Operations and Quality Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

Lila Sciences
Cambridge
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 88,000 - 126,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 3-7 yearsSkills: ["Organizational skills","Cross-functional coordination","Strong written communication","Execution discipline","Bias toward usability"]

Coordinate the operational lifecycle and deployment systems that enable AI Science Factories to scale. You’ll support rollout and daily administration of lifecycle tools (including Arena PLM), maintain release structures, part numbering, baselines, and commissioning evidence, and keep operational documentation and knowledge systems current and usable. Partnering across engineering, robotics, software, research operations, facilities, EHS, and IT/OT, you’ll help ensure lightweight, consistently adopted workflows for globally deployable AISF platforms.

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Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences
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Operations and Quality Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

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Job Summary

Coordinate the operational lifecycle and deployment systems that enable AI Science Factories to scale. You’ll support rollout and daily administration of lifecycle tools (including Arena PLM), maintain release structures, part numbering, baselines, and commissioning evidence, and keep operational documentation and knowledge systems current and usable. Partnering across engineering, robotics, software, research operations, facilities, EHS, and IT/OT, you’ll help ensure lightweight, consistently adopted workflows for globally deployable AISF platforms.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support rollout and day-to-day administration of operational lifecycle systems, including Arena PLM and related engineering repositories.
  • •Maintain release structures, revision workflows, part numbering systems, deployment baselines, and operational records.
  • •Coordinate lightweight operational workflows for deployment readiness, FAT/SAT, commissioning records, and release tracking.
  • •Maintain operational standards and lifecycle documentation repositories, including templates and onboarding resources.
  • •Support operational asset tracking and lifecycle coordination across deployed AISF systems, organizing evidence, baselines, lineage, maintenance, and reporting structures as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 88,000 - 126,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid ParentalLearning BudgetCommuter BenefitsMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •3–7 years supporting engineering operations, operational systems, technical programs, or interdisciplinary infrastructure environments.
  • •Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, automation, robotics, facilities, or technical deployment teams.
  • •Familiarity with lifecycle management concepts such as PLM, release management, commissioning, deployment workflows, operational baselining, and configuration tracking.
  • •Experience working with tools such as Arena PLM, Jira, Notion, Confluence, and CAD/PDM systems (or similar operational tooling).
  • •Strong organizational and coordination skills, with strong written communication and documentation abilities.
Experience:3-7 years
Skills:Organizational skillsCross-functional coordinationStrong written communicationExecution disciplineBias toward usability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Arena PLMPLMQMSJiraNotionConfluenceCADPDM

Company Brief

Lila Sciences
Develops AI-driven platforms to accelerate drug discovery and biological research by integrating machine learning with chemical and biological data to predict molecular properties, streamline candidate selection, and enable faster therapeutic development.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
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