Laboratory Application Automation Engineer

The Laboratory Automation Software Engineer will design and develop software applications that power laboratory automation systems robotic work cells collaborative robots (cobots) laboratory instruments and connected industrial devices.

This role is focused on building the software layer that enables communication orchestration monitoring and control of automated laboratory operations. The engineer will develop user interfaces device drivers APIs and integration services that connect robotic platforms instruments ovens scanners sensors actuators PLCs and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

The ideal candidate combines software engineering expertise with industrial automation experience and enjoys solving complex integration challenges in laboratory environments.

Key Responsibilities

Application Development:

• Design develop test and maintain software applications used to operate laboratory automation systems.
• Build modern web-based and desktop user interfaces for laboratory operators technicians and engineering staff.
• Develop software solutions for workflow management instrument control sample tracking and process monitoring.
• Create dashboards status monitoring tools alarm handling and reporting applications.

Device & Robotics Integration:

• Develop and maintain communication interfaces for:
  • Collaborative robots (cobots)
  • Robotic systems
  • Laboratory instruments
  • Ovens and environmental chambers
  • Barcode and QR code scanners
  • Sensors and actuators
  • PLC-controlled equipment
  • Vision systems
• Create and maintain device drivers APIs and middleware connectors.
• Integrate automation systems with laboratory and enterprise software platforms.

System Architecture & Connectivity:

• Design scalable software architectures that support laboratory automation ecosystems.
• Develop integrations with:
  • LIMS
  • Instrument data systems
  • Manufacturing and laboratory databases
  • Cloud-hosted applications
  • Enterprise applications
• Implement communication protocols such as:
  • REST APIs
  • OPC-UA
  • MQTT
  • TCP/IP
  • Serial communications
  • Modbus

Workflow Automation:

• Develop applications supporting:
  • Instrument maintenance tracking
  • Digital work instructions
  • QR/barcode-based workflows
  • Equipment utilization monitoring
  • Sample lifecycle management
  • Automated data collection and reporting
• Improve traceability and data integrity through automation solutions.

Testing Validation & Support:

• Perform software testing debugging and validation activities.
• Troubleshoot hardware-software integration issues.
• Support deployment commissioning and production startup activities.
• Participate in root cause investigations and continuous improvement initiatives.

Documentation:

• Create and maintain technical documentation including:
  • Software architecture documents
  • Interface specifications
  • Device communication standards
  • User guides
  • Installation and troubleshooting procedures

Qualifications :

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Robotics Engineering or Automation Engineering. 
• Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

Experience

• 3 years of software development experience in automation robotics industrial systems laboratory systems or related fields.
• Experience developing user interfaces for equipment industrial systems or laboratory applications.
• Experience creating hardware communication interfaces device drivers or system integrations.
• Experience integrating software with robotic systems industrial equipment laboratory instruments or PLCs.

Technical Skills

Strong experience with several of the following:

• Programming Languages
  • Python
  • C#
  • .NET
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • C
• Application Development
  • Web application frameworks (Django Blazor Angular)
  • Desktop application development
  • REST API development
  • Database design and SQL
• Automation & Integration
  • Robotics integration
  • Device communications
  • Industrial network protocols
  • PLC communications
  • Machine-to-machine communications
• Database & Data Systems
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • Data collection and reporting systems
• Problem Solving
  • Ability to diagnose and resolve complex software integration and automation issues.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Communication
  • Ability to work effectively across software automation laboratory operations and engineering teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Secure Development Practices
  • Secure application development following established software security best practices.
  • Input validation data sanitization authentication authorization and role-based access control.
  • Secure handling of credentials secrets configuration and sensitive data.
  • Awareness of common application security vulnerabilities including injection broken access control and insecure data handling.
  • Use of dependency management code reviews and security-focused testing to reduce software vulnerabilities.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with one or more of the following:
  • Universal Robots (UR)
  • ABB robotics
  • Vision systems and machine vision
  • Laboratory automation systems
  • LIMS integrations
  • Instrument control software
  • Azure cloud services
  • ROS / ROS2
  • IoT and edge computing platforms
  • Agile software development methodologies

Travel Requirements

This role requires travel of approximately 25-50% primarily within the United States with occasional international travel. Travel may include laboratory deployments equipment commissioning vendor collaboration and support of automation initiatives across multiple locations.

Additional Information :

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

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As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work. we offer excellent benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

*The benefits package offered will vary based on the employees full-time or part-time regular status.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time