Automation Design Engineer - Mechanical for Manufacturing

Illumina; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

Retirement benefits (401k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Illumina’s Automation Systems and Design Engineering team seeks a Design Engineer to create, modify, and deploy manufacturing equipment solutions for genome sequencing products. You will own projects from planning and requirements through verification and production release, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing functions.

The role requires hands-on design work, tolerance analyses, and experience with mechanisms and electromechanical assemblies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2–3 years of related experience in biotech, medical device, or IVD field preferred.
• Experience with mechanisms (clutches, gears, cams, linkages) and electromechanical components.
• Fluent in SolidWorks CAD software or similar; familiarity with FDA-regulated markets is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and modify equipment and fixtures for fabrication, build, assembly, documentation, installation, and release.
• Translate program needs into manufacturable, reliable design solutions.
• Transfer NPI products into manufacturing and track issues to implement corrective actions.
• Perform tolerance analyses on assemblies and participate in troubleshooting.

Skills

Mechanical design

GD&T

SolidWorks

Electromechanical

FEA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Illumina’s Automation Systems and Design Engineering team seeks a Design Engineer to create, modify, and deploy manufacturing equipment solutions for genome sequencing products. You will own projects from planning and requirements through verification and production release, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing functions.

The role requires hands-on design work, tolerance analyses, and experience with mechanisms and electromechanical assemblies.