Staff Engineer, Product Lifecycle (Mechanical)

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Position Summary:

Provide technical support to manufacturing to satisfy the quality and yield requirements for existing products in a rapid growth environment. Lead in New Product Introduction as well as product transfer activities such as development, testing and getting ready for mass production of new instrumentation and tooling, working closely with other functions of the organization.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the support for the design and development of the robust high- performance fluorescence microscopy and DNA sequencing systems.
• Lead the support for instrument manufacturing and customer solutions with technical expertise related to electro-mechanical, optical and fluidics systems.
• Participate in Project Core Teams to lead and drive the release of quality products into manufacturing and incorporate new designs into life sciences instruments.
• Manage project includes creation and maintenance of detailed project plans and schedules for team members, provide status reports and make presentations to stakeholders.
• Interface with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products.
• Participate actively and able to independently lead in troubleshooting, problem solving, failure analysis, root cause, and corrective action processes as required
• Carry out design experiments, perform analytical measurements and interpret results of system and sub-system level testing to qualify or resolve product and process issues.
• Lead the definition, design, development, testing, and validation efforts for product enhancements.
• Apply various analysis techniques, such as FMEA and statistical analysis to optimize product quality and minimize cost, providing all calculations, performance data, and drawings required on new and existing products.
• Manage and coordinate Engineering Change Order implementation activities including scrap analysis, material disposition, update work instructions and test requirement changes.
• Carry out documentation responsibilities include, but not limited to, generating detailed engineering drawings, Bill of Materials, test reports, assembly procedures and design validation plans.
• Manage and work closely with contract manufacturing partners to ensure smooth transition of quality products from development into manufacturing and continuous effort in improving the product quality in sustaining.
• Identify the potential risk and provide recommendations for mitigation in area of responsibility or at project level. Manage, track, and provide trade-offs of COGS or budget base on cost analysis.
• Lead a team, which responsible in implementation and improvement for the product/platform sustaining
• Frequent travel to other Illumina manufacturing sites, contract manufacturing partners and suppliers is anticipated.
• Other such duties that may be determined by Management

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.

Experience/Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field of study

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