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Illumina · 1 day ago

Senior Engineer - Process Development

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$96K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Illumina is expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. They are seeking a Senior Engineer - Process Development to join the Process & Automation Engineering team, focusing on developing and deploying scalable manufacturing processes of sequencing consumables in regulated production environments.

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareMedical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support consumable product development, manufacturing process development, process and product improvements, and other activities for manufacturing sequencing consumables

Represent operations needs on development teams for effective transfer of products and processes into manufacturing

Work cross functionally with Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality teams and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) to enable operations for launch and high-volume manufacturing

Apply Critical Parameter Management (CPM) principles through design of experiments (DOEs) to optimize processes, troubleshoot yield/quality issues and implement solutions in a production environment

Define technical requirements, author process documents, and facilitate the transfer of manufacturing and QC processes from development to volume production in a regulated manufacturing environment

Utilize expertise in 6-sigma, DFSS, 8D, etc. to troubleshoot product and process issues

Lead supplier change notifications (SCNs), complaint investigations, product and process non-conformances, risk management, and supplier surveillance activities

Manage vendors at a technical level for component delivery and monitor performance

Domestic and international travel (up to 10% annually) to CMOs and supplier sites to oversee technology transfer, conduct process audits, and build supplier partnerships

Qualification

Process DevelopmentSemiconductor FabricationTechnical LeadershipCMO ManagementSupplier QualificationsInterdepartmental CommunicationProblem SolvingDocumentation SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

High-level problem solving and reasoning skills are required

Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals while working across departments is required

Interdepartmental communication skills and documentation skills are required

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Bioengineering, or similar discipline with 0-3 years of relevant experience in production support/sustaining and/or process definition and development, design, scale-up, improvement, and validation

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Bioengineering, or similar discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience in production support/sustaining and/or process definition and development, design, scale-up, improvement, and validation