AstraZeneca

Senior Mechatronics Engineer - Advanced Laboratory Robotics

AstraZeneca$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD + 0 years, MS + 4 years, or BS + 8 years in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering.
  • 4+ years of experience in integrating robots and instruments with control systems for automation.
  • Hands-on experience with motion systems, machine guarding, and creating electrical/mechanical drawings.
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams including scientists and engineers.
  • Ability to handle physical demands of working in a lab environment, including lifting and PPE compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, integrate, and commission robotic work cells and automated subsystems.
  • Interface instruments and sensors, implementing verification using modern methodologies.
  • Collaborate on state models and validate system performance in live scenarios.
  • Support material-flow mechanics and logistics operations.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and validation records.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve live system issues, driving continuous improvement in system reliability.
  • Train end-users on systems usability and ergonomics.

Benefits

  • Flexible in-person working arrangement with a minimum of four days in the office.
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on life-changing therapies.
  • Collaboration in innovative teams driving automation in scientific workflows.
Full Job Description
Be a key member of the Advanced Robotics & Data Orchestration Team, building and sustaining the mechanical, electrical, and control systems that turn instruments and robots into reliable, reusable, push-button workflows for Alexion's Product Development & Clinical Supply organization. Help transform our multimodality product development labs from manual, time intensive workflows, into an automated, scalable, and scientist-friendly ecosystem by designing and commissioning work cells, integrating devices and sensors, and partnering with Lab Orchestration and Data Engineering experts to improve uptime, safety, and data integrity. Help us accelerate life-changing therapies to patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases. This is what you will do: • Design, integrate, and commission robotic work cells and lab automation subsystems (conveyors, gantry/robot arms, end-of-arm tooling, enclosures, and safety systems). • Interface instruments and sensors (I/O, controllers, industrial connectivity) and implement verification using vision and sensor fusion where appropriate. • Collaborate with Lab Orchestration experts on state models, exception handling, and recovery patterns; validate timing, interlocks, and recipe steps on live systems. • Support material-flow mechanics with Lab Orchestration & Material Management experts (kitting, staging, pick and place, chain of custody). • Create and maintain electrical and mechanical drawings, requirements specifications, risk assessments, and validation documentation and testing (factory/site, installation/operational). • Troubleshoot live issues, drive root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions; improve reliability metrics (mean-time between failures and mean-time to repair, first-pass yield). • Partner with scientists and operators on usability and ergonomics; train users and provide day two enablement. You will be responsible for: • Commissioning work cells that meet safety, reliability, and usability targets. • Accurate drawings, documentation, and validation artifacts suitable for audit sensitive environments. • Integration quality (signal integrity, interlocks, calibration) and sustained performance against agreed reliability objectives. • Continuous improvement of uptime, material flow reliability, error/rerun reduction, and operator experience. You will need to have: • Education/experience: PhD + 0 years, or MS + 4 years, or BS + 8 years in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering (or equivalent experience)-including 4+ years integrating robots and instruments with control systems, safety, and sensors in lab or industrial automation. • Hands on experience with motion systems, machine guarding, vision/sensing, and creating electrical/mechanical drawings. • Strong cross functional collaboration with lab orchestration specialists, software engineers, data engineers, operators, and scientists • The duties of this role may require periodic work in a laboratory or manufacturing environment. As is typical of such roles, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: lift/carry 15/30 pounds unassisted/assisted; work comfortably in a controlled environment with and around hazardous materials; gown/degown PPE; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours. We would prefer for you to have: • Experience with device integration and verification in lab work cells, including vision/sensing for part/sample detection, robot safety systems, and common lab instrument interfaces (serial/Ethernet, digital/analog I/O). • Familiarity with data integrity and regulated lab practices, and with reliability practices (telemetry, alarms, service level objectives) and structured postmortems. In person working statement: When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That is why we work, on average, a minimum of four days per week from the office. We balance this expectation while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world. Date Posted 22-jun-2026 Closing Date 05-jul-2026

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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