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Experimental Systems Intern at Flagship Pioneering, Inc. | LAYIQ

Required
Pursuing or recently completed a BS or MS in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, or a related field.
Demonstrated hands-on laboratory or experimental experience, ideally involving analytical chemistry, sensors, materials, environmental measurement, microfluidics, or hardware testing.
Familiarity with experimental controls, replicates, concentration/dilution calculations, contamination control, and basic data interpretation.
Strong attention to detail and comfort following protocols, recording data contemporaneously, and preserving unexpected or negative results.
Comfortable building simple fixtures using CAD, 3D printing, laser-cutting, tubing, fasteners, or similar practical tools.
Ability to work independently at the bench and communicate deviations or uncertainty promptly.
Preferred
Experience with small molecule sensing, gas sensing, headspace sampling, analytical chemistry, electrochemistry, or materials characterization.
Basic Python, MATLAB, R, or similar ability to inspect experimental data and QC outputs.
Experience with Arduino-class hardware, sensors, data acquisition, or laboratory automation.
Familiarity with AI-enabled development and research tools. Candidates should be able to use such tools critically: verify outputs, preserve source data and decision records, and escalate uncertainty rather than treating AI output as experimental evidence.
Familiarity with Git-based workflows, structured experiment metadata, and reproducible data-analysis environments.
Experience handling solvents and following laboratory safety procedures.
Who will thrive
You are a careful experimentalist who likes the physical reality of lab work: preparing samples consistently, controlling variables, improving fixtures, diagnosing artifacts, and generating data that withstands scrutiny.
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