Generate Biomedicines

Automation Engineer III

Somerville, MA · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 36 days ago

Platform EngineeringRESTMolecular BiologyCell CultureResearchLab ResearchProtein AnalysisCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Generate:Biomedicines is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Automation Engineer to join our team at the interface of lab automation, instrumentation, integrated workcells, custom hardware, and protein therapeutics discovery.
This role will be central to sustaining and advancing Generate's wet lab platform, with particular emphasis on automated workflows spanning DNA production, protein production, cell culture, and screening & validation assays.
BS + with 5+ years industry experience in lab automation and analytical & process instrumentation development, MS with 3+ years industry experience, or PhD in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, or a related field.

Just as importantly, this engineer will help extend Generate's capabilities beyond immediate automation support by building and integrating custom instrument capabilities into the wet lab ecosystem and partnering on adjacent engineering efforts where thoughtful hardware, fluidics, or systems integration can unlock better science.
The role sits within an organization of highly motivated scientists and engineers where collaboration and communication across technical disciplines drives the team's success.
This role is well-suited for someone who can execute at a high technical level while thinking end-to-end about building scalable support through training, documentation, and handoff practices that increase scientist independence.
Drive reliability, troubleshooting, and method development for DNA/protein production and assay/readout workflows on integrated workcells, while improving throughput, parallelization, and data quality across platform and pipeline programs.
Own critical automation and instrumentation problems end-to-end, from method design and system improvement through live troubleshooting on active runs, vendor coordination, documentation, and knowledge transfer.
Experience owning workflows end-to-end, from method design and execution through debugging, documentation, and operational support.

Experience supporting DNA production, protein production, protein purification, cell culture, functional & binding assays, and/or related molecular biology workflows at scale.
Significant experience with HighRes, Retisoft, and/or other advanced scheduling and orchestration systems and integrated hardware environments.
Experience working in a highly collaborative, matrixed research environment where automation, platform engineering, and discovery teams are tightly integrated.
Who Will Love This Job
You like working in the lab and helping scientists su
Strong experience with liquid handlers and integrated workcells, including platforms such as Biomek, Tecan, Lynx, Hamilton, Opentrons, and/or similar systems.
Exceptional communication skills and proactivity to facilitate interactions between scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders that span a range of technical and scientific languages.

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