Equipment Engineering M/F

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The Equipment Engineer I supports a fleet of lab and facility equipment and may demonstrate developing specialization in Development or Operations contributions. This role works mostly with autonomy, will triage and support equipment issues of, develop and implement continuous improvement ideas, participate in equipment and automation development lifecycles, support process verification and validation, and train end users.

Performs the installation and operational qualification (IOQ) for standard lab equipment (e.g., handheld pipettes, thermocyclers, centrifuges, plate readers, tube pickers, tube capper/decapper), controlled temperature units (e.g. refrigerators and freezers), environmental monitoring system (e.g., Coordinates the preventative maintenance and calibration of complex lab equipment (e.g., Supports Equipment Lifecycle Management processes and procedures by supporting and maintaining equipment records for traceability purposes

Assists in troubleshooting and incident management of a subset of lab equipment.

Supports vendor services and facilities' system management.

Performs preventative maintenance and calibration of complex lab equipment (e.g., Supports hardware and software integrations with software platforms (e.g., with lab equipment (e.g., Participates in equipment and automation development lifecycles, with developing emphasis on specific lifecycle phases.

Coordinates routine maintenance and calibration of lab and facility equipment with external vendors and suppliers.

Prepares and reviews documents (e.g., protocols, reports, nonconformances, risk assessments, change control requests) to ensure compliance in Quality environment.

May support internal and external audits with review of equipment records and related procedures.

Trains end users and teammates with a customer-first mindset

Associate in engineering or science, 4+ yrs. Bachelors in engineering or science, 2+ yrs. Ability to author Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs), equipment and method IQOQ plans and reports, and Change Control Requests (CCRs) and Design Input Requirements (DIRs)

Solid customer-first communication skills as a team representative

Experience working with commercial off-the-shelf benchtop lab equipment and automated liquid handling platforms (e.g., Ability to troubleshoot and solve engineering problems with structured approaches and suggest improvements (e.g. application of first principles, Lean Six Sigma)

Experience with relevant programming languages (e.g., VB, C#, Python, JavaScript) and version control systems (e.g., Experience with molecular biology techniques (e.g., PCR, NGS, analytical QC)

Requires training on laboratory health and safety practices, and spill response

Might be requested to work off standard hours, weekends and holidays

equity grant

bonus eligible

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