Hiring: Senior Mechanical Engineer Company: LASE Innovation Inc. Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 12:53:52 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : AutoCAD, CAD, Firmware, R About the job Experience: •5+ years designing precision mechanical systems, with real depth in 3D CAD Required Skills: •Own mechanical design — from concept and 3D CAD through drawings, prototypes, tolerance analysis, and design verification •Design precision opto-mechanical assemblies, stages, fluidic and motion subsystems for complex life science instruments •Build, integrate, and debug complete instruments at the bench — mechanical, optical, electrical, and fluidic subsystems coming together •Drive design for manufacturability and work directly with machine shops, contract manufacturers, and component vendors •Partner with our optics, chemistry, and biology teams to turn requirements into working hardware •Help us hit an aggressive 12-month launch timeline Qualifications: •BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field •Demonstrated experience building and integrating complex instrumentation — ideally life science hardware •Strong fundamentals: tolerance stack-ups, GD&T, materials and process selection, fastening and kinematic design •Hands-on bench skills — you're comfortable assembling, measuring, troubleshooting, and iterating on your own designs •A startup-ready mindset: high ownership, fast pivots, and comfort building from scratch •Working familiarity with software and firmware — enough to collaborate well and debug at the interfaces •Design for manufacturing, production scaling, and cost reduction for low-to-mid volume instruments •Exposure to flow cytometry, microscopy, immunoassays, or single-cell analysis •Fluency with ISO 9001 or design-control environments •Prior startup or early-stage R&D experience Compensation: •Design precision opto-mechanical assemblies, stages, fluidic and motion subsystems for complex life science instruments Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!