Lab Developer I @ Emerald Cloud Lab

Lab Developer I

Posted on 3/31/2023

INACTIVE

51-200 employees

Biotech innovation platform company

Company Overview

Emerald Cloud Lab's mission is to empower scientists to transcend the laboratory. Emerald Cloud Lab is a remote controlled life science laboratory that allows scientists to conduct their experiments without being anchored to a physical lab.

Locations

Austin, TX, USA

Experience Level

Entry

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Desired Skills

CAD

Data Science

CategoriesNew

Mechanical Engineering

Requirements

Background in science or engineering discipline
Familiarity with daily work and logistics of a laboratory
Ability to read and understand technical documentation and drawings
Ability to program and troubleshoot automation equipment
Knowledge regarding process improvement tools and techniques
Experience with hand and power tool safety and use
Familiarity with programming languages such as Wolfram Mathematica
Functional understanding of “maker-space” style tooling and approaches, including but not limited to 3D printing, CNC milling, etc
Familiarity with data science and statistical techniques

Responsibilities

Designing and constructing custom integration hardware for instrumentation such as benches and enclosures
Designing and fabricating custom parts for instrument operation such as aspiration caps and calibration plates
Designing and fabricating materials handling solutions such as lab carts and sample racks
Wiring and calibrating sensors, power distribution units, and cameras
Programming and developing PLC infrastructure
Developing maintenance procedures to keep lab infrastructure in good shape
Writing SOPs (standard operating procedure) for our many custom builds
Programming instrumentation like robotic arms and diluter/dispenser systems to automate lab processes
Creating and modifying entries in the holistic company database of all objects
CAD modeling and 3D printing
CAM programming and CNC milling
Researching and learning new techniques
PLM (product lifecycle management) of all components used by the team
Learning the skills and techniques required to perform any of the above responsibilities as none of these are prerequisite knowledge

Emerald Cloud Lab’s mission is to improve the quality, speed, and accessibility of scientific research. Our system empowers scientists at Big Pharma companies, startups, and academic laboratories by allowing them to run wet lab experiments from anywhere in the world without ever stepping foot into the lab. This is where you come in.

The demand for our service is growing, and to meet that demand, we are recruiting Laboratory Developers (Lab Devs) looking to explore opportunities in the biotech space and grow with our organization. This is an on-site full-time position available in Austin, Texas. Lab Devs interface with members of other teams at ECL in order to engineer solutions in experimental development, improve workflow efficiency and robustness in experimental processes and day-to-day operations, and implement the functional capabilities of the laboratory. This position emphasizes interest in the “maker movement" and involves both hardware and software development of small-scale as well as larger, lab-wide systems.

This position can be summed up with the following responsibilities:

Designing and constructing custom integration hardware for instrumentation such as benches and enclosures
Designing and fabricating custom parts for instrument operation such as aspiration caps and calibration plates
Designing and fabricating materials handling solutions such as lab carts and sample racks
Wiring and calibrating sensors, power distribution units, and cameras
Programming and developing PLC infrastructure
Developing maintenance procedures to keep lab infrastructure in good shape
Writing SOPs (standard operating procedure) for our many custom builds
Programming instrumentation like robotic arms and diluter/dispenser systems to automate lab processes
Creating and modifying entries in the holistic company database of all objects
CAD modeling and 3D printing
CAM programming and CNC milling
Researching and learning new techniques
PLM (product lifecycle management) of all components used by the team
Learning the skills and techniques required to perform any of the above responsibilities as none of these are prerequisite knowledge

Required Experience

Background in science or engineering discipline
Familiarity with daily work and logistics of a laboratory
Ability to read and understand technical documentation and drawings

Additional Skills (preferred)

Ability to program and troubleshoot automation equipment
Knowledge regarding process improvement tools and techniques
Experience with hand and power tool safety and use
Familiarity with programming languages such as Wolfram Mathematica
Functional understanding of “maker-space” style tooling and approaches, including but not limited to 3D printing, CNC milling, etc.
Familiarity with data science and statistical techniques