Cellares
Senior Automation Engineer (I, II, III)
$90K–$210K
South San Francisco, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years developing and programming liquid handling automation methods.
- Education
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and validates automated liquid-handling assays and workflows for Cellares’ Cell Q system, supporting their transfer into production use.
What you'll do
- Develop and troubleshoot liquid-handling protocols and Biosero Green Button Go code for automated assays.
- Design, execute, and document experiments and testing to optimize and confirm method performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transfer developed assays into validated production use.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Biotechnology, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience developing and programming liquid-handling automation methods.
- Hands-on experience coding in Biosero's Green Button Go (GBG) software, or equivalent scheduling software experience.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C#.
Nice to have
- Experience on Tecan Fluent.
- Familiarity with flow cytometry, genomic, and cell-based assays.
Pay
USD 90,000–210,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Cell Q, Biosero Green Button Go (GBG), Tecan Fluent, Python, C#
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