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Automation Engineer 2, Automation Support Applications at Ginkgo Bioworks

Department: Automation SupportEducation: education_optional

Compensation

$85,600 – $120,200/yr

Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Ginkgo Bioworks is hiring an Automation Engineer 2 to support its Support Applications Engineering team. The role owns Ginkgo’s Autonomous Lab during overnight hours, performs remote recovery and instrument maintenance, leads root-cause investigations, develops deployment playbooks and automation scripts, and maintains documentation and preventive-maintenance programs. It requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, or a related technical field plus 4–7 years of relevant experience, with onsite work in Boston five days per week on a 10 PM–6 AM graveyard shift. The base salary is $85,600–$120,200, with medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.

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