What are the responsibilities and job description for the Co-Op, Electrical Engineer position at Lila Sciences?
Your Impact at LILA
Lila is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineering Co-Op to join the Hardware & Controls Engineering team and contribute to electrical systems for automated scientific equipment.
In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience with electrical design, rapid prototyping, documentation, testing, and cross-system integration. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative R&D environment, applying classroom and project experience to real-world automation challenges.
This is an opportunity to build practical engineering skills while helping create systems that support the future of autonomous science.
What You'll Be Building
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.
Lila is seeking a motivated Electrical Engineering Co-Op to join the Hardware & Controls Engineering team and contribute to electrical systems for automated scientific equipment.
In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience with electrical design, rapid prototyping, documentation, testing, and cross-system integration. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative R&D environment, applying classroom and project experience to real-world automation challenges.
This is an opportunity to build practical engineering skills while helping create systems that support the future of autonomous science.
What You'll Be Building
- Create and update wiring schematics, electrical drawings, and engineering documentation.
- Support electrical design work for automated scientific instruments and prototype systems.
- Build, test, calibrate, and troubleshoot electrical systems under engineering supervision.
- Assist with process instrumentation, sensors, and field-level control devices.
- Document test plans, results, and design changes with attention to accuracy and traceability.
- Collaborate with engineers and scientists to translate lab workflows into automated solutions.
- Communicate technical progress, risks, and blockers clearly within project teams.
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field.
- Foundational knowledge of electrical circuit theory, logic, and design principles.
- Exposure to CAD or electrical design tools through coursework, projects, or internships.
- Basic familiarity with electrical components, control systems, and test equipment.
- Interest in learning industrial electrical standards, PLCs, HMIs, and automation systems.
- Strong attention to detail, curiosity, and openness to feedback.
- Clear communication and collaboration skills in a team environment.
- Academic, lab, internship, or project experience in R&D, life sciences, or automation.
- Exposure to SCADA systems, industrial controls, or laboratory automation concepts.
- Familiarity with P&ID diagrams, control narratives, or electrical documentation standards.
- Basic understanding of industrial networking, IoT, or Industry 4.0 concepts.
- Prior internship or co-op experience in electrical engineering or a related field.
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.