Automation Engineer
About The Position
GenScript is seeking an Automation Engineer to join their Gene R&D department at the Piscataway site. This role is crucial for accelerating innovation in biotech and healthcare by developing and maintaining automation workflows for high-throughput biomanufacturing. The engineer will be responsible for developing new automation solutions, upgrading existing methods, and providing hands-on support for laboratory instruments and integrated automation systems. The position requires diagnosing and resolving complex mechanical, software, and system integration issues to minimize downtime and ensure operational continuity. Project management, timeline management, and close communication with other teams for smooth tech transfer are also key aspects of this role.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and other related fields.
- 1+ year of relevant experience of automation development in biomanufacturing environment.
- Experience with laboratory instrumentation and automation systems.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- Experience troubleshooting liquid handling instruments such as Tecan Fluent, Hamilton STAR.
- Extensive experience in writing scripts/protocols for Tecan, Hamilton, Thermo Momentum Scheduler.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with molecular biology experiments is a plus not a must.
- Basic understanding of equipment communication, networking, TCP/IP, serial communication, or automation software is a plus.
- Basic programming or scripting experience is a plus.
- Experience in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop new automation workflows to meet the high throughput biomanufacturing needs.
- Maintain and upgrade existing automation methods.
- Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for individual lab instruments and larger integrated automation systems.
- Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical, software, and system integration issues to minimize equipment downtime and maintain operational continuity.
- Manage project timeline and leverage internal resources to push project forward.
- Closely communicate with other teams to ensure the smooth tech transfer.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401(k) & Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- New Child Leave
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Company Holidays per year
- Paid Sick Days (earned based on hours worked)
- Compassionate Leave
- Jury Duty Leave
- Float day
- Personal days
- company match
- flexible spending and health savings accounts
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability coverage
- legal assistance
- supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- commuter benefits
- well-being initiatives
- peer-to-peer recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
