Senior Laboratory Automation Engineer at Eurofins in Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Company: Eurofins
- Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Posted: Sep 23, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 6+ years
Overview
Help drive laboratory automation, improve workflows, and solve complex technical challenges in a regulated scientific environment. We're seeking an experienced Senior Lab Automation Engineer to support and optimize automated laboratory platforms and workflows. This role combines hands-on automation …
Job description
- Help drive laboratory automation, improve workflows, and solve complex technical challenges in a regulated scientific environment.
- We're seeking an experienced Senior Lab Automation Engineer to support and optimize automated laboratory platforms and workflows. This role combines hands-on automation support, troubleshooting, validation, and continuous improvement while partnering with laboratory, quality, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, efficient, and compliant operations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert for laboratory automation systems, including liquid handlers, robotics, plate readers, and other automated laboratory instruments.
- Troubleshoot instrument, software, and workflow issues to minimize downtime and improve laboratory performance.
- Develop, implement, and optimize automated laboratory methods and processes.
- Support instrument qualification, computer system validation (CSV), calibration, maintenance, and lifecycle management activities.
- Analyze system performance data and identify opportunities for automation and process improvements.
- Train and support laboratory personnel on automated systems and best practices.
- Utilize LIMS, ELN, and related laboratory systems to maintain data integrity and compliant documentation.
- Author and review SOPs, validation documents, protocols, and technical reports.
- Ensure compliance with GLP, GMP/GxP, data integrity, and laboratory safety requirements.
Requirements
- Required
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Automation, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of industry experience supporting laboratory automation, robotics, or regulated laboratory operations.
- Hands-on experience with automated liquid handling systems such as Hamilton, Beckman, Tecan, or similar platforms.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for automated instrumentation, software, and laboratory workflows.
- Experience with system validation, qualification, and change control activities.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple functional teams.
- Knowledge of GLP, GMP/GxP, data integrity requirements, and computerized system validation.
- Experience with laboratory automation programming, workflow development, or process optimization.
- Experience with LIMS, ELN, and other laboratory informatics systems.
- Experience training, mentoring, or providing technical guidance to laboratory staff.
Skills
Required
- Laboratory automation
- Troubleshooting
- System validation
- Qualification
- Change control
- GLP
- GMP/GxP
- Data integrity
- Computerized system validation
- LIMS
- ELN
Preferred
- Laboratory automation programming
- Workflow development
- Process optimization
- Training
- Mentoring
About Eurofins
At Eurofins PSS, we work with leading international companies across the pharma, medical device, food, cosmetic & consumer products industries - who all trust us with their mission-critical testing. For 20 years, our international network of teams have served clients at their sites, across 20 countries. PSS® is part of Eurofins Scientific, an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services across multiple industries, through a network of over 950 laboratories in 60 countries, and c.a. 63,000 employees.