Electrical Engineer - Laboratory Automation & Sample Processing

Automated Systems, Inc.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Automated Systems, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support equipment development for cancer diagnostic testing, focusing on automated sample handling and integration with lab instruments.

The role covers concept through verification and involves SOLIDWORKS Electrical and PDM for documentation and design control. Collaborating with mechanical and software teams, the engineer will help design electrical hardware for automated systems, create wiring diagrams, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; at least three years of electrical engineering experience, with five or more preferred.
• Strong proficiency with SOLIDWORKS Electrical and experience using SOLIDWORKS PDM for controlled engineering workflows.
• Experience designing electrical hardware for laboratory automation, analytical instruments, medical devices, or precision automated equipment.
• Experience producing electrical drawings and working within design-control processes in a regulated industry.
• Hands-on electrical integration and troubleshooting skills, including motors, sensors, and control interfaces; effective collaboration with engineering, laboratory, and quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical hardware for automated sample-processing equipment, integrating power supplies, motor drives, pumps, valves, sensors, controllers, and safety interlocks.
• Create schematics, wiring diagrams, cable and harness documentation, panel layouts, and bills of materials using SOLIDWORKS Electrical.
• Manage controlled documentation, revisions, approvals, releases, and engineering changes using SOLIDWORKS PDM.
• Partner with mechanical and software engineers to integrate motion, liquid-handling components, barcode readers, and instrument interfaces into compact assemblies.
• Select components, calculate electrical loads, and address grounding, shielding, cable routing, and signal integrity; coordinate with engineering leads and vendors.
• Build and troubleshoot prototypes; verify electrical functions, sensor feedback, interlocks, and fault recovery; support integrated equipment verification and design validation.
• Support equipment build and transfer, test fixture development, and deployment; investigate failures affecting sample handling, repeatability, and throughput.

Skills

SOLIDWORKS Electrical

Electrical design

Electrical wiring

Sensor integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SOLIDWORKS PDM

SOLIDWORKS Electrical

Job description

Electrical Engineer - Laboratory Automation & Sample Processing

Madison, United States | Posted on 09/22/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• Salary $65 - $75 hourly
• State/Province Wisconsin
• City Madison
• Country United States

Job Description

Electrical Engineer - Laboratory Automationand Sample Processing

Employment type: Contractthrough ASI with potential for direct hire by the client

Position Summary

Automated Systems, Inc. (ASI) is seeking an ElectricalEngineer to support equipment development for our client. The anticipated focusis automated patient-sample handling and preparation for cancer diagnostictesting. Potential applications include robotic tube and plate handling, liquiddispensing, sample identification, and integration with laboratory instruments.The role spans concept, design, integration, verification, and continuingengineering, with extensive use of SOLIDWORKS Electrical and SOLIDWORKS PDM.

Key Responsibilities

• Design electrical hardware for automatedsample-processing equipment, integrating power supplies, motor drives, pumps,valves, sensors, controllers, and safety interlocks.
• Create schematics, wiring diagrams, cable andharness documentation, panel layouts, and bills of materials using SOLIDWORKSElectrical.
• Manage controlled documentation, revisions,approvals, releases, and engineering changes using SOLIDWORKS PDM.
• Partner with mechanical and software engineersto integrate motion, liquid-handling components, barcode readers, andinstrument interfaces into compact assemblies.
• Select components, calculate electrical loads,and address grounding, shielding, cable routing, and signal integrity;coordinate with engineering leads and vendors.
• Build and troubleshoot prototypes; verifyelectrical functions, sensor feedback, interlocks, and fault recovery; supportintegrated equipment verification and design validation.
• Support equipment build and transfer, testfixture development, and deployment; investigate failures affecting samplehandling, repeatability, and throughput.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or arelated field; at least three years of electrical engineering experience, withfive or more preferred.
• Strong proficiency with SOLIDWORKS Electricaland experience using SOLIDWORKS PDM for controlled engineering workflows.
• Experience designing electrical hardware forlaboratory automation, analytical instruments, medical devices, or precisionautomated equipment.
• Experience producing electrical drawings andworking within design-control processes in a regulated industry.
• Hands-on electrical integration andtroubleshooting skills, including motors, sensors, and control interfaces;effective collaboration with engineering, laboratory, and quality teams.

Preferred Experience

• Automated liquid handling, robotic samplehandling, barcode tracking, or integration of laboratory instruments.
• Medical-device design controls, requirementstraceability, risk management, electrical safety, and electromagneticcompatibility testing.