Systems Integration Engineer / Scientist 2

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients. Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Position Summary :

As a Systems Integration Engineer / Scientist 2 at Illumina you will work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment and help create and test genomic analysis tools used in the leading edge of research. You will participate in the development of high quality, robust products through the integration of hardware, software and chemistry components. You will also design and execute test plans and optimize systems product performance. A major part of the role will be to work with manufacturing to ensure that our products are fully tested and diagnose any issues through troubleshooting experiments and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities :

• Hands-on testing and integration of Lib prep / Sequencing systems - hardware, firmware, software, chemistry / reagents, and application components
• Execute development experiments reliably and independently, tracking and logging of issues encountered during the development process.
• Exercise judgment within generally defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Assist with design of experiments.
• Execute design verification test according to plan, collect data and prepare reports,
• Write instructions / procedures, provide knowledge transfer and troubleshooting support to manufacturing. Contribute to developing troubleshooting guides and user guides.
• Manage the configuration and documentation of systems including hardware and software, especially for breadboard and prototype systems.
• Work effectively across disciplines and with internal customers. Represent an internal 'voice-of-customer' and clearly and promptly communicates issues to the development team.
• Regularly communicate experimental results & observations in group settings. May lead daily alignment and team meetings.
• Assist with lab supplies & inventory for projects & / or functional spaces.
• Contribute to functional initiatives such as best practice documentation.
• Mentor newer team members on experimental workflow.

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.

Requirements :

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Experience / Education :

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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