Automation Engineer

GenScript ProBio • Piscataway, NJ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

GenScript, founded in 2002 in New Jersey, is a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating innovation in biotech and healthcare. With a mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, GenScript provides researchers and companies with essential building blocks for developing treatments and products. The company has approximately 6,165 employees and has served over 200,000 customers globally. This specific role is within the GenScript Gene R&D department at the Piscataway site and reports to the Director of US Molecular Biology R&D.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or other related fields.
• 1+ year of relevant experience of automation development in a 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

• Basic understanding of equipment communication, networking, TCP/IP, serial communication, or automation software.
• Basic programming or scripting experience.
• Experience in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with molecular biology experiments.

Responsibilities

• Develop new automation workflows to meet 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 timelines and leverage internal resources to push projects forward.
• Closely communicate with other teams to ensure 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
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level