Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Application, Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Biberach an der Riß
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you design and develop automation solutions for laboratory processes, integrate systems, and ensure their operational stability. You work on interfaces while continuously developing new standards.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- In your new role, you will be responsible for the design, integration, and further development of solutions for the automation and orchestration of laboratory equipment, robotics, and peripheral systems. You will align your work with global automation standards and ensure their compliance.
- They automate laboratory workflows end-to-end - from device control through process management to data integration into higher-level IT and Laboratory Information Systems (e.g., LIMS, ELN, MES, Data Lake) - and continuously develop the necessary processes, interfaces, and automation building blocks for this purpose.
- They develop concepts for modular, standards-based automation and integration architectures (e.g., based on MTP, OPC UA, REST/Message Broker) and plan their implementation in close coordination with the laboratory departments. Based on this, they further develop or redefine technical standards for automation and software interfaces.
- Furthermore, you work closely with internal and external partners (device manufacturers, IT, system integrators).
- Additionally, you ensure the stable operation and lifecycle management of the deployed automation and software components - including monitoring, error analysis, update strategies, and continuous optimization.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed master's degree in Automation Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering with several years of professional experience, or alternatively a bachelor's degree with extensive professional experience.
Qualifications
- Solid knowledge of software development and system integration, ideally in an industrial or laboratory automation environment.
- Excellent knowledge of communication protocols (e.g., REST, OPC UA, MQTT, TCP/IP) as well as a basic understanding of hardware interfaces (e.g., Ethernet, RS-232, Digital IO).
- Quality-oriented and business-minded thinking and acting.
- Ability to quickly familiarize oneself with new technologies.
- Confident demeanor combined with an independent, structured work approach and strong communication skills.
- Fluent in English and very good German skills.
Experience
- Practical experience with Linux operating systems, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD processes.
- Experience with modular automation standards (e.g., MTP, SiLA2) and/or orchestration platforms is an advantage.
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What we offer
- As part of pay transparency, the proposed compensation is shared during the recruitment process.
- In addition to our competitive salaries, we offer a diverse range of benefits.
- Applications from people with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed; if equally suitable, they will be given preferential consideration.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
Topics that you deal with on the job
Job Locations
This is your employer
Boehringer Ingelheim
For over 130 years, Boehringer Ingelheim has been probing, creating and producing novel medications with high therapeutic advantages for people as well as animals. As a family-run pharmaceutical enterprise we plan long-term and consequently invest heavily in research & development. We take great pride in tackling some of the biggest health issues our world faces today. Our vision “Creating Values through Innovation” has always shaped our collaboration while serving both as requirement and momentum at once.
Description
- Founding year
- 1885
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech
Development Engineer - Laboratory Automation & Robotics
- Location
- Biberach an der Riß
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
