Internships

Have you ever wanted to work with cutting-edge technology involving both engineering and biology? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team, be it marketing, operations, research, or product development? 

Then we might have a position for you. Join us in innovating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Please have a look at the job openings listed below or send your inquires directly to hr@mxwbio.com.

Open Positions

• Field Application Scientist (100%)
• R&D Application Engineer (100%)
• Scientific Communications Specialist (100%)
• R&D Engineer Intern (100%) (6 months)
• Software Engineer Internship Python/C++ (6 months)
• Intern Logistics (80-100%) (6-9 months)
• Produkt- und Qualitätsingenieur (80-100%, m/w)
• Internships

Field Application Scientist (100%)

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The cutting-edge electrophysiology platforms of MaxWell Biosystems enable scientists in pharmaceutical industries, contract research organizations, and academia around the world to characterize the function of neurons and the effect of compounds. Our solutions include hardware, software, and data analysis. As a Field Application Scientist, you will be our expert in the various applications of our products and will be a key representative of MaxWell Biosystems to our current and prospective customers. You will be involved in sales and support activities, offering the best solutions to the needs of our users. You will prepare presentations of our products, perform demos in front of clients using their biological samples, and increase product sales by convincing customers to buy our products.

Your Responsibilities

• Identify, approach, and communicate with potential customers; perform product presentations and demos
• Identify, advance, and close business opportunities
• Represent MxW at conferences and trade shows
• Manage sales contracts and customer contacts
• Handle system demos, installations and trainings, both onsite and remotely
• Communicate all relevant customer information, including product and/or customer experience to Product Management, Application Development, Sales, and Marketing, keeping CRM up-to-date with customer information and interactions
• Travel for sales and support, whenever necessary and possible; provide technical and applications assistance, troubleshooting support to customers in the field
• Report directly to our CCO

Your Profile

• MS/PhD degree in fields related to neuroscience / biotechnology / physiology
• Established experience in using microelectrode arrays and analyzing microelectrode array datasets – is preferred
• Knowledgeable in the field of iPSC and organoids, as well as having an established network in this field – is a huge plus
• Fluent in English; other languages are a plus
• Strong presentation and communication skills, experienced in interacting with scientists
• Willingness to travel ~50%
• Customer-centric and aware of markets, trends, and competitors
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
• Good understanding of scientific results and statistical analysis
• Enthusiastic, dynamic, self-motivated and proactive person
• Proven ability to work independently and within a team environment

Are you motivated, innovative and committed to delivering first-rate performance? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have a position for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems in innovating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Marie Obien looks forward to receiving your application documents (cover letter, resume, publication list, letter of recommendation and degrees including transcripts) by email at hr@mxwbio.com.

R&D Application Engineer (100%)

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At MaxWell Biosystems, we develop advanced instrumentation for neuroscience and life sciences applications. Our instruments consist of CMOS-based sensors integrated into custom well-plates, a recording system with elec-tromechanical components and FPGAs, as well as software for data acquisition and analysis. We are looking for an R&D Application Engineer to strengthen our team and to help us develop the next generation of our instru-ments.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead electrode optimization and functionalization R&D projects
• Contribute to other R&D projects, such as device characterization, test setups, etc
• Optimise and prepare products for manufacturability
• R&D support for production team
• Documenting experimental methods, results, and project progress
• Technical customer support
• Contribute to documentation for products
• Contribute to hardware related customer support
• Customer specific application development
• Reporting to CTO

Your Profile

• PhD degree in Micro/Nanotechnology Engineering
• 3 years or more experience with micro electrode arrays
• Experience with micro electrode functionalization and microfabrication of electro-active polymers
• Experience with working in a clean room (lithography, thin film deposition, etching)
• Experience with analog and digital electronic circuits (Cadence, Pspice)
• Experience with optical and morphological characterization (contact angle, SEM, AFM, etc.)
• Good understanding of technical systems
• Experimental skills and enjoy hands-on tasks
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team

Are you motivated, innovative and committed to delivering first-rate performance? Have you ever wanted to work with cutting-edge technology involving both engineering and biology? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have a position for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems in inno-vating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Jan Müller looks forward to receiving your application documents (cover letter, resume, letter of recommendation and degrees including transcripts) by email at hr@mxwbio.com.

Scientific Communications Specialist (100%)

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At MaxWell Biosystems, we value the quality and relevance of our scientific and technical content for internal and external audiences. Communicating about the scientific applications and technological advancements of our innovative electrophysiology platforms is crucial as we establish close contact with our user-base, collaborators, and potential customers worldwide. Be it in pharmaceutical industry, contract research organizations or academia, all our existing and prospective customers have a scientific background (neuroscience, stem cell biology, bioengi-neering, pharmacology, etc.). As a Scientific Communications Specialist, your role will be to promote MaxWell Bio-systems through the creation of understandable and compelling “stories” across all published materials. Not only does this include written content, but also audio-visual information, such as images, slides, videos, podcasts, etc.

Your Responsibilities

• Write compelling, understandable, and accurate messages, and generate materials to engage both internal stakeholders and our global audience, working in close collaboration with Sales, Scientific, and Product Man-agement Teams
• Handle content ideation, creation, dissemination, and regular updates of all publications across media chan-nels (brochures, application notes, technical documents, presentations, social media content, blog posts, news articles, website, etc.) according to the Marketing and Communication Plan
• Proofread all external communications and publications generated by the Marketing Team
• Support in writing and publishing our internal and collaborative research in conferences, journals, and other channels
• Contribute to the activities of the Marketing Team (e.g., organization of webinars, virtual events, conference ex-hibitions, roadshows, workshops, etc.)
• Work with creative agencies, graphic designers, etc. to effectively reflect the MxW message and theme
• Report directly to our Marketing and Communications Manager

Your Profile

• PhD in life sciences, knowledge in neuroscience and electrophysiology is required
• Previous use of microelectrode arrays, and working experience with iPSC technology and organoids are a plus
• Fluent in English, other languages are a plus
• Passionate scientific writer and communicator; proof of creative scientific writing required
• Proof of design skills are a plus (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or other)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
• Enthusiastic, dynamic, self-motivated, and proactive person
• Proven ability to work independently and within a team environment

Are you motivated, innovative and committed to delivering first-rate performance? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have a position for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems in innovating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Diana Freire looks forward to receiving your application documents (cover letter, resume, sample work incl. creative scientific writing and any digital design sample, letter of recommendation and degrees including transcripts) by email at hr@mxwbio.com.

R&D Engineer Intern (100%)
(6 months)

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At MaxWell Biosystems, we develop advanced instrumentation for neuroscience and life sciences applications. Our instruments consist of custom-designed CMOS-based sensor devices, a recording system with FPGAs and other electronic and mechanical components as well as software for data acquisition and analysis. The internship project involves a broad variety of tasks and challenges including testing electrical readout circuits, designing test setups, PCB design, or programming test scripts. Therefore, we are seeking a highly motivated engineer to implement and work on some of these challenging tasks.

Your Profile

• Bachelor or Master degree in electrical engineering, physics or equivalent
• Experience in electronics
• Experience with designing experiments, evaluating data and reporting
• Experience with Python programming is a plus
• Interest in product lifetime testing and failure analysis
• Interest in electronics packaging materials and technology
• Interest in the field of neuroscience and biotechnology
• Hands-on, pro-active and open-minded spirit

You Get

• Working with cutting-edge technology
• Freedom to innovate and push your own ideas
• Be part of a fast-paced technology startup at the intersection between biology and engineering

Are you motivated, innovative and committed to delivering first-rate performance? Have you ever wanted to work with cutting-edge technology involving both engineering and biology? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have an internship for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems in innovating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Mr. Endri Rama looks forward to receiving your application documents (cover letter, resume, and degrees including transcripts) by email at hr@mxwbio.com.

Software Engineer Internship
(6 months)

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At MaxWell Biosystems, we develop advanced instrumentation for neuroscience and life sciences applications. Our instruments consist of custom-designed CMOS-based sensor devices, a data acquisition system with FPGAs and our software suite MaxLab Live. The internship project offers a broad variety of potential tasks, including work on the embedded software running on the data acquisition systems, GUI frontend or test and automation setups. For these activities we are seeking a highly motivated software engineer to implement and work on some of these challenging tasks.

Your Profile

• Studies in computer science, electrical engineering or related field
• Experience with Linux and Python
• Experience with C++ is a plus
• Experience with embedded development is a plus
• Enjoy working in an interdisciplinary and international team
• Enjoy pushing technology to its limits

You Get

• Working with cutting-edge technology
• Working with embedded systems
• Freedom to come up with and work on your own ideas
• Be part of a fast-paced technology startup at the intersection between biology, engineering and data science

Are you motivated, innovative and committed to delivering first-rate performance? Have you ever wanted to work with cutting-edge technology involving both engineering and biology? Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have an internship for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems in innovating the future of electrophysiology for drug discovery and basic research.

Ivan Ilak looks forward to receiving your application documents by email at hr@mxwbio.com (cover letter, CV).

Intern Logistics (80-100%)
(6-9 months)

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At MaxWell Biosystems, we develop advanced instrumentation for neuroscience and life sciences applications. Our instruments consist of a CMOS-based sensor devices and a recording system. We seek a highly motivated intern to support our logistics.

Your Responsibilities

• Perform the logistics tasks, including creation of customs documents for import and export
• Creating and tracking logistics process in our ERP system (JIRA)
• Support inventory management and improve Kanban system
• Receiving and delivering items, ensuring that the shipment is correctly and safely packed
• Support logistic purchasing process
• Support assembly of products and create work instructions
• Testing and analyzing instrumentations and optimization of outgoing processes
• Carry out storage optimization project

Your Profile

• Bachelor or Master studies in Supply Chain Management, Business Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Oper-ations Management or similar
• Advanced knowledge of English
• Hands-on person with flair for electromechanical assemblies

Do you enjoy working in an international, multidisciplinary, and interactive team? Then we might have an internship for you. Join MaxWell Biosystems to be part of advancing the logistics of an aspiring biotech company.

Ermanno Fiscella looks forward to receiving your application documents (cover letter, CV, and transcripts) by email at hr@mxwbio.com.

Produkt- und Qualitätsingenieur (80-100%, m/w)

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MaxWell Biosystems entwickelt und vertreibt innovative analytische Messinstrumente, welche in der pharmazeu-tischen Industrie und Grundlagenforschung eingesetzt werden, um Medikamente gegen neurodegenerative Krankheiten zu entwickeln und schneller zum Patienten zu bringen. Wir sind ein stark wachsendes High-Tech Scale-up auf der Suche nach einer oder einem hochmotivierten, Produkt- und Qualitäts- Ingenieurs.

Ihre Aufgaben

• Sie sind verantwortlich für die Qualität unserer Produktgruppe Messinstrumente sowie für die Optimierung, Koordinierung und Verbesserung deren Produktionsprozesse
• Mit Ihrem elektromechanischen Wissen analysieren Sie fehlerhafte Systeme, reparieren diese und implemen-tieren die Verbesserungen nachhaltig im Fabrikationsprozess (CAPA)
• Erstellen und Modifizieren von produktionsrelevanten Dokumenten, wie Arbeitsinstruktionen, Qualitäts-Checklisten, CAD-Zeichnungen und Freigabe-Dokumente
• Pflege und Optimierung von Testaufbauten und Testprogrammen
• Pflege der Produktionsdatenbank
• Planung, Optimierung und Validierung der Produktion von intern und extern gefertigten Teilen, Baugruppen und fertigen Geräte und Schulungen für die Produktionsmitarbeiter
• Evaluierung, Bestellung von Komponenten und kontinuierliche Erweiterung und Evaluierung des Zulieferer-Portfolios in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Einkaufsteam
• Enge Kollaboration mit dem RnD-Team, um kontinuierliche Prozesse zu verbessern
• Direkter Kontakt mit Lieferanten und externen Partnern zur Sicherstellung der Qualität, sowie zur Anpassung neuer Teile für die Serienproduktion

Ihr Profil

• Fachhochschul- oder Master Abschluss mit Spezialisierung in Elektronik, Mechanik, Mechatronik, Mikrosys-temtechnik oder vergleichbar
• Mindestens 3 Jahre Erfahrung in elektromechnischen Gerätebau oder Geräte-Entwicklung
• Erfahrung in Qualitätssicherung (IQC, OQC, QMS), ISO-Zertifizierung und im Umgang mit ERP Systemen
• Organisierte, selbständige und präzise Arbeitsweise
• Erfahrung in CAD, Kentnisse in Solidworks, Python, JIRA sind ein Plus
• Sehr gute Englisch-Kenntnisse

Gerne steht Ihnen Marcel Suter für allfällige Fragen zur Verfügung. Interessierte Kandidaten (m/w) bewerben sich mit einem vollständigen, aktuellen Dossier per Email an die folgende Adresse: hr@mxwbio.com.

Other Internships

We are interested in motivated individuals from a variety of backgrounds, including Biotechnology, Engineering, Computer Science, Sales and Marketing. For topics, contact us directly at hr@mxwbio.com.