Failure Investigation Engineer

Company: Danaher Corporation
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 5, 2021

Job Description:

DescriptionJOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Failure Investigation Engineer

Business Context: Each failure investigation team consists of approximately 5-10 individuals focused on diagnosing and resolving technical issues and providing technical recommendations. Issues may arise from both internal and external customers, including, but not limited to, production, customer complaints, and development. Teams typically focus on medium and high complexity issues for resolution requiring a quick turnaround time. The teams also provide key feedback to development organizations on guidelines for quality and reliability expectations.

Introduction to the role: We are looking for someone who is curious, observant, and is dedicated to continuous learning in a fast-paced environment. This is a junior level role in failure investigation, where the associate will be able to lead small investigations on their own and support large scale investigations and countermeasures. The associate will begin develop a deep understanding of the instruments, software, and consumables product lines and their integration with each other through on-the-job training and work experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Validate and implement mitigations and corrective actions utilizing the Quality Management System
• Evaluate and recommend potential mitigations and corrective actions
• Recommend and implement improvements to workflows, procedures and techniques
• Investigate failures through established root cause analysis techniques and methods, such as data analysis and physical inspection
• Design, execute, and interpret single and double factor experiments
• Continuously document progress during investigations and prepare final reports
  
  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  
  Education or Experience (in years):
  
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering related discipline
  • 2 or more years of relevant professional experience
    
    Knowledge and skills:
    
    • Experience with metrology and engineering concepts
    • Basic understanding of PCR and/or Cepheid products
    • Learn through on-the-job training
    • Basic statistics experience, including power levels, t-test, variance
    • Ability to work independently and cross-functionally
    • Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written)
    • Excellent writing and documentation skills
    • Experience working in a laboratory
      
      Physical requirements/abilities:
      
      • Pipetting
      • Sitting or standing at a lab bench
      • Operation of machinery
      • Occasional lifting
        
        Other:
        
        • This role requires the associate is hands-on in the laboratory, including the use of hazardous chemicals and clinical specimens.
          
          PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS (optional):
          
          • Experience with metrology design and design of experiments (DoE)
          • Experience with test automation including scripting
          • Experience with root cause analysis techniques and documentation of results
          • Experience working in a biology lab environment with clinical specimens
          • Experience working in a manufacturing environment and/or within manufacturing operations under cGMP, ISO and FDA regulations
          • Experience working with and running Cepheid products
            
            Additional Job Posting locations: None.
            
            The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills for this job.
            
            Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "EEO is the Law" poster is available here .
            
            Job Information
            • Job ID: 56069054
            • Location:
              Sunnyvale, California, United States

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