Senior Robotics Engineer
Core
Design, integrate, and validate robotic systems and automation platforms to enable scalable, high-throughput mRNA research workflows.
Role type
Senior IC robotics engineer (research automation)
Builds
Robotic systems, motion control, instrument control, scheduling, data flow, safety, and orchestration layers for scientific discovery.
Domain
Biotechnology / mRNA medicine / Research Automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Robotics system design and integration, Electronic controls, Automation software development, Workflow orchestration, Risk assessment, Verification strategies, Cross-functional technical leadership, Complex problem solving
Preferred skills
Liquid handling robotics, Collaborative/industrial robotic systems, Motion control, Automation safety, Scientific instrumentation, Modular automation architecture, LNP development
Technologies
Python, C#
Responsibilities
Provide expert technical leadership for robotics and automation projects supporting research discovery. Contribute to system architecture across robotics, motion control, instrument control, scheduling, data flow, safety, and orchestration layers. Translate scientific and operational needs into system specifications, requirements, integration plans, risk assessments, and verification strategies. Design and develop automation software, electronic controls, and workflows that integrate robotics, instruments, sensors, and data systems. Lead or co-lead integration of robotic platforms, new instruments, technologies, and automation modules into extensible platform architectures. Identify and help manage technical risks, dependencies, and complexity while improving throughput, flexibility, reliability, reproducibility, and process efficiency. Mentor engineers and scientists and contribute to standards and best practices in robotics engineering, automation software, controls, verification, and validation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
