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Company

TERA-print is a Chicagoland based tech company with the bold ambition to revolutionize nanotechnology by developing innovative nanoprinting tools and applications. Our foundational technology, pioneered at Northwestern University, makes it possible to rapidly pattern a wide range of materials - metals, polymers, photoresists, DNA, proteins - on an equally wide range of surfaces, such as silicon, glass, or metal, over large areas and with high resolution.  The unparalleled flexibility of our technology makes it very attractive for a broad spectrum of applications in chemistry, materials science, physics, and biology.  Already, researchers from more than 50 institutions around the world are using TERA-print’s desktop nanoprinters. 

Job Summary

TERA-print is in search of an Instrument Engineer to join our team.  In this role, you will work with researchers and scientists of different backgrounds to turn bold new ideas into tangible products and services that change the future.  Your skillset is critical to our work as we look to shape the next-generation of nanofabrication and semiconductor materials. You will be working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with diverse expertise all focused on tackling important challenges for the future of advanced manufacturing.

Once here you will

• Work with people that come from diverse and interdisciplinary backgrounds, like scientists, engineers, and designers
• Design and integrate creative solutions to drive TERA-print’s technology forward
• Communicate with customers who use TERA-print technology extensively in their academic research
• Be exposed to and involved with all aspects of the product design process
• Interface with current and potential new users of our technology, both in-person and remotely. 
• Become part of a culture that lets you both learn and teach while working with people outside of your immediate area of expertise

What does TERA-print offer you?

TERA-print is a place where you can unleash your creativity and solve diverse, complex engineering and scientific challenges alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, passion, and optimism

A young and ambitious company, TERA-print works to enable each team member to perform their best, while promoting a robust work-life balance.  Additionally, TERA-print offers quality health insurance coverage and competitive salaries to attract the best talent on the market

We encourage our team members to bring their full attention to their work, combining individual autonomy in design and development with Team Member collaboration and feedback to bring TERA-print's vision to reality

We strive to democratize the technology outside the boundaries that comes with national and international travel

Relevant experience and skills

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering Electrical, Engineering, Applied Sciences or similar.  Bonus points for undergraduate degrees with industrial experience, and/or optical engineering
• Experience in industry environments, through full-time employment or internships
• Experience integrating 3rd party hardware, automation, mechatronics, robotics, embedded systems, software development, PCB design, data processing; experience with microfluidics and optics systems is a plus
• Experience in programming languages such as Python, C#, and LabVIEW
• Experience in 3D CAD modeling (AutoCAD, Solidworks, Fusion 360, Rhino or similar programs); experience with rendering (Cinema 4D, Keyshot, Solidworks Visualize or similar programs) is a plus
• Ready to learn from failure, embrace an iterative process and you understand that success comes sooner with trial and error; you have experience delivering both low and high fidelity prototypes
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and working closely with engineers, delivering engineering drawings and specifying CMF (colors, material, and finishes)
• Able to travel occasionally nationally and internationally (<10%)
• Self-directed toward excellent work outcomes and comfortable in ambiguous, non-rules based environment
• Bonus points if you have experience in microfabrication and working in a cleanroom environment
• Bonus points if you have machine shop experience and training (i.e., you know how to manufacture detailed parts from metal stock using a lathe and mill)

Equal Opportunity Employer

TERA-print is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.