Engineer 2, Product Lifecycle (Mechanical)

ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in biotechnology is looking for an experienced engineer to support product transfer and manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for troubleshooting, conducting failure analysis, and driving process improvements. This role requires a Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Electro-mechanical Engineering with a proven track record in product development and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering experience in mechanical or electro-mechanical-based products.
• Good working knowledge in mechanism design and systems.
• Experience with FDA regulated medical device product development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive troubleshooting and failure analysis; manage Engineering Change Order activities.
• Perform instrument setup and calibration, establish databases for failures.
• Implement cost reduction activities through engineering evaluations.

Skills

Mechanism design

Electro-mechanical systems

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Process capability analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electro-mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

3D CAD tools

Job description

Position Summary:

Responsible for supporting product transfer, instrument manufacturing, troubleshooting, failure analysis, quality improvement, process enhancement, cost reduction, engineering evaluation and system improvement.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support and drive activities to ensure successful product transfer into manufacturing.
• Drive troubleshooting, failure analysis, root cause analysis, issues closure and corrective action processes as required.
• Perform instrument setup, calibration and final system integration test.
• Establish and maintain databases of instrument failures and defects.
• Perform data trending analysis, construct and execute design of experiments to address yield and quality issues.
• Drive and implement process improvements and product sustaining activities to meet the production goals.
• Drive maintenance and improvement activities on test fixtures and equipment.
• Drive and implement cost reduction activities by perform engineering evaluation to qualify new or improved materials, processes and products.
• 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.
• Documentation responsibilities include, but not limited to, generating detailed engineering drawings, Bill of Materials, test reports, assembly procedures and design validation plans.
• Work closely with contract manufacturing partners and key suppliers to ensure smooth transition of quality products from development into manufacturing.
• May require frequent travels to US.

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

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or Master in Mechanical or Electro-mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years of engineering experience in mechanical or electro-mechanical based products for commercial and industrial markets.
• Good working knowledge and experience in mechanism design and electro-mechanical systems.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and accuracy, and the ability to work independently in a team environment are essential.
• Good knowledge of GD&T, plastic & sheetmetal tooling, casting, mechanism, stress analysis, mechanics, machining and standard manufacturing processes.
• Candidate must be able to effectively interface well with the manufacturing and service organization, and has a proven track record of transferring products to manufacturing.
• Must possess good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Proficient in engineering tools such as, statistical analysis, design of experiments, product and process capability analysis.
• Proficient in Solidworks or 3D CAD tools.
• Experience with FDA regulated medical device product development preferred.
• Product development experience in the life sciences, biotech, biomedical or nanotechnology industries preferred.