lots of visibility!
- Many of our current leaders started their career with Fluxergy!
Salary Range:
$90,000 - $100,000 USD
Additional Information
Fluxergy is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.
Fluxergy participates in the E-Verify program. Please click here, here, here for more information.
Top Skills
Finite Element Analysis (Fea)
Python
Solidworks
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The Company
What We Do
Fluxergy was founded 10 years ago with a vision to democratize the world of laboratory testing, by making testing more accessible and affordable. Fluxergy’s platform technology enables us to understand our world and our health in ways that were never possible before.
Fluxergy is developing a platform with multi-modal detection technologies which bring the variety of tests found in the central lab to the palm of your hand – This includes molecular testing like PCR, Immunochemistry and chemistry testing, and microscopy testing such as cytometry. Fluxergy’s platform vision is the detection of genes, proteins, small molecules, and cells with the same analyzer. The automated, sample-to-answer workflows can be customized for specific sample and testing methods.
