Amyris is a pioneer in advanced precision fermentation, helping customers grow responsibly, securely, and profitably with renewable molecules at scale. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
About the role
At Amyris, we value that everyone’s career journey is unique and authentic to who they are. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply and grow alongside us! You may be just the right candidate for this or other open roles. Ready to put your hands-on laboratory automation experience to work while growing your programming skills? Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, a related scientific or engineering field, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience
- Approximately 2–3 years of relevant experience in laboratory automation, laboratory instrumentation, engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, or a related technical environment
- Exposure to laboratory scheduling or orchestration platforms such as Biosero Green Button Go, Agilent VWorks, HighRes Cellario, or similar systems
- Basic familiarity with scripting or programming concepts used in automation environments, such as Python, C#, VBScript, or similar languages, with an interest in developing these skills further
- Ability to apply systematic troubleshooting methods to routine and moderately complex hardware, software, labware, and workflow-related problems
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly, document work effectively, collaborate with laboratory users and engineering colleagues, and seek guidance when appropriate
More about this role
At Amyris, we value that everyone’s career journey is unique and authentic to who they are. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply and grow alongside us! You may be just the right candidate for this or other open roles.
Ready to put your hands-on laboratory automation experience to work while growing your programming skills?
Join Amyris as an Automation Engineer II and help scientists work faster and more reliably by supporting, troubleshooting, and improving automated laboratory workflows. You’ll work directly with liquid handlers, laboratory instrumentation, scientists, and experienced automation engineers to develop reliable, high-throughput workflows—from genetic design through screening and analysis.
If you enjoy solving practical hardware and workflow challenges and want to build your scripting and programming capabilities, this is an opportunity to make a visible impact on a production-scale synthetic biology platform.
*This is a fully onsite role based in Emeryville, CA.
- Method & Workflow Development: Support the development, modification, testing, and deployment of automated laboratory methods on liquid handlers and other laboratory automation platforms....
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