Senior Staff Engineer Advanced Packaging & Microfluidic Integration

Senior Staff Engineer - Advanced Packaging & Microfluidic Integration

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead advanced packaging and integration efforts for next-generation PacBio products. This role requires deep technical expertise in semiconductor packaging fundamentals combined with strong domain leadership in fluidic microfluidic MEMS and biochip packaging.

In this role you will play a critical part in defining architectures and packaging solutions that integrate chips with fluidics and reagent consumables. You will drive technical direction from early concept through development and manufacturing readiness influencing future product platforms that merge semiconductor MEMS and life-science consumables.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and development of advanced packaging solutions for integrated chip-fluidic-consumable systems.
• Drive packaging architectures that integrate semiconductor devices with microfluidics MEMS biochips and reagent consumables.
• Define tradeoffs between performance reliability cost manufacturability and scalability.
• Provide technical leadership across chip packaging fluidic sealing bonding materials selection and system integration.
• Collaborate closely with design process reliability chemistry and manufacturing teams to ensure robust system-level solutions.
• Lead feasibility studies risk assessments and early prototyping for future product concepts.
• Guide process development qualification strategies and yield improvement for complex integrated assemblies.
• Interface with external vendors OSATs MEMS fabs fluidic suppliers and material vendors.
• Mentor and technically guide junior and mid-level engineers.
• Contribute to intellectual property through invention disclosures and patents.
• Stay current with emerging trends in semiconductor packaging microfluidics MEMS and bio-consumable technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Masters or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Science Biomedical Engineering or a related field.
• 12 years of experience in semiconductor packaging and advanced system integration.
• Strong foundation in semiconductor packaging fundamentals (assembly substrates interconnects reliability).
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following: Microfluidic and fluidic system design; MEMS packaging; Biochip or lab-on-chip packaging; Fluidic sealing bonding and material compatibility with reagents
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Self-driven strategic thinker comfortable operating in ambiguous early-concept spaces.
• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience integrating chips with consumables or disposable systems is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of manufacturability reliability and qualification of complex assemblies.
• Proven ability to lead technically across disciplines and influence product direction.

Candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States without the need for present or future sponsorship.

Non-Field Based Employees are required to be onsite Monday-Thursday (Friday work from home). Depending on the role and project status some employees may be required to be 100% onsite.

You may be required from time to time to visit and work at PacBio locations and for such times as the Company considers necessary for the proper performance of your duties.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status or on the basis of disability gender identity and sexual orientation.

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