Robotics & Automation Engineer

Insud Pharma; Vitoria; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start time

Permanent contract

Life and accident insurance

Ticket restaurant

Training and language learning

Wellness platform

Cabify transportation service

Development plans

Job summary

Insud Pharma is seeking a Robotics & Automation Engineer based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, to expand their automation capabilities. The role involves identifying automation opportunities, designing, and deploying systems that integrate various technologies.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in laboratory automation, robotics, and scientific instrumentation, with a collaborative mindset for working with diverse teams. A flexible start time and various benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, or robotics.
• Experience integrating hardware with software for automation projects.
• Collaboration skills for working effectively with scientists and engineers.
• Professional proficiency in English; Spanish is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize opportunities to automate laboratory processes.
• Design and deploy systems integrating scientific instruments and robotics.
• Develop control software for automation and intelligent instrumentation.
• Work with partners to define and scale automation pilots.

Skills

Laboratory automation

Scientific instrumentation

Robotics

Mechatronics

Autonomous systems

Industrial automation

Physical systems integration

Tools

ROS

ROS 2

Job description

In a few words Position: Robotics & Automation Engineer Location: Madrid (Chamberí area). Want to know more? INSUD PHARMA operates across the entire pharmaceutical value chain, providing specialized knowledge and experience in scientific research, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing of a wide range of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), finished dosage forms (FDF), and branded pharmaceutical products, adding value to human and animal health. The activities of INSUD PHARMA are organized into three synergistic business areas: Industrial (Chemo), Branded (Exeltis), and Biotech (mAbxience), with over 9,000 professionals in more than 50 countries, 20 state-of-the-art facilities, 15 specialized R&D centers, 12 commercial offices, and more than 35 pharmaceutical subsidiaries, serving 1,150 customers in 96 countries worldwide. INSUD PHARMA believes in innovation and sustainable development. Ready to be a #Challenger? AI Labs is Insud Pharma’s applied AI and advanced engineering team. We develop and deploy technologies that create measurable impact across laboratories, manufacturing, R&D, and other areas of the company. We are expanding our automation and robotics capability and recruiting several engineers with complementary backgrounds in laboratory automation, scientific instrumentation, robotics, autonomous systems, and physical AI. Depending on your background, you may focus more deeply on laboratory automation and systems integration , working with technology partners to deliver and scale automation pilots, or on robotics and autonomous system s, combining near-term deployments with longer-term work in advanced robotics and physical AI. You will join at an early stage and help build this capability from the ground up: identifying high-value opportunities, designing technical solutions, integrating hardware and software, and taking systems from prototype through pilot deployment and, where successful, toward operational scale. How the team works: AI Labs combines the pace and ownership of a startup with the reach and resources of an international pharmaceutical group. Our culture is collaborative, practical, and technically ambitious. We prototype quickly, test ideas against real operational problems, and invest in the engineering required to turn successful pilots into reliable systems. These positions are based in our Madrid office and involve hands-on collaboration with laboratories, manufacturing sites, equipment vendors, technology partners, universities, and research organization. The challenge! Your focus will depend on your experience and specialization. You may: Identify and prioritize opportunities to automate laboratory processes, experimental workflows, and other physical operations. Design and deploy systems that connect scientific instruments, sensors, robotics, automation equipment, software, data platforms, and AI capabilities. Integrate laboratory instruments and automation platforms, creating reliable interfaces between physical equipment and digital workflows. Develop control and orchestration software for laboratory automation, intelligent instrumentation, robotic workcells, and autonomous experimentation. Work with technology partners, system integrators, and equipment vendors to define, deliver, and scale automation pilots while helping establish the architectures, interfaces, and engineering capabilities that Insud should own internally. Develop robotics capabilities including manipulation, sensing, localization, navigation, motion planning, and control. Use ROS 2 and relevant laboratory, industrial, and software engineering frameworks to build maintainable and operationally robust systems. Develop and lead prototypes and pilot deployments, evaluating technical feasibility, robustness, usability, and business value. Explore longer-term opportunities in advanced robotics, autonomous systems, physical AI, and autonomous experimentation, translating promising advances into future capabilities and practical applications. Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap and help build a specialized automation and robotics capability within AI Labs.

What do you need?

We are looking for engineers with hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Laboratory automation
• Scientific instrumentation
• Robotics
• Mechatronics
• Autonomous systems
• Industrial automation
• Physical systems integration

Across these profiles, we value:

• Experience delivering automation or robotics projects that combine software with physical equipment, instruments, sensors, or control systems.
• Software engineering skills and practical experience integrating heterogeneous hardware and software.
• Understanding of relevant fundamentals such as sensing, control, orchestration, motion, manipulation, or instrumentation.
• Hands-on experience with relevant automation, robotics, or instrumentation frameworks.
• The ability to prototype quickly and turn promising concepts into practical, reliable engineering solutions.
• Problem-solving skills and comfort working in an environment where requirements and technologies evolve.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with scientists, engineers, operational teams, and external partners.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Spanish is highly valued.

For robotics-focused positions, experience with ROS or ROS 2 is highly valued, but it is not required for every opening. Particularly valuable experience:

• Laboratory or experimental workflow automation and scientific instrument integration.
• Autonomous experimentation, closed-loop optimization, or human-in-the-loop automation.
• Robotic manipulation, mobile robotics, or mobile manipulation.
• Equipment integration using APIs, SDKs, industrial protocols, or laboratory automation interfaces.
• Taking automation or robotics systems beyond proof of concept into validated pilots or operational environments.
• Working with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, universities, startups, or research organizations.
• Technical leadership, mentoring, or experience helping establish a new engineering capability.

Why these roles matter

You will have the opportunity to help build Insud Pharma’s automation and robotics capability from the beginning and shape how intelligent physical systems are designed, integrated, deployed, and scaled across laboratories and operations. Our goal is not only to deliver individual pilots. We aim to build a reusable capability that connects automation, robotics, data, and AI across Insud Pharma.

Our benefits

• Flexible start time from Monday to Friday
• Permanent contract
• Life and accident insurance
• Ticket restaurant
• Training and language learning platform
• Wellness platform with unlimited free psychologist sessions
• Cabify transportation service for employee use
• Development plans, internal mobility policy
• Many more

COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The InsudPharma group is aware that business management must align with the needs and demands of society, and therefore assumes the commitment to equal opportunities and treatment between men and women, as stated in the current regulations on the matter - Organic Law 3/2007, and we do not discriminate against any person on the grounds of ethnicity, religion, age, sex, nationality, marital status, affective or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other personal or social circumstance.

Robotics & Automation Engineer • Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain