Automation Engineer, ECE Administration
Boston, MAFull-time$120–125K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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The Automation Engineer designs, implements, and maintains code-driven laboratory workflows for molecular and synthetic biology. The role develops scripts and software for liquid-handling platforms, implements Hamilton VENUS methods, integrates instrument APIs and laboratory data systems, and creates custom laboratory hardware. The engineer collaborates with software engineers, project managers, and laboratory staff to convert manual protocols into validated automated processes; familiarity with multiple automation platforms and vendor ecosystems is a plus.
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Automation Engineer, ECE Administration
Job Description
Automation Engineer, ECE Administration
Category
Charles River Campus --> Professional
Job Location
Boston, MA, United States
Tracking Code
26501062320910
Posted Date
10/5/2026
Salary Grade
Grade 51
Expected Hiring Range Minimum
$120,375.00
Expected Hiring Range Maximum
$125,000.00
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
The Automation Engineer will design, implement, and maintain code-driven laboratory workflows for molecular biology and synthetic biology applications, including documentation, validation, and version control. This role involves writing automation scripts and software to program, control, and troubleshoot liquid handling platforms - including Opentrons and Hamilton systems - and implementing Hamilton VENUS methods in code to translate established biological workflows into validated automated processes. The engineer will build integrations with instrument APIs and laboratory data systems to enable automated data transfer and workflow orchestration, and will also design and implement custom laboratory hardware solutions, including 3D-printed components. This role requires close collaboration with software engineers, project managers, and laboratory staff to convert manual protocols into robust, code-based automated systems, with familiarity across multiple automation platforms and vendor ecosystems considered a plus.
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We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $120,375.00-$125,000.00
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,329 open Automation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–125K/yr
- Massachusetts median$94–134K/yr51 salary ranges
- US median$102–155K/yr1,322 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $123K, is 6% above the Massachusetts median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Automation Engineer salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Automation Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 2,329 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Amazon9 open
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- Experience
- Automation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (1,939 postings).
- Education
- 1,127 of the 2,329 open Automation Engineer jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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