R&D Engineering Expert

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Job description

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Volt is immediately hiring for an R&D Engineering Expert in Santa Clara, CA. The successful candidate will leverage their experience programming laboratory robots to develop automated sample preparation procedures to enhance workflow data quality and increase sample throughput while decreasing time-to-results and labor costs.
As an R&D Engineering Expert you will:

• Translate manual sample preparation processes as defined by biologists and analytical chemists into automated processes for the liquid handling platforms to create complete sample preparation applications.
• Fine-tune existing sample preparation applications in collaboration with customers and business partners to meet evolving customer needs
• Create intuitive user interfaces for applications that allow scientists and technicians to efficiently prepare their samples
• Define, document and execute test cases that validate the performance of sample preparation applications to ensure out of the box operation
• Collaborate with technical writers to create comprehensive installation and user documentation for sample preparation applications
• Leading cross-functional teams to launch sample preparation applications
• Support the resolution of customer-reported issues

This is a first shift position.
The ideal candidate will have:
Requirements:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in biological/chemical sciences or biomedical/chemical engineering
• 8+ years of relevant experience including hands on work programming automated liquid handling systems from Agilent (preferred), Tecan, Hamilton and/or Beckma
• Experience with biotherapeutic drug discovery/development is strongly desired
• Experience with LC/MS and related analytical instruments desired.

This is a full time contingent opportunity.
Pay Rate: $64.00-$65.00 per hour
Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please click here or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Volt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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