Mechanical Engineer at Agilent Technologies in Folsom, California

Job Description:

Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek ---- so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.

Are you interested in playing a pivotal role in cultivating a product line that has the promise to support breakthroughs in future therapeutic developments? Agilent Technologies is seeking a Biological Manufacturing Engineer for its growing life sciences manufacturing operation located in Folsom, California. Agilent's laboratory consumables business is an industry leader in innovation, market share and performance. Agilent is seeking energetic, motivated individuals with demonstrated skills in engineering, process development, teamwork and communication.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a fast-paced, high-throughput, leading-edge manufacturing facility, producing products used world-wide for ensuring quality and compliance in such areas as: diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, research and others.

As a member of the Order Fulfillment and Supply Chain team, the Biological Manufacturing Engineer will:

* Assist in the troubleshooting, development and validation of new and existing procedures, assays and enzyme products and processes.
* Perform protein purification and analysis as well as characterization of enzymatic activity and purity suitability for sale.

* Supports process scale up activities and executes on projects to ensure profitable business growth. Projects to include utilization of new technologies to improve process control.
* Automation of manual operations including kitting, buffer prep and dispensing.
* Develops continuous improvement plans for manufacturing operations and consults on implementation of III suggestions.

* Properly documents experimental work to allow the efficient recovery of experimental data.
* Collates data, prepares presentations, technical reports, summaries, procedures and protocols.
* Assists in the transfer of developmental product production protocols into manufacturing.
* May also assist in training of production personnel in newly developed manufacturing processes.

Works and collaborates with Production, Marketing and QA Departments on new product development.

Critical Skills & Behaviors:

* Effective verbal and written communication skills.
* Possesses good general skills including time management, multi-tasking, flexibility, project management and prioritization.
* Talent for establishing and maintaining work relationships.
* Aptitude to follow verbal and written instructions with accuracy and strong attention to detail.
* Project experience and capable of successfully participating in global cross-functional initiatives across diverse groups, sites and organizations.
* Effectively understands and interacts with different levels of an organization.
* Seeks agreement on expectations and deliverables; holds self and others accountable.
* Continuous learning focus; takes initiative to continually expand knowledge base and return learning to the organization. Owns personal development.
* Embraces effective decision-making skills; uses good judgment and can bring closure to issues.
* Continually demonstrates reliability and delivery of measured results, executed with a sense of urgency.
* Demonstrates strong teamwork skills and can collaborate and work effectively with others, managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Adapts to changing priorities.

* Must have strong problem solving and technical communication skills.

* Good Business Acumen with a positive solutions-oriented approach and ability to build productive relationships.

* Ability to work in the lab with a team as well as independently.

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Qualifications :

* Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry or a similar discipline.
* 2+ years' experience in the areas of protein purification, assay and product development.

What will make you stand out:

* Experienced with analytical tools such as: FPLC, Spectrometry, LC, Electrophoretic techniques (such as SDS-PAGE or BioAnalyzer, EMSA)

* Knowledge of plasmon resonance, HPLC or UPLC
* Experience working within a Quality System including QSR or ISO9000

* Experience in writing SOPs or manufacturing procedures or product literature
* Experience in using statistical methods

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity 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.

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