Position Summary:
We are looking for driven, motivated & innovative New Product Introduction Process (NPI) Engineers to join our growing Life Cycle Management (LCM) team to support new process development and improvements in high volume manufacturing environment. This role will lead projects and work with cross functional departments such as R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes for new products and improve processes of existing products.
Position Responsibilities:
Lead or participate in consumables reagent new products introduction and technology transfers for Array and Sequencing products and processes
Lead or participate in process definition, improvement, design, development and quality test activities for development and subsequently scaling up and optimizing new products to production
Define and develop technical requirements and procedures for manufacturing to process products
Construct and execute controlled experiments to address yield and quality issues and drives implementation of solutions in product development process for pilot and scale up
Lead or participate in complex technical issues to establish improvement solutions to correct or prevent recurrence of product and process failure
Troubleshoot process development, product transfer issues related to yield, quality and throughput
Lead or support development of key strategic process development program, complete design and projects within schedule, budget and quality constraints
Present results and data to collaborators, extended teams on a regular basis and senior management when needs
Manage and strategize change controls and assessments according to cGMP requirements
Manage non-conformances, deviations and root cause analyses according to cGMP requirements
Provides guidance to junior engineers
Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.
Position Requirements:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Science / Engineering; or 3 years and a Master’s Degree in Science / Engineering; or a PhD in Science / Engineering without experience; or equivalent work experience. Related fields of studies include Chemical, Biochemical, Pharmaceutical, Material Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry and/or Bio-related field
High degree of initiative and ownership, as well as a proven history of delivering results while working with several different departments in a fast-paced environment
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail required
Proven track record in rational, hypothesis based experimental design, execution, and data analysis. Experienced use of data and risk to formulate clear decision criteria to influence technical direction at a project level
Proven experimental track record of innovation and scientific creativity
Design and execute experiments with limited instruction
Ability to effectively troubleshoot and propose next steps
Excellent verbal/written communication skills
A self-starter, positive, ability to work with ambiguous requirements and driven with a “can do” attitude
Collaborative, open, team player; able to rapidly integrate into global cross functional teams to effectively support progress towards group and platform goals
All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.
