Senior Robotic Automation Engineer

HighRes; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HighRes in Beverly, MA is seeking a Principal Automation Engineer to lead deployment standards across our growing lab automation ecosystem. You will shape integration patterns with LIMS/ELN and guide multi-system deployments while mentoring engineers.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Lab Automation Engineering, you will own escalation responses, partner with Product and Software teams, and travel up to 20% to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience configuring, integrating, troubleshooting, and deploying laboratory automation systems in customer-facing settings.
• Experience with scheduling software such as CellarioScheduler, Green Button Go, Momentum, or Overlord.
• Demonstrated experience architecting or defining deployment standards, integration patterns, or test methodology that an engineering organization adopted.
• Proficiency in C# and scripting for device integration or driver development.
• Hands-on experience with robotic arms including SCARA and articulated arms.
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, network, and integration layers.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating across internal and external stakeholders, including software teams, support, and customers.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical issues to non-technical audiences with clarity and precision.
• Ability to travel up to 20% annually to customer locations domestically and internationally, including unplanned travel for escalations.

Responsibilities

• Define deployment standards, integration patterns, and acceptance criteria across the product line.
• Architect the technical approach for multi-system deployments, including integrations with LIMS, ELN, and third-party platforms.
• Establish integration patterns for cross-system workflow orchestration and order-level sample tracking.
• Lead the integration of new HighRes products and third-party devices into deployment processes and standards.
• Define how new and uncommon products are operated, integrated, and tested; evaluate hardware/software platforms and close gaps with documentation.
• Partner with Product, Applications, Software, and System Design Engineering to define new product introduction requirements from automation engineering.
• Serve as the final technical escalation point for multi-system and integration issues; own outcomes from diagnosis to resolution.
• Identify patterns across escalations and drive systemic responses to prevent recurrence.
• Own on-site execution selectively where deployment risk warrants Principal involvement.

Skills

C#

Robotics

Laboratory automation

System integration

Cross-functional leadership

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical discipline

Master's degree in related field

Associate's degree with 10+ years

Tools

CellarioScheduler

Green Button Go

Momentum

Overlord

LIMS/ELN integration tooling

Job description

HighRes in Beverly, MA is seeking a Principal Automation Engineer to lead deployment standards across our growing lab automation ecosystem. You will shape integration patterns with LIMS/ELN and guide multi-system deployments while mentoring engineers.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Lab Automation Engineering, you will own escalation responses, partner with Product and Software teams, and travel up to 20% to customer sites as needed.