Autonomous Lab Automation Engineer

Riven Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Riven Systems is seeking an Automation Engineer to build and automate our self-driving laboratory. You will collaborate with hydrometallurgy, ML, and autonomous experimentation experts to close the loop between machine intelligence and experimental execution.

You will own lab automation—from CAD and fabrication to wiring and control—and design safe, unattended operation with robust data tracking and remote monitoring capabilities.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, or robotics engineering, or equivalent demonstrated ability to design, build, and commission working automated systems.
• 3+ years hands-on automation experience across the project lifecycle: design, fabrication, programming, deployment.
• Experience with cobot programming, safety limits, and payload configuration.
• Strong CAD skills and design for fabrication; in-house FDM printing.
• Real electrical and controls work: sensors, actuators, digital I/O, relays, safety circuits, panel build.

Responsibilities

• Own physical automation of our lab: CAD, fabrication, wiring, commissioning, and control.
• Build the communication layer between third-party instruments and our data pipeline.
• Run risk assessments and design guarding, interlocks, and limits for unattended operation.
• Build labware tracking and state management to reliably track operations and outputs.
• Extend the platform with unattended operation and remote monitoring and control.

Skills

Mechanical design

Electrical

Mechatronics

Robotics engineering

CAD

Python

Instrument interfacing

Safety systems

Project lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical/mechatronics/robotics engineering

Tools

CAD software

SiLA 2

OPC-UA

Modbus

TCP/IP

Job description

Riven Systems is seeking an Automation Engineer to build and automate our self-driving laboratory. You will collaborate with hydrometallurgy, ML, and autonomous experimentation experts to close the loop between machine intelligence and experimental execution.

You will own lab automation—from CAD and fabrication to wiring and control—and design safe, unattended operation with robust data tracking and remote monitoring capabilities.