BillionToOne

Automation Service Engineering Associate II, Prenatal

BillionToOne$83K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific or engineering discipline.
  • 1+ year of hands-on experience servicing liquid handlers, or 2+ years in a relevant technical service role.
  • Familiarity with basic coding and flow control logic in automation.
  • Understanding of clinical laboratory assays and their applications.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with minimal direction required.
  • Excellent documentation skills and knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
  • Customer service focus with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide first-line service response for automated processes and instrumentation in the Union City facility.
  • Conduct routine preventive maintenance for laboratory instruments and automation systems.
  • Perform equipment qualifications, including Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualification.
  • Troubleshoot and triage equipment issues, coordinating vendor support as needed.
  • Draft and revise documentation for equipment operation and troubleshooting.
  • Maintain spare parts inventory and service records in compliance with GDP.
  • Identify and implement process improvements while supporting validation plans.
  • Participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives as assigned.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with passionate colleagues and a global vision.
  • Open culture with regular Town Hall meetings for transparency.
  • Opportunity to impact patient lives positively through transformative diagnostics.
  • Multiple medical benefit options with significant employer contributions.
  • Generous paid Family Bonding Leave for new parents.
  • Fertility benefits coverage included.
  • Retirement savings program with 4% company match.
  • Increased paid time off with tenure.
  • Access to state-of-the-art hardware and facilities.
  • Complimentary daily lunches from local eateries.
  • Campus perks like a top-tier gym and restaurant.
  • Free on-site EV charging for electric vehicles.
Full Job Description
BillionToOne is seeking an Automation Service Engineering Associate II to support high-throughput clinical patient testing in our CLIA-certified laboratory. This role provides primary service response for laboratory operations at our Union City site, including troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of laboratory equipment and automation. The role will also contribute to cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving reliability, throughput, and quality. The ideal candidate excels at customer service, resolves issues with laboratory automation, and maintains thorough, compliant documentation. This is an on-site role supporting critical clinical operations; occasional off-hours support may be required.

Shift Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 3pm-11:30pm (+PM Shift Differential)

Responsibilities:
  • Provide first-line service response for automated processes and instrumentation across the Union City facility.
  • Execute and/or coordinate routine preventive maintenance for laboratory instruments and automation systems.
  • Perform equipment qualifications, including Installation (IQ), Operational (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ).
  • Troubleshoot and triage equipment issues; coordinate vendor support and escalations as needed.
  • Draft and revise documentation related to equipment operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Maintain organized spare parts inventory and comprehensive, GDP-compliant service records.
  • Identify, propose, and help implement process improvements; support testing and validation plans.
  • Participate in special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific or engineering discipline.
  • 1+ year of hands-on experience servicing liquid handlers, or 2+ years in a technical service role (biotech, medical devices, clinical lab, or related).
  • Familiarity with coding basics and flow control logic used in automation workflows.
  • Understanding of clinical laboratory assays and their applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems with minimal direction.
  • Ability to interpret data to prioritize work and guide troubleshooting.
  • Excellent documentation skills and working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
  • Strong customer service orientation and effective verbal and written communication.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively and build strong cross-functional relationships.
  • High attention to detail, accuracy, initiative, and self-motivation.
  • Capacity and willingness to learn in a complex, fast-paced laboratory environment.

Nice-to-Haves:
  • Experience troubleshooting liquid handler scripts and/or programming for laboratory automation.
  • Experience with general programming or scripting languages.
  • Experience working in a CLIA-regulated clinical laboratory environment.
  • Experience developing and delivering training programs and conducting knowledge transfer.

Benefits And Perks:
  • Working alongside brilliant, kind, passionate and dedicated colleagues, in an empowering environment, toward a global vision, striving for a future in which transformative molecular diagnostics can help millions of patients
  • Open, transparent culture that includes weekly Town Hall meetings
  • The ability to indirectly or directly change the lives of hundreds of thousands patients
  • Multiple medical benefit options; employee premiums paid 100% of select plans, dependents covered up to 80%
  • Extremely generous Family Bonding Leave for new parents (16 weeks, paid at 100%)
  • Supplemental fertility benefits coverage
  • Retirement savings program including a 4% Company match
  • Increase paid time off with increased tenure
  • Latest and greatest hardware (laptop, lab equipment, facilities)
  • Daily on-site lunches provided from top eateries
  • A variety of perks on campus (state of the art gym, restaurant)
  • Free on-site EV charging (compatible with all EVs, including Tesla)

At BillionToOne, we are proud to offer a combination of a (1) base pay range (actual amount offered is based on experience and salary/equity options split that the candidate chooses), (2) generous equity options offering, (3) corporate bonus program, on top of (4) industry leading company benefits (free healthcare options, 401k match, very generous fully paid parental leave, etc.).

For this position, we offer a total compensation package of $83,781 per year, including a base pay rate of $31.48 - $32.36 per hour.

About BillionToOne

BillionToOne is a biotechnology company that develops molecular diagnostics for genetic diseases. The company's platform, called the QCT molecular counter, uses a proprietary technology to detect rare mutations in DNA samples. BillionToOne's technology is used in prenatal testing, cancer diagnostics, and other applications. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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10 employees
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Founded
2016

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