Lab Automation Engineer (Contract) - Autonomous Lab Workcells

Intellectt Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectt Inc is seeking a Lab Automation Engineer (Contract) in San Francisco, CA for a 12-month engagement. The role develops, validates, and sustains automated scientific workflows within Genentech/Roche’s Autonomous Lab Accelerator, translating protocols into executable methods and ensuring reliable workcell execution.

You will program and test automation systems, integrate multiple instruments, and collaborate with vendors, informatics, and scientists to deliver robust automation

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in laboratory automation and automated workflows.
• Experience with instrument programming and integration.
• Strong troubleshooting across hardware, software, and workflow integration.
• Ability to own automation challenges end-to-end and drive resolution.
• Able to learn quickly and collaborate with scientists, informatics colleagues, engineers, vendors, and system integrators.

Responsibilities

• Translate scientific protocols into executable automated methods and validate their performance on integrated laboratory workcells.
• Program, configure, test, and troubleshoot laboratory automation systems and scientific instruments.
• Support multi-instrument workflow integration, scheduling, FAT/SAT, and verification activities.
• Work closely with system integrators and instrument vendors to resolve hardware, software, communication, and device-integration issues.
• Partner with informatics colleagues to connect instruments and automated workcells with schedulers, APIs, databases, LIMS/ELN systems, and other digital services.
• Help develop and validate interfaces that enable reliable programmatic and agent-driven execution of instruments and workcells.
• Document automation methods, configurations, test results, troubleshooting procedures, and technical learnings.
• Take ownership of assigned automation challenges and drive them to practical resolution, escalating when additional expertise is required.

Skills

Lab automation experience

Automation environments

Troubleshooting

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in engineering/CS/life sciences/automation

Tools

Hamilton VENUS

Dynamic Devices Method Manager

Tecan FluentControl

Agilent VWorks

Job description

Intellectt Inc is seeking a Lab Automation Engineer (Contract) in San Francisco, CA for a 12-month engagement. The role develops, validates, and sustains automated scientific workflows within Genentech/Roche’s Autonomous Lab Accelerator, translating protocols into executable methods and ensuring reliable workcell execution.

You will program and test automation systems, integrate multiple instruments, and collaborate with vendors, informatics, and scientists to deliver robust automation