Senior Automation Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechatronics, automation engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable work experience
• Senior-level hands-on experience designing, deploying, troubleshooting, and improving automation systems in biotechnology, life sciences, diagnostics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, or a related technical environment
• Demonstrated experience with robotics, automated liquid handling, laboratory automation, instrument integration, process automation, and/or controls engineering
• Experience developing and deploying automated equipment, robotic workcells, liquid handling systems, instrument integrations, or manufacturing automation platforms in production or process development environments
• Ability to translate manufacturing and process requirements into practical, robust, maintainable, and scalable automation designs
• Experience creating technical documentation such as requirements, design documents, control narratives, test protocols, commissioning plans, troubleshooting guides, training materials, and operational handoff records
• Working knowledge of manufacturing safety practices, data integrity expectations, engineering documentation, commissioning, operational handoff, and sustained support of automated systems
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences, including internal teams and external vendors
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while collaborating closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, Supply Chain, Operational Technology, Enterprise Information Technology, and external partners
• Direct experience with automated oligonucleotide, biochemical, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, or life science manufacturing processes
• Experience with automated liquid handling platforms such as Hamilton, Beckman, Tecan, Lynx, or comparable systems
• Experience with high-throughput DNA synthesizers such as Shasta, Abacus, Ark, MerMade, or comparable systems
• Experience with robotics platforms such as Universal Robots, FANUC, Epson, Precise Automation, collaborative robotics, or comparable systems
• Experience with PLC programming, sensors, valves, pumps, safety interlocks, industrial networking, OPC-UA, REST APIs, SQL databases, Python, C#, data acquisition systems, or related integration technologies
• Experience supporting GMP environments, technology transfer, scale-up, validation, CSA-aligned testing, and capital project execution
• Familiarity with MES, LIMS, manufacturing execution logic, databases, scheduling systems, or operational data systems
• PMP certification, automation certifications, controls certifications, robotics training, liquid handling platform training, PLC certifications, or manufacturing engineering certifications