Senior Automation Engineer - NGS Systems & Validation

Clear Labs, Inc.

San Carlos (CA)

Hybrid

USD 133,000 - 187,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
EAP
Discretionary Time Off
Stock Options
Lunch stipend

Job summary

Clear Labs in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen the reliability and validation of our FDA-cleared NGS diagnostics platform. This is a hands-on, senior role where you will be at the deck daily, developing methods, troubleshooting Hamilton systems, and contributing to formal validation studies.

You will maintain and validate a multi-instrument automation fleet, script automated methods in a regulated environment with change control, and collaborate with

Qualifications

  • 8+ years hands-on experience with Hamilton STAR/STAR2 and VENUS software.
  • Troubleshooting Hamilton hardware, peripherals, and modules.
  • Experience qualifying multi-unit automation fleets with change-control.
  • Ability to script automated methods in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop methods and troubleshoot Hamilton STAR/STAR2 automation for NGS library prep.
  • Design and execute automated-vs-manual equivalence and validation studies.
  • Support root-cause investigations for automation issues affecting library quality and sequencing output.
  • Collaborate with Regulatory and Quality on validation protocols and documentation.
  • Coordinate with vendors to support fleet performance.

Skills

Hamilton STAR/STAR2 experience
Automation scripting
Troubleshooting hardware
Multi-unit validation
Statistics
Hands-on bench work

Tools

VENUS software
Hamilton hardware peripherals
Deck layout design

Job description

Clear Labs in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen the reliability and validation of our FDA-cleared NGS diagnostics platform. This is a hands-on, senior role where you will be at the deck daily, developing methods, troubleshooting Hamilton systems, and contributing to formal validation studies.

You will maintain and validate a multi-instrument automation fleet, script automated methods in a regulated environment with change control, and collaborate with

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