Rapidly Growing Life Sciences Technology Company
Ultima Genomics is a rapidly growing company that is developing ground-breaking genomics technologies. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. We have developed a foundational new approach to sequencing at scale that overcomes limitations due to the high costs of current technologies. We are well-funded and have raised approximately $600 million from global top-tier investors. Our team brings together unique and diverse expertise across multiple disciplines, from healthcare and life sciences, to engineering, to technology and software and beyond. We are a collaborative group, including successful entrepreneurs, chemists, hardware and software engineers, genomics and biotechnology experts, molecular and computational biologists, software and algorithm experts, and operations and commercial leaders. Join us to develop and commercialize technologies that unleash the power of genomics at scale and empower the future of human health.
We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Design Quality Engineer to join our team!
Our Senior Design Quality Engineer plays a strategically important role in ensuring the company’s business success. The primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, supporting the R&D/Manufacturing Engineering teams and the broader organization by providing strategies for Design Controls, Risk Management and Process/Production Controls. This includes coordination of design transfer and aiding in the implementation of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), with the goal of ensuring compliance to ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and company requirements.
In this role, you will help ensure the quality and reliability of design processes and products, serve as the “voice of Quality” during design/development/NPI activities and collaborate cross-functionally to help resolve design issues across the organization.
How You’ll Contribute
- Assume responsibility for the overall health of the Design Control process
- Participate in Risk Management activities throughout the product lifecycle
- Support QMS activities, such as CAPA, Data Analysis, Installation & Servicing and Compliant Handling
- Provide clarification and guidance to teams on Design Control requirements
- Ensure effective verification and validation of design specifications and requirements
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of Design History Files
- Collaborate with Operations and R&D on product improvement plans. Represent the ‘Design for Quality’ and ‘Design for Reliability’ perspectives in engineering design reviews
- Act as the subject matter expert on Design Control
- Support the Quality Management System as required
- Help develop and implement Design Control processes to ensure compliance with internal and external requirements
- Provide input to design and manufacturing engineering project DHF deliverables including material specifications, drawings, inspection procedures, and manufacturing procedures to ensure that the resulting products can be adequately manufactured and tested
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- BS in Engineering with 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in life science sector is desired
- Working knowledge and practical application of ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 requirements
- Working knowledge of hardware, software and chemistry development lifecycle methodologies is highly desired
- Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) experience highly desired
- Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
At Ultima Genomics, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. This role pays between $115,000 and $130,000, if performed in California, and your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; paid holidays; paid time off; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.
Ultima Genomics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. See also Ultima Genomics’ EEO Policy and Know Your Rights. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].
What We Do
Ultima Genomics is unleashing the power of genomics at scale. Our mission is to continuously drive the scale of genomic information to enable unprecedented advances in biology and improvements in human health. With humanity on the cusp of a biological revolution, there is a virtually endless need for more genomic information to address biology’s complexity and dynamic change—and a further need to challenge conventional next-generation sequencing technologies. Ultima’s revolutionary new sequencing architecture drives down the costs of sequencing to help overcome the tradeoffs that scientists and clinicians are forced to make between the breadth, depth, and frequency with which they use genomic information. The new sequencing architecture was designed to scale far beyond conventional sequencing technologies, lower the cost of genomic information and catalyze the next phase of genomics in the 21st century.
