We are looking for driven, talented Process Engineers to join our growing Manufacturing Technical Operations (MTO) team. The MTO group works as an integral part of our Consumables Development and Manufacturing process and is tasked with increasing quality and yield within our high volume production environments. The individual will provide support to new product introduction, production process development, product transfers, and existing line sustainment. Additionally, s/he will partner cross-functionally with R & D, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and other engineering groups to develop and sustain processes for new products.
Responsibilities:
Participate in process sustaining, definition and improvement, design, development and quality test activities in the making of consumable products or support of processes/equipment used to sequence genomes.
Troubleshoot production line issues related to yield, quality and throughput.
Construct and execute controlled experiments (including DOE's) to optimize processes, address yield and quality issues and drive implementation of solutions in a production environment to meet production goals.
Analyze process test results, issue reports and make technical recommendations.
Work cross functionally with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes for new products and improve processes of existing products.
Represent Operations needs on development teams.
Define technical requirements and write procedures for Production to process product.
Work on teams to develop and transfer new processes/products to production and enhance their robustness.
Requirements:
Work experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical or semiconductor industries is desirable.
High level problem solving and reasoning skills required.
Experience with chemical processes (preferably organic) preferred.
Experience with statistics, Statistical Process Control and DOE techniques is a plus.
Experience with high volume production in a high tech, high volume consumables industry is a plus.
High level computer skills are required. Intermediate level programming knowledge is strongly desired.
Experience with product development processes and project management is a plus.
Good interdepartmental communication skills and documentation skills are required.
Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals while working across departments is required.
Education:
B.S./M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Materials Science or Physical Chemistry.
Recent or near term college graduates are encouraged to apply.
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