We are looking for a driven, talented Senior Process Engineer to join our growing Manufacturing Technical Operations (MTO) group. The MTO group works as an integral part of our Consumables Manufacturing process and is tasked with increasing quality and yield within our production environments. This individual will provide technical leadership to new product introduction, production process development, improvement and sustaining efforts. Additionally, these teams will partner cross-functionally with R & D, Quality, Production and other engineering groups to develop processes for new products and sustain and improve processes for existing products.
Responsibilities:
Represent Operations needs on product development teams for genomic applications
Participate in process development, definition and improvement, and other activities in the making of consumable products
Lead and work on teams to develop and transfer robust new processes/products to production
Construct and execute controlled experiments (including DOE's) to optimize processes, address yield and quality issues and drive implementation of solutions into a production environment to meet project goals
Analyze process test results, issue reports and make technical recommendations
Work cross functionally with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to develop processes and lead design transfer to manufacturing for new products
Define technical requirements and write procedures for Production to process product
Determine strategy and work with external collaborators and suppliers
Troubleshoot new product process issues related to yield, quality and throughput
Requirements:
Work experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries is desirable
Good interdepartmental communication skills and documentation skills are required
Demonstrated ability to accomplish goals while working across departments is required
High level problem solving and reasoning skills required
High level computer skills are required
Experience with product development processes, design transfer experience, and project management is a plus
Experience with biochemical processes preferred
Experience with statistics, Statistical Process Control, DOE techniques, and critical parameter management is a plus
Experience with high volume production in a high tech, high volume consumables industry is a plus
Intermediate level programming knowledge is a plus
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
Education:
MS degree with at least 3 years of related experience, or BS degree with at least 5 years of related experience
Field of study in Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or similar discipline preferred
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