<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Tahoma'">(ID: 2026-3890)<p></p><br> <p><strong>Axle</strong> is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).</p> </div><br> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma'"> <p><strong>Benefits We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees</li> <li>Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays</li> <li>401K match up to 5%</li> <li>Educational Benefits for Career Growth</li> <li>Employee Referral Bonus</li> <li> Flexible Spending Accounts: <ul> <li>Healthcare (FSA)</li> <li>Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)</li> <li>Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)</li> <li>Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ck-content" data-wrapper="true" style=" font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;"><p style="margin: 0; text-align: start;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Position Overview</strong></p><p style="margin: 0; text-align: start;"> </p><p style="margin: 0; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW172808230 BCX8" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;padding:0px;text-align:justify;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;">The Laboratory Automation Engineer will program, integrate, and keep running the robots of the autonomous laboratory in Bethesda, starting with the BAB400, so that biological experiments run reliably without a person at the bench. The role builds the software layer that turns robot hardware into orchestrated, repeatable workflows, using the MADSci framework from Argonne National Laboratory. It also builds digital twins of the robots and workcells, used to plan, test, and validate protocols before they run on real hardware. The position combines hands-on robotics work in a biological lab with production-quality software development, and it works closely with IDSS data engineers, bioinformaticians, and the biologists who define the protocols.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0; text-align: start;"> </p><p style="margin: 0; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p><div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"> </span></p><ul><li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e7a160415ac6f9fbe42dfb7a80957676b"><p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:20.7px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Robot programming and control. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="line-height:20.7px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Program, calibrate, and maintain the BAB400 and other laboratory robots, including arms, liquid handlers, plate movers, and incubator and imaging interfaces.</span></span></p></li><li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e54322226a663e6631426615887e6bd78"><p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:20.7px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">MADSci integration. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="line-height:20.7px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Deploy MADSci modules, nodes, and workcell definitions so each robot and instrument can be commanded, monitored, and scheduled through a common interface. Contribute fixes and new modules back to the framework where appropriate.</span></span></p></li><li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ebec35d71c5148b2cd15a29ea0af2ce79"><p class="Paragraph SCXW223328702 BCX8" style="background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;"><span class="TextRun SCXW223328702 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:20.7px;margin:0px