Software Engineer: Automated Chemistry Technology

Software Engineer:

Automated Chemistry Technology

Location: Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Experience Must Have s: Chemistry Background, windows. net framework and Python
Experience Nice to HAVE's : C#, C++, User interface , Analytics systems , Debugs
Employment Type/ Standard operating hours: Fulltime , Onsite

Job duties

• Application development for chemistry automation systems
• Develop applications for the operation, trouble-shooting, and maintenance of new chemical automation technologies (i.e. DirectInject-LC, self-driving labs)
• Translate development-stage software infrastructure into commercial-ready applications, emphasizing ease of use and robustness
• Early-stage automation technology development
• Work with Client s hardware and chemistry team to design, develop, prototype, and optimize new automation technologies for chemistry workflows within self-driving labs
• Optimize robustness and flexibility of custom or commercially available hardware and software modules, including but not limited to:
• automated chemical synthesis modules (Mettler Toledo EasyMax, Unchained Labs Junior, Chemspeed SWING, Amigo Chem, or custom modules with programmable heat/stir elements, etc.),
• Analysis modules (HPLC, DirectInject-LC, FTIR, EasyViewer, or custom modules)
• Sample translocation (cartesian robots, articulated robotic arms, gantry systems)
• Collaborate with chemists and process engineers to integrate automation solutions into experimental workflows
• Create and implement experimental protocols for testing new automation technologies in chemical synthesis and analysis
• Systems integration and maintenance
• Oversee the software integration of automation systems with existing laboratory equipment and processes.
• Technical communication
• Prepare research output presentations, including clear data visualizations of high-density data for both technical audiences and general public
• Integrate with computer science colleagues for the curation of large data sets and data visualization.
• Support the development of technical grant proposals for submission to national and international granting agencies
• Support the preparation of technical manuscripts for internal use or publication
• Lab safety
• Complies with and supports Client s safety protocols including:
• procedures for the use and disposal of chemical materials
• Client s Environmental Management Plan
• maintenance of Client s safety records
• WHMIS, UBC, and other agencies, as required

Required qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (Software Engineering, Automation Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc.)
• Master s or doctoral degree in a relevant discipline
• 4 years of demonstrated work experience or a combination of educational and work experience in designing, developing, and implementing automation technologies, preferably in a chemistry or laboratory setting
• Experienced with Python
• Experienced with C++ and C#
• Experienced with Linux environments
• Experienced with Windows .NET framework
• Experienced and interfacing with APIs and code debugging
• Demonstrated experience in designing and executed automated chemistry workflows, including self-driving laboratories

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