Senior Automation Engineer

Description

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Biolinq is a venture-backed digital health company developing a wearable biosensor platform that measures biomarkers important to the management of many clinical conditions including diabetes. This dynamic role is a part of a team of engineers and scientists developing a novel intradermal biosensor technology and the associated software data extraction and rendering SDK that will transform the way people manage their metabolic health.

Responsible for activities and area goals through design, development, qualification, deployment, and sustaining of automation equipment and production fixtures at the component and finished product level.

• Support R&D and Manufacturing Engineering with development of fixtures and automation solutions enabling product and process development;
• Develop processes, fixtures, and equipment that meet business and manufacturing needs;
• Design, prototype, evaluate, and deploy robust fixtures for process characterization, engineering builds, verification activities, and manufacturing scale-up;
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes to improve quality, capacity, repeatability, and cost;
• Develop user requirements and equipment specifications (URS, ERD) for automation equipment and fixtures;
• Manage equipment lifecycle through requirements development, design review, FAT/SAT, qualification, deployment, and sustaining support;
• Partner with external automation vendors and system integrators to develop equipment concepts, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans;
• Lead technical reviews of automation system architecture, controls, mechanical design, software, safety systems, and validation strategy;
• Review equipment and fixture designs to ensure manufacturability, serviceability, operator usability, and scalability;
• Develop risk assessments, qualification protocols, acceptance criteria, and preventative maintenance requirements for equipment and fixtures;
• Design experiments to characterize and optimize equipment, fixtures, and process performance using standard engineering and statistical methods;
• Partner with Quality and Validation teams to support equipment qualification activities;
• Complete root cause investigations related to equipment, tooling, automation systems, and process performance and implement sustainable corrective actions;
• Optimize equipment and fixture designs to improve quality, efficiency, capacity, and process repeatability at the lowest cost;
• Develop capital plans and cost models to support automation investments, capacity expansion, and manufacturing scale-up;
• Support evaluation, selection, development, and qualification of automation suppliers, integrators, and manufacturing partners;
• Manage automation project execution with external vendors to ensure delivery of scope, schedule, budget, and performance objectives;
• Develop business processes, standards, and tools that improve equipment deployment, manufacturing execution, and automation capability;
• Provide the voice of manufacturing and automation to ensure successful transfer from R&D into production and future product generations

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or scientific discipline required;
• Minimum 8-12 years related experience, including years of higher-level education (MS, PhD);
• Experience specifying, designing, implementing, and qualifying automated manufacturing equipment and fixtures;
• Experience…