Lab Automation Systems Engineer Co-op

Lila Sciences, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Lila Sciences is seeking a hands-on engineering co-op to help build and test automated systems that run our laboratory workflows. You will be paired with a mentor on the Automated Systems Engineering team and work on real workcells deployed in the lab.

This lab-floor role focuses on integrating instruments, troubleshooting live experiments, and owning a meaningful piece of a system by the end of the term. Collaborate across science, hardware, controls, and software to turn goals into working

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics, or Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related field.
• Available for a full-time co-op term (typically 4 to 6 months) on-site in Cambridge.
• Working knowledge of Python through coursework, projects, or prior internships.
• Clear communication and comfort working with people across different technical backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support cross-functional requirements gathering and project documentation using established team templates and execution guidelines.
• Assist in converting manual scientific protocols into automation concept designs through process mapping, step timing, and identification of automation candidates.
• Research new instruments and technologies, and help evaluate them for physical integration capability and fit with scientific workflows.
• Contribute to concept design documentation, system architecture diagrams, and interface definitions for workcell- and instrument-level projects.
• Maintain and update the federated factory layout model, producing layout drawings and 3D models that account for robotics envelopes, human ergonomics, and hazard zones.

Skills

Python

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering

Tools

CAD

3D printing

Robotics hardware

Job description

Lila Sciences is seeking a hands-on engineering co-op to help build and test automated systems that run our laboratory workflows. You will be paired with a mentor on the Automated Systems Engineering team and work on real workcells deployed in the lab.

This lab-floor role focuses on integrating instruments, troubleshooting live experiments, and owning a meaningful piece of a system by the end of the term. Collaborate across science, hardware, controls, and software to turn goals into working