Senior Microscope Engineer
ABOUT US
Eon is building the infrastructure for large-scale connectomics data collection, reconstruction, and brain simulation. Our mission is to enable the safe and scalable development of brain emulation technology, beginning with digital twins of model organisms.
We are developing an end-to-end platform that spans tissue preparation, high-throughput microscopy, large-scale image processing, neural reconstruction, connectome-based modeling, and embodied simulation. We are looking for exceptional engineers and scientists who can help turn biological brain data into usable computational systems.
ROLE
We are seeking a Senior Microscope Engineer to build and scale the imaging systems at the heart of our connectomics pipeline. You will design, build, and bring up custom high-throughput optical microscopes optimized for imaging expanded brain tissue, take our current prototype through to a production-ready instrument, and lead its replication into a small fleet for large-scale acquisition.
This is a hands-on role for someone who has personally built high-throughput microscopes end to end — optics, optomechanics, illumination, detection, and control — and who is comfortable moving between instrument design, day-to-day acquisition, and the practical problem-solving that scaling a novel imaging system demands.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and build custom, cost-effective, high-throughput optical microscopes (e.g., spinning-disk confocal) optimized for expanded tissue.
- Take a working prototype to a production-ready instrument: motorized staging, optimized acquisition, and validated performance.
- Operate microscopes to acquire high-resolution 3D image volumes of expanded neural tissue, sustaining high throughput and high instrument uptime.
- Produce complete build documentation — bills of materials, budgets, timelines, and assembly SOPs a technician can follow — and lead replication toward a small fleet.
- Troubleshoot imaging issues and perform rout...