Research Engineer, Lab Automation

About this role

Join an AI and physical sciences company building autonomous lab systems to accelerate materials discovery. As a Research Engineer, you'll design and integrate software that connects lab instruments, robots, and data systems to enable AI-driven experimental workflows at scale.

What you'll do

• Translate scientific workflows into integration specifications and data models in collaboration with bench scientists
• Design and build automated workcells for materials research with integration partners
• Develop and maintain services connecting instruments and robots to lab information systems
• Create instrument drivers that automate lab workflows via vendor APIs and SDKs
• Integrate autonomous lab systems with AI models for experiment analysis and planning

What they're looking for

• Lab automation and industrial automation software
• Robotic lab automation systems
• Python programming and scripting
• APIs, databases, and enterprise software integration
• LIMS or MES (information management and execution systems)
• Containers and CI/CD workflows
• Scientific data management
• Systems integration design

Benefits

• Competitive annual compensation of $200,000–$250,000
• Visa sponsorship and legal support provided
• Work with world-class team of scientists and engineers
• Location flexibility between Menlo Park and San Francisco
• Opportunity to push frontiers in AI and physical sciences