Senior Engineer, Product Lifecycle

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Position Summary:

                                                                            

We are looking for driven, motivated Product Engineers to join our growing Life Cycle Management (LCM) team to support the development and manufacture of sequencing and genotyping consumables.  The Product Engineer will partner with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Support and R&D to develop, sustain and improve delivered products, ensuring our customers are getting the best consumables on the market.

Responsibilities:

• Characterize product health and develop key metrics to drive efficiency and robustness improvements in manufacturing
• Drive advanced analytics with knowledge in biological assays for process and subsequent product improvement and customer experience
• Collaborate with Development, Process Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and other departments as needed to address issues with manufacturing yield, quality and product design
• Develop and implement new processes and tools to provide product manufacturing data to the company
• Provide leadership and expertise as the internal SME for product manufacture and serve as the point of contact for manufacturing and product health issues
• Lead data analytics and development projects to improve process and product health
• Model industrial working practice and coach junior team members
• Provide technical input on information system architecture and functional assays
• Assist in defining technical requirements for new products

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred Requirements:

• Extremely good data analysis skills and a logical approach to problem solving
• Ability to understand data in whatever format it’s presented, and effectively use it to communicate a story and drive action
• Strong programming skills (SQL, R, Python) and statistical knowledge (statistical tests etc.)
• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control and DOE techniques
• Experienced in visualization tools e.g. Tableau
• Expert user of Excel, proficient in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Wet-lab training experience in molecular technology e.g. RT-PCR, library preparation, Microarrays, Next Generation Sequencing etc, is a plus
• Relevant experience with big multi-omics datasets e.g. genomics, single cell/spatial genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, lipidomics, glycomics, metabolomics etc is a plus
• Relevant experiences with HPC, distributed computing, AWS Redshift, Linux OS is a plus
• Relevant experiences with medical device development e.g. instrument, control software, assay product etc. is a plus
• Experience in one or more of the following fields is a plus: Oligo Manufacturing, Reagent Formulation, MEMS/Semiconductor Fabrication, Materials, or other high-tech, high-volume consumables manufacturing

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguous requirements, adapt quickly, and learn
• Detail-oriented, proactive, works independently, works well with others
• 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
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Preferred Experience/Education:

• BS/MS/PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnical Engineering, or related field
• Or MS/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field with strong knowledge of biology and chemistry
• Or MS/PhD in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Science, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Materials Science or related field with strong programming skills

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.