Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

• Performs a variety of engineering duties to support manufacturing operations.
• Improves products, processes and applications to meet agreed-upon objectives.
• May redesign products to meet cost objectives, obsolescence and customer requirements.
• Participates actively in new product introduction, including influencing the design of the product and/or process to ensure manufacturability and conformance with the global supply chain, enabling prototyping while in the R&D lab, testing the reliability of prototypes, scale-up, and managing the transition into production.
• Supports and implements the transition of products and manufacturing processes from prototype to full production and through the entire life cycle of the product.
• In a process environment, interfaces with the chemical development lab and production to ensure small-scale development activities will scale to manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Coordinates the revision of standard operating procedures (SOPs) as required to support the transfer.
• Partners with procurement, external vendors and customers to improve/sustain products and processes to meet production timelines, quality policies, and customer expectations.
• Utilizes digital solutions to optimize and maintain state of the art manufacturing processes.
• May direct the work of third-party vendors and/or partners to meet contract specified deliverables, performance or business objectives.
• May work with suppliers to ensure achievement of goals for cost, quality and delivery of parts and materials.
• May identify and manage ERP data such as bill of material and routing.
• May be responsible for designing, developing and enhancing microarray fabrication devices/equipment, processes and handling systems.
• May be responsible for scripting software code used in manufacturing tests or to program an instrument used for production of a product.
• May be required to use continuous improvement methodologies and understand quality regulations related to the life science industry.
• May be responsible for one or more of the following roles:Materials engineer: Applies knowledge of materials science to collaborate with and provide consulting to R&D, procurement and manufacturing engineering in the research, specification, sourcing and qualification of materials used in the design and production of Agilent products.
• Plans, evaluates and recommends technical, quality and cost specifications to meet design and business growth objectives and supply chain optimization.
• Identifies and qualifies alternative materials when needed.
• Work with suppliers to clarify specifications to meet quality, cost and manufacturability goals.
• Fabrication manufacturing engineer: Designs, develops and enhances microarray fabrication devices/equipment, processes and handling systems.
• Monitors fabrication processes for consistency in yield performance and machine uptime and establishes clear guidelines for equipment operating limits.
• Modifies processes and equipment as needed to improve control, quality, production output and machine uptime.
• Works with R&D to design, develop and release new tools or process technologies and is a resource for risk assessments and design for manufacturability.
• Analyzes automated tool and QC data to determine root cause of production or quality issues.
• Manufacturing machine controls software engineer: Provides software solutions in manufacturing fabrication environment.
• Designs and maintains software code for operating systems or applications for operating automated manufacturing equipment or devices to enable high-throughput, high-quality production of company products.
• Resolves issues to ensure uninterrupted demand fulfillment.
• Manufacturing data management and analytics engineer: Defines, develops, improves, supports and implements in house and commercial software solutions to support the manufacturing of products in a cost-effective and compliant manner.
• Participates in the definition of processes and solutions to provide software-based support for manufacturing operations.
• Supports and implements the transition of software solutions from requirements to full production through the entire life cycle of the software use.
• Provides and supports an infrastructure to run the software needed for manufacturing.
• Defines and recommends appropriate software solutions for manufacturing scenarios.
• Performs validations and associated activities for all software and technical based solutions.
• Develops and delivers reporting, analytics and database solutions.
   

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent.
• Post-graduate, certification and/or license may be required.
• 4+ years relevant experience for entry into this level.
   

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least January 20, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $110,424.00 - $172,538.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.

Travel Required:

Occasional

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Manufacturing