Process Integration Engineer 2 (Contract Manufacturers Operation)

Internal Title: Engineer 2 - Process Development

Position Summary:

Be part of a highly dynamic and competent Engineering Team who is responsible to meet the quality, productivity and cost targets in a high volume, multi-product and life science regulated environment through developing effective world class engineering solutions.

Responsible for new product introduction and production support engineering for a specific product or group of products after transferring from design to in-house or outsourced production. Interfaces with design, process, test, reliability and manufacturing engineering to solve product issues and production problems. Develops and sustains process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage Illumina consumable product portfolio, with focus on contract manufacturer's operation at worldwide locations.

• Provides advanced failure analysis, root cause identification and corrective actions for product quality concerns and/or issues during manufacturing and NPI ramp with internal stakeholders and contract manufacturers.

• Analyze field quality data to identify areas for prevention and improved detection.

• Drive capacity improvement and expansion plan to meet volume ramp. Including identification of high-volume manufacturing solutions and qualification of new tools.

• Work closely with R&D to develop Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) processes for NPI, leveraging learning from existing products and providing feedback on material component selection and associated test plans.

• Experience with using engineering tools and software packages to test, design and evaluate products and manufacturing margins.

• Proactively drives process improvement activities through FMEA to ascertain and recommend improvement to processes or test methods.

• Ability to interpret test results and correlate results with product failure performance

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

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering/ Science in Chemistry, Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical or Material or a related field

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in the biotech industry is strongly preferred.

• Prior experience in process integration or product engineering within a semiconductor manufacturing environment is preferred.

• Experience in FDA-regulated environment is a plus.

• Knowledge about wafer fabrication, biochemistry process, back-end packaging assembly, or CMO Management will be an added advantage.

• Possess good understanding of manufacturing processes, methodologies and environment.

• Capable of defining test plans for components, materials and systems

• Skilled in yield engineering, continuous improvement and failure analysis of multiple reliability failure modes

• Excellent Analytical, Problem Solving and Project Management skills.

• Good understanding of Quality Assurance and Process Control Knowledge.

• Excellent team player, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Able to work well under stress, both internally and across functions and perform multitasking.

• Proactive, innovative and self-motivating.

• Willingness to travel in support of supplier management and coordination.

Competencies:

• Core Technical Leadership - Demonstrates leadership in the development of technical innovations and in ensuring optimum collaboration and knowledge sharing of technical insights.

• Project Leadership & Troubleshooting - Actively works to resolve project challenges and facilitate knowledge transfer between team members focused on shared objectives.

• Technical Breadth/Depth - Demonstrates motivation to build deeper technical depth in area-of-expertise and informs that knowledge base through understanding of associated areas.

• Customer-Centric Focus - Ensures that a positive customer experience informs both the approach to work, the quality demonstrated, and the endpoint for measuring success.

• Thought Leadership - Understands how businesses operate and uses this context to drive innovation and ethical decision-making.

• Change Management - Develops methods for supporting innovation and change across the organization.

• Problem Solving - Approaches problems in a rational manner using sound strategies that ensure comprehensive understanding and effective resolution.

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