Lab Automation Integration Engineer (Onsite)

Stealth Biotech; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite lunch and snacks

Job summary

Stealth Biotech in San Francisco is seeking an Integration Engineer to bring lab instruments online and keep them performing reliably. You will own each instrument from integration to unattended overnight runs, solving a range of electromechanical and software challenges in a fast-moving biotech automation environment.

You’ll write Python drivers, develop fixtures in CAD, and verify robot motion across incubators, microscopes, and deck positions, enabling automated end-to-end lab work.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics, Computer, or Biomedical Eng or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience bringing up and debugging electromechanical systems (motors, drivers, sensors).
• Comfort with lab test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyser).
• Familiarity with serial/fieldbus protocols (RS-232/422/485, CAN, Modbus, USB-serial) and networking basics.
• Solid Python skills, Linux, Git, and reading vendor manuals.

Responsibilities

• Bring instruments online: write and maintain Python drivers for RS-232/485, USB, Ethernet, vendor APIs.
• Diagnose hardware faults using meters, scopes, logs and registers.
• Design and build fixtures and adapters in CAD; 3D print or machine parts.
• Teach and verify robot motion for incubators, microscopes, and deck positions.
• Build reliability into the lab and set up instrument configurations for workflows.
• Automate bring-up and testing with scripted self-tests and repeat-run qualification.
• Coordinate new equipment purchases with vendors and integrate instruments.
• Partner with scientists to convert manual protocols into automated steps.

Skills

Python

Lab automation

Electromechanical debugging

Written communication

Problem solving

Schematic reading

Reading vendor manuals

Fast-moving environment adaptability

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Computer or Biomedical Eng. degree

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/Onshape)

3D printing (SLA, FDM)

Sheet metal/machined parts design

Lab test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope)

Job description

Stealth Biotech in San Francisco is seeking an Integration Engineer to bring lab instruments online and keep them performing reliably. You will own each instrument from integration to unattended overnight runs, solving a range of electromechanical and software challenges in a fast-moving biotech automation environment.

You’ll write Python drivers, develop fixtures in CAD, and verify robot motion across incubators, microscopes, and deck positions, enabling automated end-to-end lab work.