Laboratory Automation Engineer (Robotics and Digital Twins)

<div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';">(ID: 2026-3890) <p>&nbsp;</p> <br> <p><strong>Axle</strong> is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';"> <p><strong>Benefits We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>100% Medical, Dental &amp; Vision Coverage for Employees</li> <li>Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays</li> <li>401K match up to 5%</li> <li>Educational Benefits for Career Growth</li> <li>Employee Referral Bonus</li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts: <ul> <li>Healthcare (FSA)</li> <li>Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)</li> <li>Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)</li> <li>Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ck-content" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;" data-wrapper="true"> <p style="margin: 0;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW172808230 BCX8" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">The Laboratory Automation Engineer will program, integrate, and keep running the robots of the autonomous laboratory in Bethesda, starting with the BAB400, so that biological experiments run reliably without a person at the bench. The role builds the software layer that turns robot hardware into orchestrated, repeatable workflows, using the MADSci framework from Argonne National Laboratory. It also builds digital twins of the robots and workcells, used to plan, test, and validate protocols before they run on real hardware. The position combines hands-on robotics work in a biological lab with production-quality software development, and it works closely with IDSS data engineers, bioinformaticians, and the biologists who define the protocols.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e68c989bcbbd8125f5c9915d4c98409b0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Robot programming and control. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Program, calibrate, and maintain the BAB400 and other laboratory robots, including arms, liquid handlers, plate movers, and incubator and imaging interfaces.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee3bc8c5842e703c7da2dd20da0aa1690"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">MADSci integration. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Deploy MADSci modules, nodes, and workcell definitions so each robot and instrument can be commanded, monitored, and scheduled through a common interface. Contribute fixes and new modules back to the framework where appropriate.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e551b5e09b4c5eaf4cb09c06c875a0910"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Workflow development and scheduling. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Translate biological protocols (cell culture, iPSC maintenance, passaging, media exchange, imaging, sampling) into automated workflows with sequencing, timing, resource tracking, and recovery from failures.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e4f24fda0f48970b0865b800c829eaca1"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Instrument and data integration. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Connect robot and instrument outputs to the data pipelines, LIMS, and metadata systems maintained by IDSS, so every run is logged, traceable, and reusable.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee2485acc5ca09aac14739c06de18b6b1"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Validation and reliability. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Develop acceptance tests, error handling, logging, and monitoring. Troubleshoot hardware and software faults, and document root causes and fixes.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e56a36d66ee5ae1e4b4cad1953cfcc6b0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Safety and compliance. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Implement interlocks and safe-state behavior, and follow laboratory, biosafety, and NIH/HHS security requirements.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e72e2c6cef1189830c6573d34c4be534a"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Tool evaluation. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Evaluate robots, drivers, simulators, and frameworks, and prepare short technical assessments for IDSS leadership.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e2d96c3ec3f0566fe42ab5b95c5f32b2e"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Training and documentation. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Train laboratory staff to operate and recover the system, and write standard operating procedures and technical documentation.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <p style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p> <div class="SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">The selection standard is demonstrated ability to get automated systems working. A degree in engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related science is common, but equivalent practical experience is fully acceptable.</span></span></p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="eaa00e7d22bd7d6788c6cb4de3642b73a"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Automation experience. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Several years of hands-on experience with laboratory robotics or comparable automation, such as robotic arms, liquid handlers, plate handlers, or workcells, including installing, programming, calibrating, and troubleshooting them.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e4305477159c1ee75b62f501d27fbeaad"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Robot software. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with the software that drives laboratory robots: vendor APIs and SDKs, device drivers, and orchestration or scheduling software.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e826063c489db8175a5bf9dbf694bbde0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Laboratory context. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Some experience with robotics in a biological laboratory (cell culture, molecular biology, or assay automation), and comfort working around biological materials under biosafety practices.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e42c7fd2e70a8b2560029fc6efd149b3e"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Programming. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Strong Python, including asynchronous or service-style code, REST APIs, and working with hardware or network protocols (serial, TCP/IP, OPC UA, or similar).</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e9a9ba4402a405fd1de60d955a09d1387"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Software engineering practices. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with Git, testing, and code review, and with Docker for deploying software next to hardware.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ef9b8b2079c8040013b53c67505b36355"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Protocol translation. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Ability to read a protocol, understand what the biology requires, and turn it into a reliable automated workflow.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e4a1743b9414521ffe6d17485e5791893"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Communication. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Strong communication skills and the ability to train laboratory staff.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee0b218bddd67fbf77098bd17eb26775f"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW241543425 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 9.33333px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Clearance. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW241543425 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Ability to obtain and maintain NIH/HHS security clearance and meet federal contractor suitability requirements.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <p style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee17131dcb9e5c231d08b60125bd298eb"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Direct experience with MADSci, or with similar laboratory orchestration frameworks (for example PyLabRobot, Opentrons tooling, or ROS-based systems).</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e878cb242e3ecb8be3111cbbec2f2a348"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with simulation platforms such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MoveIt, or similar robot simulators.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e94fe98a3669ba4297a6f6f42c07e49ec"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with stem cell, iPSC, organoid, or tissue engineering laboratories.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e0496dadbb6b596f403c26780b3b4072d"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with self-driving or autonomous laboratories, including closed-loop experiments driven by ML or optimization.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e69e978f9a55d9520a9c686d3af81c0cd"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience with imaging instruments and plate-based assays.</span></span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="eab3b38bcd3e2e342e7a1d4fadbddf080"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW13006303 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW13006303 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Experience building or using simulation or digital-twin models of robotic systems, or a clear record of learning a new simulator quickly.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <p style="margin: 0;">&nbsp;</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma'; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.</p> <p>The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.</p> <p>Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: <span style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:[redacted]" target=" _blank">[redacted]</a> </span></p> <p>This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>#IND</p> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$120,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$160,000 USD</span></div></div></div>