Research Engineer - Automated Lab Development

# Research Engineer
- Automated Lab Development Redmond, WA Engineering+ 5 more Apply nowAt Meta, we are looking for an experienced and motivated engineer to define and drive the software orchestration and physical infrastructure for our autonomous,  self-driving  battery research lab. In this role, you will lead the technical build-out of connected, multi-station automated workcells and guide the architecture for APIs and data pipelines required to bridge laboratory hardware with advanced machine learning pipelines.

Collaborating closely with a cross-functional team of materials scientists and ML engineers, your orchestration platform will directly accelerate the closed-loop discovery and deployment of next-generation battery technologies for next-generation devices.

---## Research Engineer
- Automated Lab Development Responsibilities
* Define the overall technical roadmap and detailed system architecture to build an autonomous, automated, end-to-end battery research lab, seamlessly integrating both commercially available instruments and custom hardware solutions
* Identify gaps where commercial automation solutions fall short. Define strategies for external partner engagement and directly lead the co-development of custom automation approaches with third-party vendors. Own build-out of partner automation solutions within Meta labs. Drive or directly develop application-specific customizations and extensions of automation solutions
* Guide development of software by internal and/or external partners to operate individual system components, orchestrate the full system, and provide resulting data to researchers
* Translate the needs of internal research scientists into actionable hardware and software engineering specifications for the autonomous lab system, ensuring continuous alignment with core research objectives