Senior Electrical Engineer, Volta Labs
+ Equity
5+ days a week in office (Seaport District, Boston)
Genomics applications company revolutionizing sample preparation
Open for applications
Genomics applications company revolutionizing sample preparation
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
5+ days a week in office (Seaport District, Boston)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform the way biological research and analyses are performed, allowing scientists to focus on what they do best - pushing the boundaries of biology.
Role
Who you are
- This role is perfect for an electrical engineer with a robotics background or desire to dive into the robotics world
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering or physics degree.5+ years of engineering experience in a professional setting
- Strong systems level thinking in designing electronics for electromechanical products that involve motors, heaters, and other actuators of all types
- Experience with designing mixed signal circuits, high voltage systems, power electronics
- Experience developing digital systems with digital logic and embedded processors
- Design, layout and fabrication of printed circuit boards using Altium Designer or similar tools
- Proficient in hand building, soldering, reworking, crimping, etc for rapid in-house prototypes or repairs
- You have demonstrated experience balancing good quality practices and delivering
- You are a solutions oriented contributor with a bias towards action over perfection
- Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced team environment with rapidly changing priorities
- You are a pro-active team player who thinks ahead, plans, and suggests solutions
- You are a continuous learner who embraces a growth mindset
- Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize technical information and present it to specialists and non-specialists
What the job involves
- The Senior Electrical Engineer will report to the Head of Electrical and Software Engineering and be a primary trusted interdisciplinary partner to help ensure the Volta instruments deliver the highest quality, and trusted DNA sequencing biological samples
- Areas of work include debugging, designing and prototyping electrical systems within our complex electromechanical life sciences device
- Day To Day and Year 1:
- Work closely with our engineering and biology teams to dive deep into Volta's technology
- In the process, pick up basics of molecular biology, genome engineering and material science as relevant to Volta
- Get up to speed on current architecture for the electrical system
- Within 3 months you’ll…
- Learn Volta’s technical stack and contribute to advancing current features of the product and prototyping new features
- Debug and troubleshoot fleet instruments, then feed improvements into the next generation designs
- Bring up, test and debug prototype electrical systems
- Design and document incoming PCBA inspection criteria and SOPs
- Learn the ABCs of DNA sequencing
- By 6 months you’ll…
- Update existing circuit designs to improve reliability and functionality
- Build, test, and validate a fully functioning prototype of new electrical subsystems
- Work with external vendors and fabricate circuit boards based on your design
- Work with customers in the field to gather feedback
- Start designing the next generation electrical systems
- At 12+ months you’ll…
- Be responsible for the design, implementation, and integration of new electrical features into our products
- Invent novel actuation and sensing mechanisms and contribute to IP generation
- Contribute to system architectural decisions such as motor selection, motor controllers, single board computer selections, etc
- Ensure that all electrical designs comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements such as CE, FCC, UL
Our take
The world has undergone a genomic revolution. What the entire world could not do two decades ago - sequence a human genome - a scientist can easily do today and the adoption of sequencing technology is continuing to rapidly increase. Despite these ongoing advancements, preparing samples for sequencing remains a bottleneck, with scientists being held back by existing solutions for sample preparation.
Disruptive innovation is required in order to unlock the true utility of genomics and Volta Labs is taking on that challenge. The Massachusetts-based company is creating a programmable approach to DNA sample preparation with a platform that is providing simple, flexible, and powerful solutions.
What started as a simple graduate project quickly evolved into building biological automation from the ground up. Volta has seen steady growth since its inception in 2018. With the backing of several investment organizations, the company has launched its product to the public and is partnering with genomics tech companies to perfect its sequencing software.
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Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2024
$4.3m
EARLY VC
Mar 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $24.3m
Company benefits
- Robust Equity Program, to build future wealth through stock options with high growth potential
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage, including Medical, Dental, & Vision
- Access to Our 401K Plan, to save for your future
- 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave, which can be taken over 12 months
- Paid Time Off, because we understand the importance of time off for rest and adventure
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Twice Weekly Company Lunches, office snacks, beverages, & treats
- Paid Coffee Meet with Colleague
- Monthly Team Happy Hours
- HSA with monthly company contribution, & FSA
- Sponsored Commuter Benefit Plans
Company values
- We innovative continually and learn by doing: We take the approach of diving into problems at hand. Often this means creating perturbations in the system and measuring the outcome to figure out next steps instead of solely relying on ideating.
- We seek to learn and grow, individually and collectively: Like everything that survives and thrives in nature, we constantly evolve. We openly discuss the good and the bad. We do not shy away from our mistakes, rather we seek to learn and grow, individually and collectively.
- We lift each other up and leverage collective genius: We are tackling some of the most challenging problems that span many domains of engineering, software, biology and chemistry. We work together with open-mindedness and solve problems via collaborative discussions.
Company HQ
South Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Udayan Umapathi
(CEO)Previously worked as a Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab and Purdue University.
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