Sr. Principal or Engineering Advisor - Agentic Lab Automation Integration

Position Summary

• Engineer integrations between agentic AI and physical lab systems, connecting robotic platforms, analytical instruments, and data pipelines.
• Design agent workflows that reason over experimental data, trigger automated actions, and surface insights to scientists.
• Prototype rapidly, productionize what works, and collaborate with chemists, biologists, and automation engineers.

Research & Innovation

• Build multi-agent systems with orchestration, state management, error recovery, and tool integration.
• Prototype/iterate on planning strategies, memory systems, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
• Interface agent architectures with lab automation platforms (Hamilton, Tecan, Opentrons) for closed-loop execution.

Solution Deployment

• Transition prototypes into reliable lab operations with automation engineers and scientists.
• Deploy/maintain containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes (GitOps, CI/CD).
• Integrate cloud orchestration (e.g., Argo on Kubernetes) with lab control systems.

External Engagement

• Publish, give talks, review papers, and scout emerging trends in /external communities.
• Evaluate vendors/open-source/academic collaborations.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD (or MS + 2 yrs / BS + 5 yrs) in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or related field; demonstrated wet-lab automation experience.
• Experience with laboratory automation and LIMS engineering.
• Integration experience for software control/AI with lab automation platforms.
• Docker and Kubernetes orchestration in production.
• Scalable Python apps (e.g., Redis, FastAPI/flask/streamlit, pytest).

Preferred

• LLM post-training/fine-tuning/RLHF; AI/algo decision systems for lab automation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Anticipated wage: $87,000–$222,200; eligible for company bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical/dental/vision/prescription coverage, flexible benefits, life insurance, time off/leave, and well-being benefits.