Consumables Sustaining Engineer 2

10x Genomics•Pleasanton, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an exceptional engineer to join our Consumables NPI & Sustaining team. In this role, you will provide technical stewardship for our on-market consumables portfolio, ensuring product quality and global supply continuity. You will also support the team in identifying and executing on continuous improvement initiatives. We collaborate closely with experts across research and development, operations and commercial organizations in support of resolving mission critical problems that threaten robust product performance. To be successful in this role, individuals must (i). be driven to innovate, and to both find and fix problems, (ii). communicate effectively, (iii). have a strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and (iv). be a team player.

Requirements

BS/MS in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, plastics engineering, or a related field.
Experience with high speed video analysis, microscopy and metrology systems [e.g. Keyence, OGP, CMM, Nikon] to characterize high precision plastic or glass components.
Familiarity with data compilation and analysis tools in [e.g. Excel, JMP]; ability to assist in interpreting Gage R&R studies and process capability [Cpk] trends.
Fundamental wet lab skills including pipetting, preparing reagents from a detailed worksheet, operation of lab instruments, and the ability to independently follow and execute an experimental procedure.
Strong engineering and microscale transport fundamentals.
Thorough attention to detail.
Strong organizational skills, specifically the ability to accurately record/compile data and observations from several experiments.
Curiosity and a drive to constantly learn new things.

Nice To Haves

Experience with plastics manufacturing (e.g. injection molding)
Experience with custom experimental design that involves the interaction between consumables and other instrumentation (e.g., automated fluidic control systems, custom chip-instrument connections, thermocyclers).
Strong foundation in statistics and statical analysis
Programming and simulation skills (e.g., Matlab, Python, COMSOL, OpenCV, C++)

Responsibilities

Support testing needs to develop, qualify, or troubleshoot high precision consumable products (e.g. LSR-thermoplastic assemblies, COC/COP precision molded microfluidics consumables).
Support design and validation of new experimental tools for the characterization of high precision consumable parts.
Assist in the identification of root cause and troubleshooting of critical process and product failures.
Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in 10X consumable products and processes.
Communicate results clearly and contribute quality data for making critical process development decisions.