Software Engineer

Work Schedule: This is a full time, exempt (salaried) position assigned to a First Shift schedule, with standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. Business needs may occasionally require flexibility in work hours, including earlier, later, or additional hours, with reasonable notice provided when possible., * Design, develop, and support application-level software for laboratory automation equipment, including liquid-handling and instrument-tending robotic systems.

• Develop and maintain embedded and networked automation software from design and prototyping through production and post-deployment support.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to develop bring-up, testing, and diagnostic software for automation equipment.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Engineering Design, and end users to define and refine application requirements.
• Contribute to the development of reusable core tools and libraries to simplify application development in Java and related environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain application-specific user interfaces, web services, backend database systems, and performance-tracking solutions.
• Support troubleshooting of production and field service issues in collaboration with Customer Care teams.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop software within an ISO 13485 quality-regulated environment., The Senior Software Engineer designs, develops, and supports software solutions for advanced laboratory automation and robotic systems. This role is hands-on and spans the full development lifecycle, including system design, implementation, testing, validation, and production support. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional product development teams and manufacturing partners and contributes to both technical leadership and mentoring of engineers. The Senior Software Engineer plays a key role in advancing automation capabilities, improving system reliability, and supporting high-quality laboratory operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, or an Associate’s degree with 4 or more years of experience in robotics, or a high school diploma with 10 or more years of experience in robotics or automation.
• 5 or more years of experience developing application-level software for laboratory or industrial automation systems.
• 5 or more years of experience with industrial automation technologies including robotics, pneumatic actuators, sensors, and servo motors.
• 5 or more years of experience using Java or another object-oriented programming language.
• 5 or more years of experience applying object-oriented design methodologies.
• 5 or more years of experience developing embedded or real-time Java applications.
• 5 or more years of experience using development environments such as Eclipse or Visual Studio Code, including source control and module management tools.
• 5 or more years of experience using Git-based version control systems.
• 5 or more years of experience developing machine-vision algorithms for inspection, guidance, or robotic control., * 5 or more years of experience working with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• 1 or more year of experience creating drivers or interfaces for third-party equipment.
• 1 or more year of experience working with relational or NoSQL database architectures.
• 1 or more year of experience supporting laboratory procedures within life sciences or diagnostic environments.

Additional Job Standards

• Experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, or Hibernate JPA.
• Experience working with Java messaging systems such as ActiveMQ or comparable technologies.
• Experience developing REST-based web services.
• Experience working with enterprise database platforms such as MySQL, Oracle, MariaDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with production metrics, data analytics, or large-scale data processing.
• Exposure to ETL workflows or large data migration initiatives.
• Knowledge of CSS, HTML5, and front-end frameworks such as Angular.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to support collaboration across cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams., Algorithms, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Cassandra, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Automation Systems, Biology, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Continuous Improvement, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Migration, Data Processing, Database Architecture, Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL), Database Technology, Diagnostics Solutions/Software, Docker, Embedded Systems, Environmental Sciences, Genetics, Git, HTML5, Hibernate, High Reliability, High School Diploma, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Java, Java Persistence API (JPA), Laboratory, Laboratory Automation, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, MariaDB, Medical Conditions, Mentoring, Messaging Technology, Metrics, Microsoft Visual Studio, MongoDB, MySQL, Network Administration/Management, Network Software, NoSQL, On Site Support, Oracle, Performance Analysis, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Marketing, Production Support, Programming Languages, Prototyping, REST (Representational State Transfer), Relational Databases (RDBMS), Reliability Engineering, Robotics, Servomechanism, Software Administration, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Spring Framework, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Testing, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Validation Testing, Web Services, Writing Skills