Equipment Engineer II — Automation & Reliability

Illumina; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career development programs

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Illumina is hiring an Equipment Engineer 2 in San Diego to sustain, troubleshoot, and improve automated Flow Cell Manufacturing equipment. You will support operations, analyze performance data, and contribute to reliability initiatives with a hands‑on and documentation‑driven approach.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering and 2+ years of relevant experience, with knowledge of PLCs, robotics, machine vision, and data analytics tools like SQL and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical/electronics troubleshooting skills.
• Experience supporting automated equipment and manufacturing systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical docs.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing operations through equipment troubleshooting, sustainment, and reliability improvements.
• Develop and continuously improve preventive maintenance and calibration programs.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and automation systems using structured problem solving.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical

Mechanical

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering

2+ years of relevant experience

Tools

PLC programming

Beckhoff PLCs

Cognex In‑Sight

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Illumina is hiring an Equipment Engineer 2 in San Diego to sustain, troubleshoot, and improve automated Flow Cell Manufacturing equipment. You will support operations, analyze performance data, and contribute to reliability initiatives with a hands‑on and documentation‑driven approach.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering and 2+ years of relevant experience, with knowledge of PLCs, robotics, machine vision, and data analytics tools like SQL and Power BI.