
Automata helps life sciences labs automate experiments to increase throughput, reduce manual steps, and improve data quality. It delivers the LINQ platform, a modular combination of lab robotics…

Automata helps life sciences labs automate experiments to increase throughput, reduce manual steps, and improve data quality. It delivers the LINQ platform, a modular combination of lab robotics…
What they do: Builds LINQ, a modular lab-automation platform combining robotics hardware and cloud workflow software for life-sciences labs
Founded: 2015
Headquarters / offices: London with U.S. offices (including Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA)
Recent funding: Series C $45M (Jan 29, 2026)
Total funding reported: ≈ $144.8M (USD)
Lab automation for life-sciences workflows (genomics, cell biology and related research/diagnostic labs).
2015
Software Development
7.4M USD
March 2019 round to commercialize the Eva desktop robot
50M USD
Round to scale end-to-end lab automation
40M USD
October 2023 equity financing with participation from multiple investors
45M USD
Series C announced Jan 29, 2026 with participation from Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners, Octopus Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, and others
“Backed by strategic and institutional investors including Dimension, Octopus Ventures, Danaher Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, A.P. Moller Holding and others”
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Level : 4 Salary band : £70,000 - £80,000
Location : Hybrid - 3 days per week in London Office (Angel, Islington) At Automata , we're on a mission to transform how scientists work by making automation accessible to every lab in the world. We believe that by giving labs the power to automate, we can unlock discoveries that will shape the future of life sciences—from diagnostics and drug discovery to synthetic biology.
But we’re more than just a company disrupting the industry—we're a team of innovators, problem-solvers, and creators passionate about empowering scientists. Our LINQ platform combines hardware and software to streamline workflows, making lab automation fast, flexible, and affordable. This means our customers can focus on groundbreaking research, while we take care of the rest.
Why Work at Automata?
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer whose mission is to be a key contributor to our hardware team who will lead the design and delivery of mechanical products from concept through to deployment. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for creating innovative mechanical designs, working with our suppliers to ensure delivery of high quality products, and ensuring successful delivery to our customers.
This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology, sharpen your technical skills, and help build high-performance products that meet the highest standards of quality and reliability in the lab automation industry.
Why is this role important for Automata? This role is vital to ensuring the hardware team can deliver our products to our customers on time to their expected timescales while delivering on quality and performance. As laboratory automation becomes increasingly critical to scientific research and discovery, our mechanical engineers are at the forefront of developing the precise, reliable systems that enable scientists to focus on breakthrough research rather than routine tasks.
Your work directly impacts our ability to scale our business and maintain our reputation for excellence in the competitive lab automation market.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
What it takes:
Nice to have:
Why You’ll Want to Join Us
UK Team Benefits: 🍎 Vitality Health Insurance
👀 Eye Care
🚗 Salary Sacrifice - EV
🚲 Salary Sacrifice - Bike & Tech
🧘🏼♀️ Wellbeing & Support
☀️ Wellbeing & Development Allowance
💙 Spill & Employee Assistance Programme
😊 Additional Leave
👵🏼 Pension Scheme
🫂 Group Life & Critical Illness cover
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Discrimination of any kind based on race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status is strictly prohibited.
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