Full-Time
Automation Engineer
Hamilton Company
501-1,000 employees
Designs and manufactures liquid handling systems
No salary listed
Reno, NV, USA
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Bachelor's
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- A bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar field is required.
- Provide applications support, technical support, and installation tools for Hamilton customers, Hamilton Sales, and Hamilton Field Applications.
- Serve as a technical resource for Hamilton teams throughout the design, fabrication, and delivery of customer systems.
- Assess and demonstrate the feasibility and functionality of customer solutions delivered by Hamilton.
- Create clear, concise, and timely documentation throughout design and after delivery.
- Document applications developed for a project within the script and in customer-facing documentation.
- Develop and test application-specific protocols on Hamilton products based on requirements documentation provided by Hamilton Sales, customers, or the Project Management team.
- Troubleshoot, test, and create programming tools to support Hamilton customers.
- Work closely with the Project Management and Research and Development teams on applications-related tasks and issues.
- Evaluate project details and provide design details for simple to complex system integrations.
- Provide reasonably accurate effort and timeline estimates for assigned tasks.
- Experience with programming languages and computer knowledge.
- Knowledge of computer networking and systems.
- Experience with laboratory automation, scientific applications, and/or laboratory bench sciences.
- Experience with training and troubleshooting in a technical environment.
Hamilton designs and manufactures lab automation equipment, including liquid handling, process analytics, robotics, and automated storage systems. Its lineup features manual and semi-automatic pipettes, sensors, chromatography products, and automated platforms such as VANTAGE, Microlab STAR, and Microlab NIMBUS, along with ultra-low temperature storage solutions. It differentiates itself with patented technologies like CO-RE, TADM, and ADC, and it holds ISO 9001 certification with global support. Its goal is to provide reliable, high-precision tools and integrated automation that support life science research and production across diverse workflows.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
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Total Funding
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Headquarters
Reno, Nevada
Founded
1953
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- February 25, 2026 Ultima partnership expands Hamilton into high-throughput sequencing workflows worldwide.
- May 2025 Research Support Grant strengthens academic relationships during tighter university budgets.
- ADLM 2025 and co-marketing deals with Pillar and Takara widen installed-base pull-through.
What critics are saying
- NGS partnerships with Pillar, Takara, and Ultima commoditize Hamilton into OEM hardware.
- Integrated rivals can bundle chemistry, readers, and automation, compressing Hamilton margins by 2026.
- If automation demand softens, Hamilton’s acquisition spree and grant spending trap capital in slow-growing niches.
What makes Hamilton Company unique
- Hamilton’s Microlab STAR platform anchors automation across NGS, diagnostics, and sample prep.
- July 16, 2025 acquisitions added UK Robotics scheduling software and Trisonic acoustic dispensing.
- January 6, 2025 Australia subsidiary expands direct global distribution and local support.
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Hamilton Sciences appoints Pramathesh Palchoudhary as Chief Revenue Officer. Hamilton Sciences has appointed Pramathesh Palchoudhary as Chief Revenue Officer to lead growth, revenue strategy, market expansion and international business development across its brand portfolio. Jun 11, 2026 - 12:03 Hindi business news Discover more Business spotlight features Advertising & Marketing E-Commerce Services Hamilton Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (HSPL), a manufacturer of personal care and home care products, has appointed Pramathesh Palchoudhary as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) as the company seeks to reinforce its growth strategy and expand its market presence across India and overseas markets. In his new role, Palchoudhary will head the company's overall revenue strategy with responsibility for business expansion, market penetration and revenue growth across HSPL's portfolio including brands such as Denver, Envy, Vanesa, Pour Home and Al-Sifar. Popular brand analysis Driving revenue growth: The newly created mandate consolidates all revenue generating functions into a single leadership structure with a focus on improving commercial alignment, channel growth and business performance. Palchoudhary will drive efforts to build scalable growth systems, deepen direct-to-consumer engagements and drive overall business efficiencies through data-led decision-making. This also will mean reducing dependence on traditional trade channels in the long term and building greater consumer engagement at multiple touchpoints. Focus on international expansion: Palchoudhary will also support Hamilton Sciences' strategy for international expansion, in addition to domestic growth. The company has identified the US, Gulf region and South Asian markets as the key areas of focus for future growth. The appointment comes as Indian personal care and home care companies increasingly seek overseas opportunities while competing in a fast-changing domestic market.
Takara Bio USA and Hamilton Company have announced a development and co-marketing agreement to automate next-generation sequencing library preparation workflows globally. The partnership will integrate Takara Bio's SMART-Seq library preparation kits with Hamilton's Microlab STAR Liquid Handling Systems. The first automated technology will be the SMART-Seq mRNA LP kit, with additional SMART-Seq products planned for automation. The collaboration aims to reduce hands-on time and errors whilst increasing throughput and reducing labour costs for laboratories, including core facilities. The pre-revenue partnership combines Takara Bio's RNA-seq chemistry with Hamilton's liquid handling automation to standardise high-throughput workflows. Takara Bio USA is sponsoring the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh from 28–31 March 2026.
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Ultima Genomics and Hamilton Company have partnered to automate sample preparation and amplification workflows for Ultima's sequencing systems using Hamilton's Microlab STAR liquid handling platform. The collaboration aims to enable scalable, efficient next-generation sequencing workflows with improved operational efficiency. The global agreement will jointly develop automation scripts for Ultima's workflows, supporting integration with existing library preparation approaches. This addresses a critical bottleneck in production-scale genomics by delivering complete workflow automation for research and translational applications. The partnership combines Ultima's "sequencing-on-a-wafer" technology with Hamilton's automation expertise, allowing laboratories to reduce hands-on time and support production-scale sequencing. Hamilton, headquartered in Reno, Nevada, has over 75 years of experience in precision laboratory automation and serves the scientific community through a global network.
Alps Dx and Hamilton Company announced the showcase of Alps Dx Atelier, an automated system for oral fluid drug testing, at the SLAS 2026 conference in Boston. Built on Hamilton's MICROLAB STARlet platform, the system automates preanalytical processing steps including barcode identification, decapping, filtration and tube capping. The system addresses inefficiencies in oral fluid testing workflows, which often rely on manual handling and inconsistent processes. Designed for the FDA-cleared Quantisal collection device, Alps Dx Atelier aims to improve sample quality, reduce turnaround times and ease staffing pressures in clinical and forensic laboratories. Alps Dx, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, develops automated technologies for oral fluid testing. Hamilton Company is a global life sciences manufacturer based in Reno, Nevada, with over 75 years of experience in precision measurement and automated liquid handling.