Automation Engineer
Periodic Labs11 hours ago
Base Salary
$200k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate experiments and laboratory workflows into integration specifications and data models with bench scientists.
- Collaborate with integrators to design and build automated workcells for materials R&D.
- Build and maintain services connecting laboratory instruments and robots to lab information systems.
- Develop instrument drivers that automate workflows through command sequences and vendor API or SDK methods.
- Integrate the autonomous laboratory with AI models for experiment analysis and planning in collaboration with AI and data scientists.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, controls, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in lab automation, integration, or industrial automation software.
- Hands-on experience with robotic laboratory automation systems.
- Strong scripting or programming experience, preferably with Python.
- Familiarity with APIs, databases, and enterprise software integration.
- Hands-on experience with information management and execution systems such as LIMS or MES.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with containers, CI/CD, Git-based workflows, lab informatics, or scientific data management.
Benefits
- Equity is included in the compensation package.
- The role is located in Menlo Park, California.
- The company sponsors visas.
About Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs builds AI scientists and autonomous laboratory systems that design experiments, simulate physical processes, and verify predictions. Its software and hardware platforms serve industrial and academic R&D teams working on materials, chemistry, and other continuum-physics problems, offered as tools and services to accelerate discovery. The company is privately held, founded in 2025, and headquartered in Menlo Park, California.