What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Laboratory Instrument Engineer position at Aegis Sciences Corp?
The Associate Laboratory Instrument Engineer is responsible for minimizing downtime of instrumentation throughout Aegis’ laboratories primarily through planned preventive maintenance activities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Perform scheduled maintenance and calibration activities
- Assist other Associate Laboratory Instrument Engineers and Laboratory Instrument Engineers with tasks as required, i.e., 2-person lift, instrument relocation, installation or deinstallation
- Create and update maintenance procedures
- Maintain accurate and up to date documentation of all activities appropriately
- Alert management of any risks in laboratory areas which could impact health, safety, or production goals
- Maintain tools, spare parts, and work areas in an organized and clean manner
- Participate in training and self-learning activities to gain skills beyond maintenance for further career development
- Participate in process improvements, including process definition, measurement analysis, and implementation of controls
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and corporate goals
- Communicate with coworkers, clients, vendors, and visitors professionally and respectfully
- Other duties as required and assigned
Successful Candidates Must Possess:
- Bachelor of Science degree required; degree in an Applied Science field, Engineering, or related discipline preferred
- Must have a minimum of one (1) year of experience with LC, GC, MS, MS/MS, Immunoassay, and/or liquid handling instrumentation OR have successfully completed an internship in Instrument Reliability
- Must have ability to obtain and use training as an Instrumentation Engineer, including both in-house and vendor-provided technical training including:
- Sciex (offsite) training preferred
- Successfully complete Basic troubleshooting competency requirements for all instrumentation and equipment in the laboratories
- Infrastructure and utilities operation
- Must have mechanical/electrical aptitude
- Strong computer skills including experience with instrumentation software required
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively with others
Aegis Sciences Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity
