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.
Based in the UK, Cambridge, Onsite.
As an Systems Integration Engineer 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 optimise a systems performance. A major part of the role will be to work with multiple research teams to ensure that our products are fully tested and diagnose any issues through troubleshooting experiments and root cause analysis.
Why Us?
Illumina offers an industry-leading remuneration package, new purpose-built state of the art facilities and an innovative, fast-moving work environment.
Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include, flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!
Responsibilities:
- Hands-on testing, integration, and troubleshooting of DNA sequencing systems - hardware, firmware, software, chemistry/reagents, and application components.
- Tracking and logging of issues encountered during the development process.
- Work effectively within a cross-functional project team (development, manufacturing, marketing, service, etc.)
- Write new procedures for instrument testing and quality control.
- Support manufacturing through troubleshooting.
Preferred background, skills and experience:
- Some experience working on prototypes, basic understanding of electronics systems and strong system troubleshooting skills.
- Hands-on experience with fluidic and/or mechatronic and vision control systems is a plus.
- Knowledge and exposure to clinical development and/or life science manufacturing (ISO 13485, ISO9001, GXP) or knowledge of NGS Sample Preparation Methods and NGS Sequencing is a plus but not required.
- Competent in Linux usage and troubleshooting. Those with basic coding/scripting skills (VB, Python, Matlab etc.) are preferred.
- Must be meticulous and detail oriented.
- A strong desire to be part of a cross functionally collaborative science and engineering team who share a goal to improve human health.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills as well as excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills. Comfortable asking questions, raising concerns, and engaging in technical dialog in new and uncharted fields.
- Degree in Engineering, a Physical Science, Computer Science, or equivalent is required.
- Good presentation skills, you will be required to present your findings to stakeholders.
What Can You Expect
Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.
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Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities 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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