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Protein engineer

About The Role

Cradle is a moonshot company building a pause button for biology. We believe this will unlock medical hibernation, deep space exploration, and fundamentally change humanity's relationship with the future.


We’re building an elite team of applied physicists, engineers, and materials scientists for true full stack engineering, from electrons to operating systems. Projects will require high degree of autonomy and skill in protein engineering, with a strong emphasis on first principles thinking.


About You
  • Strong fundamentals in a scientific (physics, chemistry, biology, materials) discipline, excited to build the future
  • Experience with protein design, expression, and purification
  • Demonstrations of exceptional ability and autonomy in past work


Preferred Qualifications
  • 3+ years experience/graduate level in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Biology, or equivalent
  • Experience with antifreeze proteins


Benefits
  • Opportunity for outsized impact creating the future as an early team member
  • Generous medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for employees and their dependents
  • Flexible time off and paid holidays
  • Competitive compensation package, including salary and equity
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • FSA and commuter benefits
  • Subsidized lunch daily


$120,000 - $200,000 a year
While this represents our expected range based on market data, final compensation will be determined based on your specific qualifications and may be outside this range. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in this estimate.

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