Illumina

Illumina

Senior Reliability Engineer

US - California - San Diego, USA · Senior

H1B sponsorship available$98k-$148kDetected 138 days ago
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About the role

  • What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know?
  • 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.
  • Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute the provision of maintenance dossiers for new equipment containing: Criticality Studies, Turnover Packages, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies, Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures, Maintainability Reviews, CMMS Data Packages, Spares Lists, Special Tools Lists, Measuring Points.
  • Support hands-on troubleshooting of chronic equipment failures, organize and lead Root Cause Analysis work sessions.
  • Integrate equipment into the Data Historian (E3) and build alarm and triggers for early detection of failure modes.
  • Engage with vendors and sourcing partners to establish service contracts, define scope of support and negotiate technical and commercial terms.
  • Lead or participate in lean initiatives to eliminate waste in engineering processes, lead internalization of maintenance activities where appropriate.
  • Act as Reliability SME or project lead, monitor project progress to plan and report-out.
  • Spearhead improvements to engineering processes. Identify and develop new processes, as needed.
  • We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility.
  • They support equipment engineer teams through the provision of reliability expertise and services in a fast pace regulated environment.
  • They will work in a dynamic team-oriented environment that supports multiple operations and technologies helping Illumina deliver its highly complex product pipeline.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) required
  • Ability to learn and understand component level failures for unconventional or unique manufacturing systems
  • Knowledge of engineering analysis methodologies including Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Fault-Tree Analysis.
  • Experience setting up performance driven maintenance service contracts
  • Advanced ability to read and understand engineering documentation (Wiring Diagrams, General Arrangements, SLDs, P&IDs…)
  • Experience with CMS/MMS, preferably with SAP PM/MM
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed environment and to influence process change via interpersonal skills
  • While performing the duties of this job, is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, crouch, or wear safety gear.
  • Bachelors' degree, 3+ years of experience
  • Experience in a clinically regulated environment is highly desirable

Nice to have

  • SMRP Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) is nice to have
  • Six Sigma Belt certification strongly preferred.
  • CRL certification is nice to have
  • Six Sigma Green Belt and Controls experience (Beckhoff Twincat, Siemens S7) is a plus
  • Project Management Experience, certification (PMP, Prince2) is a plus
  • SQL or Python experience is a plus

Compensation

  • Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package.
  • We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race.

Benefits

  • At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world.

Company info

  • Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself.
  • We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission.
  • Maintain strong positive working relationships with stakeholders, cross-functional team members, and internal customers.
  • Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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