Automation Engineer, ECE Administration
Boston University
The Automation Engineer will design implement and maintain code-driven laboratory workflows for molecular biology and synthetic biology applications including documentation validation and version control. This role involves writing automation scripts and software to program control and troubleshoot liquid handling platforms including Opentrons and Hamilton systems and implementing Hamilton VENUS methods in code to translate established biological workflows into validated automated processes. The engineer will build integrations with instrument APIs and laboratory data systems to enable automated data transfer and workflow orchestration and will also design and implement custom laboratory hardware solutions including 3D-printed components. This role requires close collaboration with software engineers project managers and laboratory staff to convert manual protocols into robust code-based automated systems with familiarity across multiple automation platforms and vendor ecosystems considered a plus.
Required Skills
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color natural or protective hairstyle religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information military service pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition or because of marital parental or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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