Quantum-Si · 4 hours ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $150K/yr
10+ years expQuantum-Si is seeking a talented and experienced Sr. Manufacturing Engineer to join the Operations team owning the consumables manufacturing processes. The role involves managing the lifecycle of production equipment and manufacturing lines, leading process development, and ensuring quality and efficiency in manufacturing operations.
BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsLife ScienceSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Own the consumables manufacturing equipment in all aspects of its lifecycle from requirements definition, purchasing, early feasibility testing, acceptance testing, commissioning, installation, training, process development, calibration, validation, sustaining, etc
Partner with the Operations, Manufacturing, and Quality teams on all activities involved in sustaining a Manufacturing Operation: Sustaining investigations, input into new System Architecture, Manufacturing Strategy, etc
Perform and/or review process characterization and DOE-based process development for new equipment and processes being transferred to manufacturing to assess process capability, document current state, and ultimately the validated state
Lead multiple projects at a time and at different phases of their lifecycle. Ensure they are proactively managed, properly executed, delivered on-schedule, and successfully implemented
Lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices such as - quality/yield improvement, line set-up time reduction, cost-out initiatives, preventive maintenance training, etc
Be part of quality investigations and use sound and established problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, 5-whys, fishbone diagrams, etc
Provide input and feedback on the capacity and capability planning, annual budgeting, operations strategy for the growing operations department
Partner closely with equipment suppliers and third-party automation companies to source and install novel equipment to support capacity and reliability needs
Other duties and contributions which are aligned with a high growth, rapidly scaling company on the verge of new discoveries resulting from the novel technology here at Quantum-Si
Qualification
Required
Applicants must have 10+ years' experience in operations engineering or very related function
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical, Chemical or related field) is required for consideration
Experience with flowcell coating, wafer processing, plastics assembly (processes such as CVD, thin film coating, microfluidics) and/or experience in reagent manufacturing and biologics (processes and equipment such as liquid chromatography, mass spec, biologics test equipment, and fill & finish)
Experience setting up new and creating new equipment and processes associated with transferring new products from Development
Experience with Equipment Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and Process Validation (PV) is valuable and highly desired
Strong and clear communicator with experience presenting concepts, experiments and results to direct and extended leadership
Strong attention to detail, organization of files, protocols, records, and data is required
Clear and concise documentation in protocol preparation and execution
Preferred
The ideal applicant would have direct involvement in the life sciences: medical diagnostics, genomics (or related omics) in both small and large companies in all aspects of the Product Development Process (PDP) lifecycles
6S/Lean/Six-Sigma Training (certification not required) & Experience
Flowcell/Microfluidic Consumables Design & Manufacturing Experience
Bioprocessing & Reagent Formulation Manufacturing Experience
Tube/Vial Fill & Finish (Fill, Cap, Foil Seal, Label) Experience
Packaging & Labeling (Design and Printing, Coding/DPM) Experience
Benefits
Discretionary bonus program
Equity as part of the compensation package
Company
Quantum-Si
Quantum-Si is transforming proteomics with a benchtop platform that brings single-molecule protein analysis to every lab, everywhere.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$525M2025-07-03Post Ipo Equity· $50M
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Leadership Team
Todd Rearick
Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Keyes
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-02
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