CareerPlan

Senior Lab Instrumentation Automation Engineer

Westbrook, MEFull-time$105k2026-06-24 → 2026-11-13
On-site

Core

Design and maintain automated liquid handling systems and robots for high-throughput diagnostic lab solutions.

Role type

Senior Lab Instrumentation Automation Engineer

Builds

Automated liquid handling systems and robots for reference lab networks

Domain

Biomedical diagnostics / Lab automation

Required skills

System analysis, functional system breakdown, margin analysis, root-cause troubleshooting, system architecture, product qualification, project management, liquid system hardware knowledge, automation programming, Python, Matlab, JMP, source-level debugging

Preferred skills

Experience with Hamilton, Tecan, or Revvity liquid systems, Venus or WinPREP programming

Technologies

Venus, WinPREP, Python, Matlab, JMP

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and evaluate technical feasibility of new product concepts and hardware changes; create and communicate system vision; characterize systems by breaking them into components; build traceability through allocation; account for margin for failure in designs; qualify products by determining measurable standards; manage overall system throughout product development; troubleshoot complex failures spanning software, robotics, instruments, and networking; specify, implement, and test modifications to automation software.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with project management