Co-Op, Next Gen Engineering
Lila SciencesCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Posted 2 months agoDescription
Your Impact at LILA
Lila is actively seeking talented and motivated students to join us in ushering in a new era of scientific intelligence. Throughout your co-op, you'll have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with diverse engineering teams spanning multiple disciplines, gaining hands-on experience testing and validating cutting-edge tooling while making meaningful contributions across a variety of projects.
What You'll Be Building
- Work with cross-functional engineering teams to design, develop, and implement software and hardware tools that enable SSI (Scientific Super Intelligence) and advance scientific discovery through intelligent automation.
- Onboard laboratory equipment onto our AISF platform by installing custom software, testing equipment processes, and ensuring seamless operation within our automated infrastructure.
- Document learnings, observations, and contributions for internal teams to review and iterate on, helping improve our processes and methodologies.
- Participate in additional engineering initiatives and special projects, contributing your skills to support the Next Gen Engineering team's goals.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in a STEM field (e.g., Bioengineering, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Science).
- Proficiency or strong interest in software development and programming.
- Experience with hands-on projects or prototyping that demonstrates technical curiosity.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
Bonus Points For
- Passionate about the intersection of lab automation and AI.
- Experience working with scientific equipment in academic labs.
- Familiarity with bench science assays.
- Nice to have: a track record of defining your own role in complex projects.
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We’re All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
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