Automation Engineer III

Responsibilities

• Drive reliability, troubleshooting, and method development for DNA/protein production and assay/readout workflows on integrated workcells
• Build, adapt, and integrate custom instrument capabilities into the wet-lab platform, including in-house hardware and fluidic systems
• Own automation and instrumentation problems end-to-end, from method design to live troubleshooting and vendor coordination
• Partner with scientists to provide in-lab support and identify new automation-enabled capabilities to reduce production timelines

Requirements

• BS with 5+ years industry experience, MS with 3+ years, or PhD in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, or life sciences
• Strong experience with liquid handlers and integrated workcells (e.g., Biomek, Tecan, Lynx, Hamilton, Opentrons)
• Experience owning workflows from method design through debugging and operational support
• Experience building or supporting custom instrumentation, fluidic systems, or microfluidic devices
• Experience developing or deploying wet lab-facing agentic applications or closed-loop experimental systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting DNA/protein production, cell culture, or molecular biology workflows at scale
• Experience with HighRes, Retisoft, or other advanced scheduling and orchestration systems
• Experience with platform transfer, vendor coordination, or user training across multiple locations

About the Company

Generate:Biomedicines is a clinical-stage generative biology company pioneering the AI revolution in drug design and development by integrating machine learning with large-scale experimentation.