Founding Engineer (gn) – Hardware & Bioengineering, Munich

Stellenbeschreibung:

About Cellsor Cameras digitized vision. Microphones digitized sound. Smell is the one major sense we still can't capture, measure or transmit reliably. Cellsor is building the sensor that changes that. We replicate the mammalian olfactory epithelium outside the body – living olfactory tissue on microelectrode arrays – and read it out with machine learning. The result is a sensor that detects chemicals the way a nose does, with the breadth and sensitivity that conventional gas sensors lack. Applications span flavor and fragrance, defense and security, medical diagnostics, food quality and industrial monitoring. We are a VC-backed Tufts University spin-out with a working proof of principle and paid industry pilots, with teams in Boston (biology) and Munich (engineering).

About the role As our first engineer in Munich, you develop the instrument that keeps our living sensor tissue alive and samples the air it analyzes. You take it from today's lab setup to a field-ready prototype at a customer site within 18 months.

What you will do

Define the instrument architecture, then build prototypes across mechanics, fluidics and housing
Develop automated media exchange that keeps cells viable for weeks to months
Build the air path: sampling, filtration and controlled delivery of odorants to the sensor
Integrate sensors, pumps and controllers for monitoring and automation
Test and iterate with our Boston biology team
Contribute to grant applications

What you need to succeed

Must-have

MSc or PhD in mechanical, biomedical or bioengineering, or a related field
Built a lab or medical device from concept to working prototype CAD, rapid prototyping, and electronics integration
Comfortable with uncertainty: you make progress without a defined path and decide what to build next
Hands-on and self-directed – you'd rather test an idea on the bench than discuss it for a week
Fluent English; German a plus