Company Description

Hello! 👋🏽

We’re on the lookout for an awesome Mechatronics Engineer / Mechanical Engineer to join our team on a part-time basis as we continue our mission to revolutionize personalized medicine. 📈

iLoF in a nutshell 💡

As personalized medicine becomes the norm, scientists, patients, and healthcare systems worldwide face massive barriers in providing the right treatment to the right patient.

Recognized by CB Insights and Financial Times as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world, iLoF is building an AI-powered breakthrough platform capable of transforming precision medicine.

Our goal is to become the platform that democratizes access to personalized medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases around the globe.

Thanks to our proprietary optical fingerprint library of disease biomarkers and biological profiles we can offer personalized patient screening and stratification in a faster and more affordable way, saving up to 40% of the cost and 70% of the time while enabling a more human patient experience.

Supported by leading institutions like Microsoft Ventures, Mayfield, or the Oxford University, iLoF is currently focusing on a validated platform technology in one of the biggest epidemics of our times: Alzheimer's, while maintaining ongoing verticals on Digestive Cancer, Stroke, and Infectious diseases.

Our Team🧑🏻‍💻

We are a mix of scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors based in Oxford and Porto, with a passion for healthcare!

Recognized by CB Insights as one of the most promising Digital Health companies in the world and by the Financial Times as a Transformational Business in Healthcare, iLoF has been regularly featured in leading outlets like Tech Crunch, Wired, and Sifted and listed as a rising star in AI-Driven Drug Discovery, Health Screening & Data Analytics.

Stuff you wanna know :

What we value

• A Be Kind attitude is the main guideline within iLoF

• A hand in the hammer and another free to support your co-workers as a true team player

• An Honest and Egoless attitude towards discussions and critics working in good faith

• The braveness to speak your heart in any situation

• Through words or actions be always sure to make a difference at any moment!

• Understanding that everyone has an identity outside of work and must be respected (work-life balance)

• Be proud to drive your responsibilities to success and help others do the same, embracing ownership!

Perks 😉

• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company 🚀

• Annual performance bonus

• Stock Options 💰

• A flexible environment and work-life balance: adaptable working hours, strong remote work culture 🏡

• A stimulating atmosphere with room for creativity - fast-paced, fun, and energetic startup with a friendly culture 🎉

• Weekly happy hours with amazing food and drinks

• Company offsites ⛱️

• Free coffee and snacks ☕

• Private healthcare insurance 💊

• The opportunity to work with a world

• class, talented team: and potentially change healthcare as we know it for millions of patients living with complex diseases around the globe 🧗🏼‍♂️

We share a passion for being part of a mission that matters, and we are always looking for curious and collaborative people who share our values and want to be part of our journey.

If that sounds like a fit for you, click the apply button and join us.

Job Description

About your Role 📰 / What will you be doing? 👀

As our Mechatronics Engineer, you will be expected to be an innovative, deadline-driven engineer to join our team. The responsibilities include improving existing mechanical systems, developing new product concepts and prototypes and designing and testing mechanical and electronic automated systems.

• You will be expected to:
  • Design, develop and improve innovative electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices.
  • Develop test plans and protocols and execute prototype testing and design verification testing.
  • Creating automated systems and control software
  • Conducting research, documenting findings, and presenting reports at meetings.
  • Developing design documents, schematics and component specifications for mechanical parts and final products using 3D Modelling software through the document control process.
  • Performs detailed system tolerance analyses to achieve desired product performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements;
  • Participates in risk management activities (e.g. DFMEA) and implements risk mitigation strategies;
  • Attending workshops, training sessions, and conferences to network with others and stay on top of field advancements.
  • Effectively interfaces with suppliers to source and fabricate components;
  • Other duties as assigned as necessary.
    

Requirements ✔️

Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc or higher in Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering or similar.
• Highly proficient in SolidWorks, AutoCad and similar 3D Modelling software.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and creative thinking skills.
• Strong technical drawing skills.
• Bonus: Experience in embedded system design/programming, experience with medical devices or highly regulated environments, knowledge of ISO 13485
• Startup experience is a big plus.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and keep detailed documentation.
• Ability to work in a team or alone.
• Self-starter with a passion for engineering.

Qualifications

• BSc or higher in Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering or similar.

• Highly proficient in SolidWorks, AutoCad and similar 3D Modelling software.

• Strong mathematical, analytical, creative thinking and technical drawing skills.

• Bonus: Experience in embedded system design/programming, experience with medical devices or highly regulated environments, knowledge of ISO 13485.

Additional Information

Perks 😉

• A bright future at a promising high-tech startup company 🚀

• Annual performance bonus

• Stock Options 💰

• A flexible environment: adaptable working hours, strong remote work culture 🏡

• A stimulating atmosphere with room for creativity - fast-paced, fun, and energetic startup with a friendly culture 🎉

• Weekly happy hours with amazing food and drinks

• Company offsites ⛱️

• Free coffee and snacks ☕

• Private healthcare insurance 💊

• The opportunity to work with a world

• class, talented team: and potentially change healthcare as we know it for millions of patients living with complex diseases around the globe 🧗🏼‍♂️

We share a passion for being part of a mission that matters, and we are always looking for curious and collaborative people who share our values and want to be part of our journey.

If that sounds like a fit for you, click the apply button and join us.

You’ve read all this way but you’re missing a skill or two?

No problem, it’s our job to up-skill you to take your career to the next level. What we’re trying to say is, don’t be afraid to apply if you don’t tick all the boxes. 💪

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