Biotech Automation Engineer — High-Throughput Systems

BioSpace; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holidays

Job summary

GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. in New Jersey seeks an Automation Engineer to develop and maintain high-throughput biomanufacturing automation workflows. You will provide hands-on support for lab instruments and oversee technology transfer initiatives.

The role reports to the Director of US Molecular Biology R&D at the Piscataway site, requiring strong scripting, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration to keep operations efficient and compliant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related fields.
• 1+ year of automation development experience 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.
• Experience with molecular biology experiments is a plus not a must.

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.

Skills

Automation development

Laboratory instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Scripting

Molecular biology knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/biomedical engineering or related fields

Tools

Tecan Fluent

Hamilton STAR

Thermo Momentum Scheduler

Job description

GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. in New Jersey seeks an Automation Engineer to develop and maintain high-throughput biomanufacturing automation workflows. You will provide hands-on support for lab instruments and oversee technology transfer initiatives.

The role reports to the Director of US Molecular Biology R&D at the Piscataway site, requiring strong scripting, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration to keep operations efficient and compliant.