# Staff Automation Engineer at Guardant Health

- Company: Guardant Health
- What the company does: Guardant Health is a leading precision medicine company focused on transforming patient care and conquering cancer with data. Backed by Khosla, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://guardanthealth.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $161K to $221K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://gh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/gh/job/Palo-Alto-CA/Staff-Automation-Engineer_R-101280-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/guardant-health-staff-automation-engineer/

## About the role

As a Staff Lab Automation Engineer, you will participate in the design, build, and deployment of integrated laboratory work cells for NGS sample and reagent processing. You will architect multi-instrument systems, including liquid handlers, robotic arms and peripherals from concept through validation. You will engineer solutions that meet assay performance requirements while improving reliability, throughput, and cost, and you will mentor engineers and partner with assay, operations, quality, and regulatory teams. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- BS in engineering or science with 8+ years of related experience, MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years
- Track record delivering integrated, multi-instrument work cells from concept through deployment
- Hands-on experience with liquid handlers (e.g., Hamilton STAR, Agilent Bravo, Lynx), and robotic arms (e.g., Brooks PreciseFlex)
- Experience developing interfaces between lab automation and Laboratory Information Management (LIMS) databases
- Proficiency in C#, VB.NET, or Python, familiarity with XML and JSON
- Experience with validation and documentation in regulated environments (IVD, LDT, etc.)


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