Process Development Engineer II – Manufacturing & Transfer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Equity plans

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Illumina in San Diego seeks a driven Process Engineer to join Manufacturing Technology & Transfer. You will develop and transfer reagent formulation, fill and assembly processes for internal and external production, leading cross-functional teams to ensure smooth technology transfer to manufacturing.

You will design controlled experiments, apply 6-Sigma/DOE methods, and mentor operators in GMP settings. The role requires strong collaboration with Product Development, Quality and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/chemical/materials or bioengineering with 2–4 years of process development experience.
• Experience transferring processes into GMP manufacturing and supporting scale-up.
• Familiarity with DOE, SPC and quality tools to drive process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and transfer of reagent formulation, fill and assembly processes.
• Lead cross-functional teams for technology transfer to manufacturing and external production.
• Define manufacturing requirements and qualification plans for new equipment.
• Develop DOE experiments to optimize yield and quality in GMP environments.
• Troubleshoot process issues affecting throughput and product quality.

Skills

GMP experience

Process development

6-Sigma/DOE

Statistics/ SPC

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in Mechanical/Chemical/MSE/Bioengineering

Tools

Hamilton Robotics

Tecan

Job description

Illumina in San Diego seeks a driven Process Engineer to join Manufacturing Technology & Transfer. You will develop and transfer reagent formulation, fill and assembly processes for internal and external production, leading cross-functional teams to ensure smooth technology transfer to manufacturing.

You will design controlled experiments, apply 6-Sigma/DOE methods, and mentor operators in GMP settings. The role requires strong collaboration with Product Development, Quality and Supply Chain.