Engineer 2 / Senior Engineer - Process Development

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Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineer 2 / Senior Engineer to join our Manufacturing Technology & Transfer Group. This role is critical in driving the successful scale-up, transfer, and optimization of manufacturing processes for consumable products from development to full-scale production used sequencing and array technologies. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise in surface chemistry, cross-functional collaboration skills, and a passion for innovation in manufacturing technologies.

The successful candidate will lead initiatives across the product lifecycle—from development through full-scale manufacturing—by designing and optimizing process formulations, specifying equipment requirements, and supporting process validation. You will be responsible for developing and deploying manufacturing processes for both new and existing products, ensuring seamless integration into production environments. You will work closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations teams to ensure robust, compliant, and efficient manufacturing processes that meet product and business requirements.

Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs and other related duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise in polymer, hydrogel and nanoparticle synthesis and characterization

• Characterize polymer/hydrogel using biophysical methods and tools

• Conduct experiments to characterize the behavior of fluids within microfluidic channels, focusing on surface tension effects, emulsion stability, and colloidal interactions

• 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

• Represent Operations needs on product development teams for genomic applications

• 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:

• Engineer 2: Minimum 2-3+ years of experience and degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Nano-science, Bioengineering or inter-disciplinary fields. MS degree or above highly preferred

• Senior Engineer: Minimum 5+ years of experience and degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Nano-science, Bioengineering or inter-disciplinary fields. MS degree or above highly preferred

• Experience in synthesis and characterization of polymeric nanoparticles and hydrogels

  Strong experience with development/transfer of hydrogel/emulsion formulations to Manufacturing

• Demonstrated knowledge or expertise in characterization methods of nanoparticles/polymeric/hydrogel materials and their assemblies

• Experience with bio-conjugation techniques and surface functionalization of solid surfaces/nanoparticles is preferred

• Demonstrated experience in leading projects with minimal supervision, or prior experience as a sub-area lead, is highly desirable

• Previous experience linking physicochemical properties of hydrogels/nanoparticle to their system-level performance is a plus

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