Lead Robotics & Automation Engineer - Research Platforms

Moderna

Cambridge (MA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 234,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

Well-being programs

Family planning support

Generous PTO and sabbatical options

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a robotics and automation leader to advance research workflows through high-impact systems engineering. You will define architecture across robotics, instrument control, and data systems, translating complex lab needs into scalable automation platforms.

Roles include designing automation software, mentoring teams, and guiding integration of new instruments and capabilities. This site-based, full-time position emphasizes collaboration with Research and Digital teams to

Qualifications

B.S. or higher with 2+ years of robotics/automation experience.
Deep experience designing and validating robotic systems and automation software.
Strong programming skills in Python or C# for automation and control.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for robotics and automation projects in research discovery and high-throughput workflows.
Contribute to system architecture across robotics, motion control, instrument control, data flow, safety, and orchestration layers.
Translate scientific and operational needs into system specifications, integration plans, risk assessments, and verification strategies.
Design and develop automation software, electronic controls, and workflows that integrate robotics, instruments, sensors, and data systems.
Lead or co-lead integration of robotic platforms, new instruments, technologies, and automation modules into extensible platform architectures.
Identify and help manage technical risks, dependencies, and complexity while improving throughput, flexibility, reliability, reproducibility, and process efficiency.
Serve as a technical expert and advisor for robotics, automation, controls, and systems integration within Research and partner scientific teams.
Partner with Research, Delivery Science, Digital, Engineering, and scientific stakeholders to align platform capabilities with experimental goals, data needs, and evolving research priorities.
Apply automation best practices, external technology awareness, and emerging robotics capabilities to improve experimental workflows, research productivity, and the platform roadmap.
Communicate advanced technical concepts clearly, build consensus, and influence stakeholders to adopt effective technical approaches.
Mentor engineers and scientists and contribute to standards and best practices in robotics engineering, automation software, controls, verification, and validation.