Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 2 (Automation)

About the role

Illumina is hiring a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 2 (Automation) to provide technical leadership in sustaining smart manufacturing equipment in a high-volume consumables production environment. The engineer defines and executes preventive maintenance on optical, mechanical, electrical and fluidics systems to improve equipment uptime and reliability, trains and mentors technicians and Engineer 1 team members, and leads continuous improvement and incident investigations.

Key responsibilities

• Complete required training (cGMP, safety, work instructions) and follow cGMP, quality, safety and work instruction requirements
• Perform preventive maintenance and implement repairs on equipment and systems with broad supervision
• Identify and update critical spare parts in SAP and maintain safety stock
• Lead improvement initiatives, coach team members on continuous improvement (e.g. 6S) and manage maintenance work instructions
• Lead incident investigations and write reports, and guide team members
• Mentor a group of team members to meet production KPIs and corporate targets, and support the shift to meet daily production targets
• Develop OJT training programmes for technicians and guide them on PLC and automation troubleshooting
• Analyse operational data to improve equipment efficiency and look for ways to automate manual processes with automation experts

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Mechatronics with 2+ years of experience, or diploma/equivalent with 8+ years in manufacturing/production
• Experience in a GMP-controlled manufacturing environment
• Experience designing automatic control systems, troubleshooting PLCs (Beckhoff or Allen Bradley) and HMIs, and writing procedures and training
• Ability to work rotating shifts (12-hour day and night shifts, monthly rotation) and to lift up to 15 kg
• Able to distinguish component colours visually and to work in noisy and chemical environments with PPE

Required skills

• Advanced understanding of electrical, electronics, mechanical and pneumatic systems
• PLC and HMI troubleshooting, engineering drawings, statistical process control, JMP and DOE (a plus)
• Project management, good communication and documentation skills, and ability to work independently