Illumina

Overview

We are looking for a driven, talented Process Engineer to join Reagent Development Services team in the Manufacturing Technology Transfer (MTT) group to develop and deploy consumables manufacturing processes of both new and existing products within our production environments.

About Illumina

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Work experience in the medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical or semiconductor industries is desirable
• Strong background and working knowledge of molecular biology/biochemistry principles and techniques
• Effective communication skills both verbal and written, analytical and organizational skills to manage different priorities
• High level problem solving, and reasoning skills required
• Good interdepartmental communication skills and documentation skills are required
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals while working across departments is required
• BS/MS/PhD in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Materials Science or related field with 2-5 years of relevant experience

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in consumable product development, manufacturing process development, process and product improvements, and other activities in the making of consumable products used in Illumina’s sequencing and Array technology
• Work cross functionally with Product development, Supply chain, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes for new products and improve processes of existing products
• Perform DOEs for particle characterization and particle formulation
• Perform plate based assays such as binding assays, fluorescent, FRET, DLS, etc
• Perform high complexity molecular testing using a variety of molecular biological methods including PCR, real-time PCR and DNA sequencing including sequencing analysis
• 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
• Define technical requirements for manufacturing processes and new production equipment
• Work on teams to develop and transfer new processes/products to production and enhance their robustness