Senior Automation Engineer R&D Laboratory / Bayer Crop Science

Purpose of the role

The primary responsibility of the role is to lead discovery, design, development, sustainment, and maintenance efforts for laboratory automation projects. This role will identify opportunities where laboratory automation can be applied for the purposes of system and process improvement.

We have the opportunity to fill this position in Bergschenhoek or Wageningen (NL), San Nicolas (ES) or Monheim (DE).

Your tasks and responsibilities.
 

- Solves complex problems requiring original thinking and deductive reasoning and the application of scientific principles to the design and interpretation of scientific experiments.

- Responsible for protocol development using automation process control applications.

- Develops scripts that integrate automation control software with internal sample tracking databases.

- Accountable for cross-functional work in multiple platforms/process areas

- Research and stay abreast of recent trends and new technology within the automation industry.

- Identify automated solutions that improve quality, throughput and/or decrease cost of lab processes.

- Develop proposals with options for automating processes and gain buy-in from leadership for approval.

- Support controlling cost and schedule on assigned projects, including project budget/schedule estimation and proposal

- Interact with vendors in all engineering design phases and leads in assigned phases from conceptual design through design review, and system integration

- Troubleshoot and solve problems related to operation, configuration, and software integration of automation systems.

- Partner with the internal engineering and software development teams to integrate automation equipment into laboratory processes.

- Identify risks and design for safety.  Lead or review (as appropriate) safety reviews and document safety strategies including interlocks, alarms, procedures, safety systems, etc.

Who you are.

You will need to bring the following qualification in order to be successful in this position:
 

- Bachelor & 6+ years relevant work experience, Master & 4+ years, or PhD & 2+ years in engineering or science such as Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Agricultural, Electromechanics, Mechatronics, Industrial, Information Systems, or related field with strong interest in automation and robotics.

- Experience developing, deploying and using automation or robotics

- Excellent knowledge of and experience demonstrating project control skills including project planning, scheduling, cost control, and requirements development

- Expertise in diagnostics, microfluidics, automation, QC or analytical biochemistry

- High throughput laboratory automation experience with experimental and mechanical aptitude for operating and troubleshooting automation

- Proficiency with data analysis and visualization.

- Practical knowledge in Python, R, or Matlab.

What Bayer offers you
At Bayer you have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value the passion of our employees to innovate and give them the power to change.

Bayer Crop Science employees benefit from good employment conditions, such as:
- excellent competitive salary;
- an additional 8,33% holiday allowance;

- 25 days of annual leave;

- a solid retirement plan;

- plenty of challenges and international opportunities to learn and develop yourself;

- an informal and professional atmosphere.

Interested in this position?
Reach out to us by clicking the ‘Apply’ button! In case of any questions you can contact Luuck van Kooten via Luuck.vankooten.ext@bayer.com.  We kindly request you to apply through our career page.
 

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