Senior Engineer - Process Development

Illumina is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Process & Automation Engineering team within the Manufacturing Technology and Transfer (MTT) group. This role involves developing and deploying scalable manufacturing processes for sequencing consumables in regulated production environments. The engineer will apply engineering principles to substrate process development, design, scale-up, improvement, and validation, providing technical leadership for new product introduction and production process development. Cross-functional collaboration with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and vendors is essential to develop and sustain processes for new sequencing consumables.

Must Have

• Support consumable product development and manufacturing process development
• Represent operations needs on development teams for effective transfer
• Work cross-functionally with Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and CMOs
• Apply Critical Parameter Management (CPM) principles through DOEs
• Define technical requirements, author process documents, and facilitate transfer of manufacturing and QC processes
• Utilize expertise in 6-sigma, DFSS, 8D, etc. to troubleshoot product and process issues
• Lead supplier change notifications (SCNs), complaint investigations, and risk management
• Manage vendors at a technical level for component delivery and performance monitoring
• High-level problem solving and reasoning skills
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals while working across departments
• Interdepartmental communication and documentation skills

Good to Have

• Experience with semiconductor fabrication processes including etch, photolithography, and deposition
• Experience in semiconductor/CMOS/MEMS industry
• Experience with CMO management and supplier qualifications

Perks & Benefits

• Access to genomics sequencing
• Family planning
• Health/dental/vision benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off

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Position Summary:

We are looking for driven, talented Process Engineers to join the Process & Automation Engineering team in the Manufacturing Technology and Transfer (MTT) group. The MTT group works as an integral part of our Consumables Development and Manufacturing teams and is tasked with developing and deploying scalable manufacturing processes of sequencing consumables in regulated production environments.

In this role, the individual will use engineering principles, best practices, and concepts to assist in substrate process development, design, scale-up, improvement, and validation. The individual will also provide technical leadership to new product introduction, and production process development. Additionally, the individual will partner cross-functionally with Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and vendors to develop and sustain processes for new sequencing consumables.

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.

Requirements:

• 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.
• Experience with semiconductor fabrication processes including etch, photolithography, and deposition is preferred.
• Experience in semiconductor/CMOS/MEMS industry is preferred.
• Experience with CMO management and supplier qualifications is preferred.

Education :

• 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.

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.