Senior Automated Systems Engineer
AI summary of the role
Lila Sciences is hiring a Senior Automated Systems Engineer to design, build, and scale high-throughput automated workcells for scientific R&D.
What you’ll do
- Design, develop, and implement automation solutions for laboratory workflows, building scalable high-throughput automated workcells.
- Develop scalable automated solutions for synthesis and characterization workflows supporting material systems such as porous materials, catalysts, coatings, and advanced composites.
- Define and document standardized laboratory workflows, operating procedures, and system architectures.
- Lead and participate in equipment- and system-level FMEAs to improve robustness and operational safety.
What you’ll bring
- Strong hands-on experience developing and scaling automated workflows in laboratory or industrial settings.
- Understanding of Python programming, including API integration and error handling.
- Understanding of CAD design and rapid prototyping, including 3D printing.
- Hands-on experience with hardware systems, including electrical wiring, sensors, liquid/gas plumbing, and PID controllers.
Technologies
Python · CAD · 3D printing · machine vision · robotics control algorithms · PID controllers · sensors · liquid/gas plumbing · FMEA · automated workcells
About Lila Sciences
Autonomous AI platform that executes the scientific method end-to-end—from hypothesis generation to experimental execution—for biotech, materials, and chemical R&D.
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Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Automated Systems Engineer to design, develop, and implement automation solutions across a broad range of laboratory workflows. Reporting to the Automated Systems Engineering Lead, this role is critical to building scalable, high-throughput automated workcells that translate scientific intent into reliable, real-world systems. This role serves as a steward of scientific and cross-functional requirements—working closely with scientists, hardware, controls, and software teams to define scope, align interfaces, and drive projects from concept through deployment. The successful candidate will actively partner with scientific partners helping shape the technical direction of experimental automation in a fast-moving research environment. What You'll Be Building Actively contribute to hands-on development, testing, and
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Your Impact at LILA Lila Sciences is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Automated Systems Engineer to design, develop, and implement automation solutions across a broad range of laboratory workflows. Reporting to the Automated Systems Engineering Lead, this role is critical to building scalable, high-throughput automated workcells that translate scientific intent into reliable, real-world systems. This role serves as a steward of scientific and cross-functional requirements—working closely with scientists, hardware, controls, and software teams to define scope, align interfaces, and drive projects from concept through deployment. The successful candidate will actively partner with scientific partners helping shape the technical direction of experimental automation in a fast-moving research environment. What You'll Be Building Actively contribute to hands-on development, testing, and implementation of automated workflows in the lab. Develop scalable automated solutions for synthesis and characterization workflows, supporting a variety of material systems such as porous materials, catalysts, coatings, and advanced composites. Define and document standardized laboratory workflows, operating procedures, and system architectures to support reproducibility and scale. Lead and participate in equipment- and system-level FMEAs to improve robustness and operational safety. Assist [... source excerpt omitted ...] n failure detection methods and maintain laboratory automation systems to ensure robust operations. Project Innovation Translate scientific objectives into well-scoped technical requirements and automation architectures. Act as a connective tissue between science, hardware, controls, and software—ensuring interfaces are clear and solutions are cohesive. Explore and integrate emerging technologies, such machine vision, and advanced sensors, to enhance automation capabilities. Ensure alignment of automation solutions with safety, quality, and regulatory standards. What You’ll Need to Succeed Strong hands-on experience developing and scaling automated workflows in laboratory or i
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