Research Engineer, Lab Automation
Periodic LabsVisit Periodic Labs website
AI research and deployment company building AI scientists and autonomous laboratories for physical-science discovery.
Menlo Park, United States
About Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs develops specialized AI models and high-throughput autonomous labs that run and analyze physical experiments, initially for materials discovery including superconductors, magnets, and semiconductor applications.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will translate experimental goals into hardware, instrumentation, and workflow requirements for materials research. You will select and configure laboratory equipment, design automation-ready experiments, troubleshoot instruments, and help structure experimental data for analysis and planning.
Requirements
- Materials science
- Chemistry
- Chemical engineering
- Laboratory hardware
- Experimental workflow
- Scientific communication
- Technical requirements
- Python
- Instrument control
- Experimental data
- Automation workflow
Responsibilities
- Translate experimental goals into hardware and workflow requirements
- Evaluate, select, and configure laboratory instrumentation and hardware
- Design experimental and automation workflows
- Bridge scientists and automation and software engineers through integration specifications
- Troubleshoot instrument and workflow issues
- Help structure experimental data for analysis and planning
Benefits
- Equity
- Visa sponsorship