Lab Automation Engineer

EnginZyme is a Swedish venture-backed startup building a new, sustainable way to produce the building blocks of the world — the billion tonnes of plastics, nylons, rubbers, and all the other things that we touch on a day to day basis. Founded in 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden, we're funded by well-known investors, have been recognised as Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, and we are on a mission to transform one of the world's largest industries. We have just raised €22M in Series B funding and are now expanding our automation team, which is where you come in.
In our RnD labs we process hundreds of samples daily. We continuously screen for the best biocatalyst and the optimal conditions in wide, multi-parameter search. The backbone of our enzyme screening process is our lab automation equipment - including liquid handling robots - that enable us to process many candidates and conditions simultaneously.
We need your help to make the best out of our automated screening processes, increasing our throughput by planning experimental designs and maximising the capabilities of our robotic equipment. We want you to push the envelope of what our robots can do. Enable us to cover an ever wider breadth of possible wet lab activities and increasing a scientist walkaway time. After all, the quality of our experiments is only as good as the reliability of our robotics, so keeping them operating at full capacity is a top priority.


What you’ll do
You will work with a small group of software developers and automation engineers supporting the RnD Enzyme Screening infrastructure
Key tasks and responsibilities are:
Assist scientists in the development and maintenance of liquid handling methods.
Maintenance of laboratory automation equipment, calibration and upgrades (including components procurement and suppliers relationships)
Super-charging robot capabilities with custom scripts - adding logging, error handling and notification capabilities.
Contribute to the development of our No Code Protocol Designer
Integration of lab equipment and inventory with our cloud based Laboratory Management Information System.



You will deep dive into our software stack, including Python - with robot specific libraries like PyHamilton and Opentrons - PostgreSQL and Gitlab CI/CD.
The position is based in Stockholm and may include some travel for research and development purposes.


What we can offer you
The opportunity to be part of something big and important.
Getting to advance state-of-the-art technology
To work with world-class researchers on problems at the frontier of the field
Competitive salary and equity in the company
Start-up mentality. No red tape, lots of responsibility and ownership
A friendly, very multi-cultural, tight-knit group employing 52 people from 24 different countries
An environment where you’re free — and expected — to continuously learn and grow
One of the best cities in the world to live and work, and we offer relocation support and help you get set up. But don't take our word for the quality of life in Stockholm — instead just listen to this guy for five minutes:https://youtu.be/CAkdWUjdJyA



Who you are
We’re looking for people who share our passion for problem-solving with no toolkit boundaries. You have a scientific background and have driven a project in a wetlab before. You have endured manual pipetting work and since then have moved on to use liquid handling robots and other lab automation equipment. You have experience in planning high throughput screening experiments and programming robots.
Furthermore, you have developed multipurpose IT skills (python, SQL and Git are your bread and butter), and you have contributed code to larger projects, so you are used to writing clear, maintainable and testable code.
In terms of personal qualities, we’re looking for someone who is passionate about their work and who wants to push boundaries. And, not least, who is also a friendly, cooperative person. If this describes you, you’ll fit in with the rest of the team!