Senior Robotics Engineer: Research Automation Lead

Moderna Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead robotics and automation initiatives for high-throughput research workflows.

You will design, integrate, and validate robotic systems, electronic controls, and automation software, while mentoring engineers and partnering with scientists.

This site-based role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment, and advancing platform architectures to scale discovery.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of robotics, automation, or related experience.
• Experience designing, integrating, and validating robotic systems.
• Ability to translate lab workflows into scalable automated solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for robotics and automation projects in research.
• Design, integrate, and validate robotic systems, controls, and software.
• Lead integration of platforms into extensible architectures.
• Identify risks and improve throughput, reliability, and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align capabilities with research goals.

Skills

Python

C#

Robotics & automation

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Automation software tooling

Instrument control systems

Data orchestration platforms

Job description

Moderna Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead robotics and automation initiatives for high-throughput research workflows.

You will design, integrate, and validate robotic systems, electronic controls, and automation software, while mentoring engineers and partnering with scientists.

This site-based role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment, and advancing platform architectures to scale discovery.