Automation Engineer Associate II (Laboratory Automation)

Location: Onsite, with the majority of days spent at the Menlo Park or Union City, California sites.

Base pay: $70,715–$87,034 per year. Total compensation package: up to $105,737 per year, including base pay, equity, and bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a publicly traded molecular diagnostics company developing prenatal and cancer diagnostic products using molecular counting technology.

What you will do

• Develop, design, integrate, and validate automation systems and protocols on liquid-handling platforms such as Hamilton, Lynx, and Agilent Bravo.
• Integrate liquid handlers with LIMS using APIs and drivers to support bidirectional data transfer and sample tracking.
• Identify and implement process improvements for robust laboratory procedures.
• Collaborate with clinical and R&D teams to transfer new products and procedures onto automated platforms.
• Train and guide employees in operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting new equipment.
• Prepare procedure-change documentation, instrument validations, IQ/OQ/PQ materials, standard operating procedures, and related documents.

Requirements

• BS degree or higher in Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Biophysics, Biochemistry, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in assay automation on liquid handlers, such as Hamilton, Beckman, Agilent, Tecan, or Dynamic Devices.
• Experience in a semi-automated laboratory environment.
• Technical proficiency in laboratory automation and systems development.
• Strong multitasking, project management, organizational, communication, and documentation skills.
• Software development experience in one or more programming languages, with Python preferred.
• Strong laboratory understanding and experience with next-generation sequencing library preparation.

Nice to have

• Certification in a major liquid-handling system, including Hamilton, Beckman, Agilent, or Tecan.
• Experience working under CLIA, CAP, or FDA regulatory environments.
• Experience with Clarity LIMS or other LIMS systems.
• Experience with integrated systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Open and transparent culture with weekly Town Hall meetings.
• Medical benefit options, including fully paid employee premiums for select plans and dependent coverage up to 80%.
• Sixteen weeks of fully paid Family Bonding Leave for eligible employees and supplemental fertility benefits.
• Retirement savings program with a 4% company match and increasing paid time off with tenure.
• Latest hardware, laboratory equipment, and facilities, plus daily onsite lunches.
• On-campus gym and restaurant access, as well as free onsite EV charging.