# Senior Automation Engineer

ABOUT LGC BIOSEARCH TECHNOLOGIES: With manufacturing sites across the US, UK, Germany and Denmark, LGC Biosearch Technologies has plans to continue growing. We deliver mission critical genomics to our diverse customer base in molecular diagnostics, pharma/biotech and agrigenomics. Our integrated portfolio of products, services and expertise supports our purpose of Science for a Safer World and we have embodied our mission by working with customers to enable research into life-altering treatment for disease and illness worldwide. We are currently seeking candidates who are up for the challenge of operating in a high-growth, purpose-driven organisation. This is a 12-month contract position. The Senior Automation Engineer provides senior-level technical leadership and hands-on execution for automation, robotics, liquid handling, and instrument integration projects supporting oligonucleotide manufacturing and process development activities at the Petaluma site. Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, Petaluma, this role works closely with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT), Process Design, Facilities, Quality, Operational Technology, Enterprise Information Tech

- **Id**: 1143146
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/lgc-group-senior-automation-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Petaluma, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-23T12:55:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-28
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T21:35:22Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 49
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9871
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Laboratory Equipment, Testing, Inspection & Certification

## Company

- **Id**: 4750
- **Name**: LGC Group
- **Domain**: lgcgroup.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lgc-group>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 140263
- **Max**: 210395
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 210395

## Technologies

- **C#** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **LIMS** — Optional: no
- **OPC UA** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 49

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-23T13:26:08Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 35
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.769
- **P room**: 0.45
- **Age days**: 48
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 210395
- **Is top pay**: yes

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