# Tech 3, Mechanical Engineering

Responsibilities: · Act as the liaison between scientists and engineers to architect, define requirements, and design functionality for the next generation single cell hardware and automation platforms. ·Conceptualize, design, prototype, test, analyze, and document all Product Development phases for single cell capture hardware and automation platforms. ·Design and lead single cell workflow experiments in the lab from sample preparation, cartridge capture, and library preparation sequencing. ·Hands-on mechanical prototyping, assembly, and iteration of new concepts and designs. ·Experience with python, electromechanical instrumentation, and motion control systems. ·Identify and propose technological and engineering improvements to new and existing automation product lines. ·Coordinate with cross-functional internal teammates to deliver on-time and quaility products. · Present concepts, designs, and data in a clear and concise manner to an audience with a diverse technical background. Required Qualifications: ·Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering or a related discipline, with a minimum of 5 years industrial experience or equivalence. Experti

- **Id**: 4278863
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-tech-3-mechanical-engineering>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Milpitas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T19:51:58Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T10:42:05Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2136
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4467183
- **Name**: Planet Pharma
- **Domain**: planet-pharma.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planet-pharma>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 14
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.929
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 7
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Technologies

- **FMEA** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Verification & Validation** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T19:51:58Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 38
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.379
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 7
- **Reasons**: conf:8, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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