As a Biosecurity Engineer at HELGEN, you will build near-continuous biosurveillance infrastructure designed to protect humanity. You will drive end-to-end product development, integrating molecular diagnostics with hardware subsystems. This high-stakes role requires rapid iteration to develop deployable devices that monitor biological threats, fundamentally shaping the technical strategy of a fast-growing biosecurity leader.
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Biosecurity Engineer at Helgen
HELGEN is building the near-continuous biosurveillance infrastructure necessary to fortify the future of humanity. As a Biosecurity Engineer, you will drive the end-to-end development of deployable diagnostic hardware, integrating molecular biology workflows with custom microfluidics and airflow subsystems. If you are a high-agency engineer with experience in DNA purification, bioaerosols, or zero-to-one hardware development, this is your chance to join a fast-growing team and build technology that addresses existential biosecurity risks. Join HELGEN and iterate aggressively on the next generation of environmental monitoring systems.
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Location
Germany, United States / Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
HELGEN
Role overview
biosecurity
world's first near-continuous biosurveillance infrastructure for governments and public institutions to detect diseases in the air on-site, 24/7, in under 1 hour.
What you will do
- Develop and automate sample preparation workflows, moving from raw biological samples to precise DNA/RNA molecular diagnostics.
- Design and integrate microfluidic and airflow subsystems into autonomous, field-ready biological monitoring devices.
- Debug complex system-level failures through structured experimentation and maintain robust technical documentation for mission-critical hardware.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses a strong molecular biology background with deep expertise in DNA purification and molecular diagnostic techniques.
- Has practical experience developing autonomous biological architectures, bioaerosol sampling techniques, or environmental monitoring systems.
- Thrives in early-stage environments, potentially as an ex-founder or early hire in a high-growth hardware startup.
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Why this role is remarkable
- You will build category-defining infrastructure designed to fortify the future of humanity against biological threats.
- This is a zero-to-one engineering opportunity to shape technical strategy and help scale an elite engineering team from the ground up.
- HELGEN operates at an aggressive pace, offering a high-growth environment for individuals who want to iterate fast and see their hardware deployed in the field.
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