Equipment Engineer 1

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Position Summary:

In this role, you will provide technical leadership in manufacturing sustaining efforts in a high volume, consumables manufacturing environment. You will define and perform preventive maintenance on optical, mechanical, electrical and fluidics systems. You will work to improve equipment uptime and reliability. You will also apply organic chemistry principles in troubleshooting manufacturing and equipment process issues.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define and perform preventive maintenance on optical, mechanical, electrical and fluidics systems
• Use mechanical, optical, fluidics and organic chemistry knowledge to troubleshoot manufacturing process and equipment issues, as they arise
• Perform basic computer/software troubleshooting
• Develop, write and update manuals and procedures
• Train other engineers and production personnel on procedure, process and equipment changes
• Work in a team environment to improve equipment reliability and uptime
• Construct and execute controlled experiments (including DOE's) to address equipment-related yield and quality issues and drives implementation of solutions in a production environment to meet production goals
• Develop or source alternative replacement for obsoleted parts and execute changes through change management
• On night shift, provide maintenance and process support to a high volume manufacturing organization

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or a related field of study
• Diploma qualification with at least 15 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a high volume manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with opto/mechanical/electrical system, fluidics and organic chemistry processes (preferably DNA-related)
• Strong demonstrated mechanical aptitude
• Experience in writing procedures and training
• Basic computer troubleshooting skills
• Good inter-departmental communication skills and documentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Experience with Statistical Process Control, JMP and DOE techniques is a plus

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities.

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