Consumables Sustaining Engineer

About The Role

We are seeking an exceptional engineer to join our Consumables NPI & Sustaining team. In this role, you will provide technical stewardship for our on‑market consumables portfolio, ensuring product quality and global supply continuity. You will also support the team in identifying and executing on continuous improvement initiatives. We collaborate closely with experts across research and development, operations and commercial organizations in support of resolving mission critical problems that threaten robust product performance.

To be successful in this role, individuals must

• be driven to innovate, and to both find and fix problems
• communicate effectively
• have a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
• be a team player

• Support testing needs to develop, qualify, or troubleshoot high precision consumable products (e.g. LSR‑thermoplastic assemblies, COC/COP precision molded microfluidics consumables).
• Support design and validation of new experimental tools for the characterization of high precision consumable parts.
• Assist in the identification of root cause and troubleshooting of critical process and product failures.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in 10X consumable products and processes.
• Communicate results clearly and contribute quality data for making critical process development decisions.

• BS/MS in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, plastics engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with high speed video analysis, microscopy and metrology systems (e.g. Keyence, OGP, CMM, Nikon) to characterize high precision plastic or glass components.
• Familiarity with data compilation and analysis tools (e.g. Excel, JMP); ability to assist in interpreting Gage R&R studies and process capability (Cpk) trends.
• Fundamental wet lab skills including pipetting, preparing reagents from a detailed worksheet, operation of lab instruments, and the ability to independently follow and execute an experimental procedure.
• Strong engineering and microscale transport fundamentals.
• Thorough attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills, specifically the ability to accurately record/compile data and observations from several experiments.
• Curiosity and a drive to constantly learn new things.

• Experience with plastics manufacturing (e.g. injection molding)
• Experience with custom experimental design that involves the interaction between consumables and other instrumentation (e.g., automated fluidic control systems, custom chip‑instrument connections, thermocyclers).
• Strong foundation in statistics and statistical analysis
• Programming and simulation skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, COMSOL, OpenCV, C++)

$114,800—$155,300 USD. Base pay is one component of the total compensation package and the role is eligible for equity grants, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, and an annual bonus program or sales incentive program. The recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.

At 10x Genomics, accelerating our understanding of biology is more than a mission for us. It is a commitment. This is the century of biology, and the breakthroughs we make now have the potential to change the world.

We enable scientists to advance their research, allowing them to address scientific questions they did not even know they could ask. Our tools have enabled fundamental discoveries across biology including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.

Our teams are empowered and encouraged to follow their passions, pursue new ideas, and perform at their best in an inclusive and dynamic environment. We know that behind every scientific breakthrough, there is a deep infrastructure of talented people driving the life sciences industry and making it possible for scientists and clinicians to make new strides. We are dedicated to finding the very best person for every aspect of our work because the innovations and discoveries that we enable together will lead to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future.

Find out how you can make a 10x difference.

Individuals seeking employment at 10x Genomics are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 10x does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third‑party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to 10x without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of 10x, and 10x will not pay a placement fee.