R&D Engineer - make impact together

Position: R&D Engineer - Let's make impact together
Overview
ARTIC Technologies is a fresh, dynamic company developing advanced microscale fluid control solutions inspired by nature. Our first focus is to help scientists improve pre-clinical drug testing by offering a user-friendly platform for 3D cell culture. This platform makes 3D cell culture models more human-representative and increases their reproducibility, saving time and costs in drug development, while reducing animal tests.

Spun off from Eindhoven University of Technology, we use Magnetic Artificial Cilia (MAC) technology to move and control fluids with high precision. These tiny, nature-inspired hairs enable gentle, contactless fluid flow, which is ideal for complex in-vitro models.

We believe advanced technologies can contribute to a world where both human and the planet thrive. That’s why we are dedicated to transforming disruptive fluid manipulation technologies from the lab into real-world solutions—starting in life sciences, and eventually expanding into green tech.

Why this role matters
We are currently in the early stages of developing our dynamic 3D cell culture platform. This platform consists of an array of tiny magnetic hairs (MAC), a microfluidic plate (MAC-plate) and a magnetic actuation system that drives the movement of these hairs (MAC-net). First prototypes have given us insights on what is possible and where more R&D is needed.

The MAC-net has now been mainly developed in collaboration with external partners, due to limited electronics and mechatronics knowledge in the team. We want to reduce this dependency and build internal expertise on the MAC-net in the team and thereby also make our product development a lot faster. The quicker we can move from prototype to minimum viable product to production stage, the sooner we start making an actual impact in pre-clinical drug development.

Now is a great time to join ARTIC, as you will be working in a small, dedicated team, where your work will really make a difference in moving the mission forward.

About ARTIC :)
ARTIC Technologies is a fresh, dynamic company developing advanced microscale fluid control solutions inspired by nature. Our first focus is to help scientists improve pre-clinical drug testing by offering a user-friendly platform for 3D cell culture. This platform makes 3D cell culture models more human-representative and increases their reproducibility, saving time and costs in drug development, while reducing animal tests.

Spun off from Eindhoven University of Technology, we use Magnetic Artificial Cilia (MAC) technology to move and control fluids with high precision. These tiny, nature-inspired hairs enable gentle, contactless fluid flow, which is ideal for complex in-vitro models.

We believe advanced technologies can contribute to a world where both human and the planet thrive. That’s why we are dedicated to transforming disruptive fluid manipulation technologies from the lab into real-world solutions—starting in life sciences, and eventually expanding into green tech.

Why this role matters?
We are currently in the early stages of developing our dynamic 3D cell culture platform. This platform consists of an array of tiny magnetic hairs (MAC), a microfluidic plate (MAC-plate) and a magnetic actuation system that drives the movement of these hairs (MAC-net). First prototypes have given us insights on what is possible and where more R&D is needed.

The MAC-net has now been mainly developed in collaboration with external partners, due to limited electronics and mechatronics knowledge in the team. We want to reduce this dependency and build internal expertise on the MAC-net in the team and thereby also make our product development a lot faster. The quicker we can move from prototype to minimum viable product to production stage, the sooner we start making an actual impact in pre-clinical drug development.

Now is a great time to join ARTIC, as you will be working in a small, dedicated team, where your work will really make a difference in moving the mission forward.

Tasks
Your focus will be on the development of the MAC-net and its control system, which entails:

Build and optimize the current MAC-net according to the…