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Lab Automation Engineer

Diffractive Labs • London, UK

Salary
£49k – £49k
Posted
10 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Diffractive Labs is hiring a Lab Automation Engineer in London, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £49k – £49k. Diffractive Labs holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

What We're Looking For We are seeking a Lab Automation Engineer to build the software and systems infrastructure that turns our physical lab into a fully autonomous system. You will design and implement software drivers for different scientific instruments as well as the orchestration layer that connects instruments, robots and data pipelines into an continuous experimental workflow. You will be joining a small, highly ambitious team of world-renowned engineers, AI researchers, and materials sc…
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  • Employer: Diffractive Labs — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £49k – £49k
  • How this salary compares: about 22% above the £40,227 median across 738 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: London, UK · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 61 other live scientific & qa roles in London — browse them
  • Posted: 10 September 2026
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