Summary

Elephas, a Madison, WI-based biotechnology start-up company, is seeking a highly motivated Field Service Engineer to join our team. Applicants should be comfortable in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. A successful candidate will be eager to learn and flexible with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Travel up to 25% is expected for this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and run automation hardware for biological applications
• Provide support for developed automation to external customers
• Perform tests and analysis to support development of new applications
• Create and maintain internal documentation and repositories
• Identify avenues of improvement and engineering intervention for biological workflow
• Travel to customer sites up to 25%

Education/Experience/Skills

• A Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering or related sciences
• Self-starter, able to work independently and take initiative
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great time management and ability to handle multiple initiatives and changing priorities

Nice to have

• 2-5 years of industry experience
• Experience coding mechanical systems in languages such as Python, Labview, MATLAB, C++/C#
• Experience and comfort with experimental method and good research practices

We offer our employees competitive compensation and benefits, including paid time off, health insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan, and stock options.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.