ENGINEER – MFG

Job Description: This position is a part of the Equipment Engineering team providing support for Project SOL which may include, but is not limited to the following:

Engineer 1 - Mfg

Location:

San Diego, CA
Category:
Engineering
Salary:
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Country:
United States
Employment:
Contract
Worksite:
On-Site
Target PR Range: 33-41.25/hr DOE

• Equipment onboarding (Familiarity with HPLC's, Synthesizers, LCMS, etc. highly encouraged) and establishing and executing maintenance plans
• Understanding of standard laboratory practices – GMP environment
• Understanding of component level failures in large instruments with ability to clearly communicate to external customers
• Plan, prioritize, coordinate, and execute multiple parallel activities like equipment calibrations, preventive maintenance, supplier support, spare parts, and project activities with minimal guidance from manager or lead
• Source instrument and supporting instrument components from OEM and non-OEM suppliers (preferred experience with Ariba and SAP EAM) tracking and reporting on their status throughout the onboarding phase
• Collaborate with other engineers to develop and implement procedures to reduce or eliminate sources of systematic equipment failures
• Install new equipment or assist the vendor in the installation of new instruments or instrument components
• Navigate SAP EAM to support equipment status
• Generate standard operating procedures/work instructions, troubleshooting guides, and checklists
• Owns a subsystem or multiple components of a large system with oversite
• Safely handles dangerous chemicals
• While performing the duties of this job, is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, crouch, or wear safety gear. Must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

• The engineer who will fill this role will be proficient in automation maintenance, upkeep, repairs, calibration requirements, validation protocols, user requirements to our vendors, training for the equipment team, work instructions for new tools, etc. with a strong mechanical aptitude preferred
• Familiarity with laboratory standard practices and instrumentation, including, but not limited to:
  Preparative and Analytical HPLCs, UV/Vis Spectrophotometers, Autosamplers, Oligonucleotides etc.

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