Controls Engineer​/Process Development & Automation Engineer II

Controls Engineer / Process Development & Automation Engineer II at Exact Sciences summary:

The Process Development & Automation Engineer II at Exact Sciences is responsible for coordinating and implementing process automation hardware, software, and laboratory instruments in a clinical laboratory environment. This role involves collaboration across teams to develop and enhance automated workflows, perform testing, troubleshooting, and maintain compliance with regulatory standards. The engineer also supports installation, validation, and continuous improvement of instrumentation to enable efficient and reliable cancer diagnostic testing.

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Position Overview

The Process Development & Automation Engineer II coordinates, manages, implements, and provides technical engineering support for a variety of process automation hardware, software applications, and laboratory instruments. This position works and collaborates cross functionally with internal and external partners to enhance existing workflows and develop new automated workflows in a complex, rapidly evolving clinical laboratory. Process Development & Automation Engineer II responsibilities may include assisting Lab Service, Process Development and Automation, and Laboratory Operations teams in the process of selecting automation, system design, integration, commissioning, and project documentation.

This role is beginning to make contributions in the requirements gathering, development, testing, and implementation of new technologies and/or automated platforms.

Essential Duties

include but are not limited to the following:

• Applies defined protocols and procedures; conducts moderate level testing activities and data analysis. Applies technical knowledge to develop company products and to recommend product enhancements.
• Able to troubleshoot anomalies.
• Conducts moderately complex engineering design, platform eligibility testing, systems integration, or performance testing.
• Able to train others on the proper use of Exact Sciences equipment.
• Exercises independent judgment within generally defined practices and procedures in selecting methods and techniques of obtaining solutions.
• Able to recognize need for deviation.
• Scenario based decision making.
• Able to present, organize and convey problems or issues across functional areas within the same product line/platform/business organization.
• Assists in preparing information for design documentation and design reviews.
• Contributes as team member to meet pre-defined goals.
• Encourages team participation.
• Learning and building knowledge of products, company, business, and industry.
• Understands individual impact to company work processes and deliverables.
• Work with project managers and cross-functional teams on user requirements, factory acceptance tests, validation planning, site acceptance tests, pre-installation planning, initial installation, setup, maintenance, and improvement for new or upgraded instrumentation and automation systems.
• Independently address routine issues utilizing documented procedures and researching historical cases.
• Recommend and implement changes to ensure ongoing high-quality performance of laboratory equipment.
• Assist in technical investigation and troubleshooting of laboratory systems.
• Ensure both new and existing instrumentation automation and non-automation meet safety requirements and compliance standards.
• Maintain records and follow laboratory procedures to meet regulatory requirements such as FDA, CLIA, and/or CAP.
• Maintain and continuously develop personal knowledge and expertise related to the programming, implementation and service of complex clinical laboratory equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw data driven conclusions.
• Have…