Illumina Inc

Engineer 2 - Process Development

Illumina Inc$82K — $123K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Physical Chemistry, or related discipline
  • 2+ years of relevant experience in production support, sustaining engineering, or process development; or Master's degree with 0-2 years experience
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills
  • Familiarity with high-volume manufacturing environments
  • Ability to work collaboratively across functions and manage cross-functional projects

Responsibilities

  • Support process development and improvement for Flow Cell Manufacturing
  • Collaborate with teams to resolve process issues and implement corrective actions
  • Analyze performance data and assist in non-conformance investigations
  • Contribute to documentation updates and rework strategies
  • Provide sustaining process support for graft area issues and yield excursions
  • Use data to recommend process improvements and escalate risks
  • Work autonomously on sustaining priorities while ensuring business-critical issues are addressed

Benefits

  • Access to genomics sequencing
  • Family planning services
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
Full Job Description
We are seeking a motivated Process Engineer to join our Manufacturing Technical Operations (MTO) team and play a key role in advancing our flow cell manufacturing processes. In this role, you will help drive quality, yield, and process performance in a high-volume manufacturing environment while supporting new product introductions, process development, product transfers, and manufacturing sustainment. You\'ll collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges, implement process improvements, and deliver robust, scalable solutions that support both current production and future growth. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on the development and commercialization of cutting-edge products in a fast-paced, innovative manufacturing environment. Scope of Responsibilities: • Supports sustaining process development for Flow Cell Manufacturing, focusing on production continuity, yield improvement, process troubleshooting, and execution of high-priority sustaining initiatives. • Partners with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve process issues, assess material and equipment impacts, and implement containment, corrective, and process improvement actions. • Analyzes production and equipment performance data, supports non-conformance investigations, and helps define process controls, limits, and escalation paths. • Contributes to rework strategies, documentation updates, process and equipment changes, and cross-functional projects that enhance yield, manufacturability, and graft process performance • Provides sustaining process support for the graft area, including response to production issues, yield excursions, system check failures, material concerns, and other high-priority items impacting manufacturing continuity. • Apply company policies, procedures, and good documentation practices to support investigations, non-conformances, rework activities, process updates, and change implementation. • Uses production data, process history, and cross-functional input to determine appropriate courses of action, escalate risks, and recommend containment or improvement plans. • Works cross-functionally with Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to enable operations for product launches and high-volume manufacturing. Provides guidance and collaborates with area owners, technicians, engineers, and quality partners to resolve issues and maintain process readiness. • Works autonomously on day-to-day sustaining priorities and receives limited instruction on new assignments, while escalating business-critical risks or resource needs as appropriate. • Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate actions for graft process support, documentation updates, and production-impacting decisions. Experience/Education: • Bachelor\'s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Physical Chemistry, or a related discipline with 2+ years of relevant experience in production support, sustaining engineering, and/or process definition, development, scale-up, improvement, and validation; or a Master\'s degree in a related field with 0-2 years of relevant experience. Relevant prior experience may be considered in lieu of stated years of experience Listed responsibilities are an essential but not exhaustive list of the duties associated with this position. Responsibilities may change based on business needs. The estimated base salary range for the Engineer 2 - Process Development role based in the United States of America is: $82,500 - $123,700. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects long-term growth in the role; therefore, most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

About Illumina Inc

Illumina, Inc. is an American company incorporated in April 1998 that develops, manufactures and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function. The company provides a line of products and services that serves the sequencing, genotyping and gene expression markets. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California.
Learn more about Illumina Inc
Size
9,800 employees
Market Cap
$30.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$656 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+13.5%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
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