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About us

CYTENA is a young and fast-growing high-tech company dedicated to the development of automated, high-precision laboratory instruments for life science research and the pharmaceutical industry. Our award-winning instruments are used in renowned academic and pharmaceutical laboratories worldwide to automate workflows across a wide range of applications, including stable cell line development, single-cell omics, high-throughput screening, and drug discovery. Since 2019, CYTENA has been part of the BICO Group.

Our mission is: At CYTENA, we make the development of modern therapies faster, safer, and more affordable.

Join CYTENA as a Senior Automation Engineer (m/f/d) and play a key role in developing and advancing our turnkey laboratory automation solutions. In this hands-on engineering role, you will design, develop, integrate, and validate automated laboratory workcells and workflows, combining liquid handling, robotics, software, and life-science applications. You will work closely with interdisciplinary teams across software development, applications, product management, and engineering and contribute to the strategic development of our C.STATION portfolio.

This position is based on-site at our office in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and includes international travel to our customers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate automated workflows using liquid handling platforms, robotic systems, laboratory instruments, and associated software.
  • Contribute to software development (e.g. in C# and Python) and integration activities in close collaboration with applications, software development, product management, and other internal stakeholders.
  • Contribute to the development of software strategies for the X.STATION portfolio and support its strategic product roadmap in close collaboration with Product Management.
  • Apply AI-first development approaches to accelerate the design, programming, integration, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting of liquid handling systems and automated laboratory workflows.
  • Develop and execute component- and system-level test cases and support the verification and validation of automated workflows.
  • Perform commissioning, acceptance testing, and preventive maintenance of C.STATION systems at customer sites.
  • Manage technical projects and sub-projects in alignment with the line manager and relevant cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Contribute to continuous improvements in the architecture, reliability, scalability, and usability of our laboratory automation solutions.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable technical or life-science discipline.
  • Approximately five years of relevant professional experience in laboratory automation, with a strong understanding of automated laboratory workflows and their technical and operational challenges.
  • In-depth knowledge of liquid handling platforms, such as HAMILTON, Opentrons, or comparable systems, combined with hands-on experience in programming, integrating, and troubleshooting automated workflows.
  • Practical experience with collaborative robots, robotic systems, or automated laboratory workcells.
  • Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas:Cell culture automation workflows; or Molecular diagnostic workflows, including library preparation for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS).
  • Proven experience managing technical or cross-functional projects and working with agile development frameworks.
  • Strong affinity for software-driven automation and the integration of hardware, software, instruments, and biological workflows.
  • Strong AI proficiency, ideally with practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for engineering, programming, testing, documentation, or laboratory automation.
  • Structured and analytical problem-solving skills combined with a hands-on mentality and a high degree of ownership.
  • Willingness to travel internationally to customer sites.

What we offer

Being part of CYTENA means being part of something bigger, as our goal is to help shape the future of medical development. We are an emerging life-science company with multiple award-winning products and a great team characterized by fun, friendliness, collaboration, and mutual support.

  • Agile start-up culture: We are a dynamic and internationally operating company and are proud of our flat organizational structure. We work in an agile environment and in cross-functional teams.
  • Flexible working: For us, it is all about results. We want our employees to be as productive and happy as possible, which is why we offer a flexible working model.
  • Team building: Collaboration is key for us! We are open-minded, support each other, and enjoy organizing team events.
  • Benefits: The CYTENA team always gives its best, and we want to give something back. You can choose between three great benefits: a public transport job ticket, Givve Card, or Hansefit – your choice!
  • On top: We offer free fruit, water and coffee, a cereal bar and other snacks, a well-connected office with a beautiful rooftop terrace, ball pit, chillout area, underground parking spaces, and much more.
  • Green City Freiburg: Our new and modern Green City office is located in Freiburg’s Güterbahnhof district, a vibrant new neighborhood. Situated at the gateway to the Black Forest in sunny southwest Germany, Freiburg is a green university city with a historic city center, unique charm, and a wide range of leisure and cultural activities.
  • Company pension scheme: The future of our employees matters to us. We offer the opportunity to participate in a direct insurance pension scheme with attractive conditions and an employer contribution above the statutory minimum through our insurance partner.
  • The chance to make a difference: We are part of the life-science industry, and our work provides a great opportunity to contribute to the development of new medicines and treatments that can help hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. We are shaping the future!

Would you like to become part of our success story? Then apply online via our application portal. Please note that, for data protection reasons, we cannot accept applications by email.

At CYTENA, we don’t just accept difference, we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. We are an equal opportunity workplace and will always pride ourselves on being a collaborative environment.

BICO leverages a global portfolio of pioneering brands fusing automation, intelligence, and data to unlock scientific discovery at scale in pharma and biotech. With 53,600+ instruments installed in over 65 countries, BICO products, software, and solutions are found in more than 3,500 laboratories, including the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies, and have been cited in over 13,000 publications. BICO strives towards the vision to enable life-science labs to accelerate the discoveries that change lives. BICO is listed on Mid-Cap, Nasdaq Stockholm under BICO. www.bico.com

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