Senior Staff / Principal Electrical Engineer

at  Illumina

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?
At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.
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Position Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated, self-driven and energetic individual to join our Electrical Engineering team at our Singapore R&D. You will become a member of Illumina’s team doing cutting-edge development of sequencing platforms – and enjoy a fast-paced dynamic environment and a culture of open communication and mutual respect! The Electrical Engineering team defines, develops, and commercializes our designs for new, industry-leading sequencing instruments for life sciences and clinical markets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the electrical system design and development of next generation sequencing platform.
• Develop, implement, and verify electric design ensuring functionality and performance meet specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to define system requirements and design specifications and ensure seamless integration of all subsystems.
• Collaborate with project management to ensure the successful execution of projects from concept to production.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of engineers.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in mixed-signal circuit design.
• Solid Electrical Engineering background including PCB and circuit design
• Proficiency simulation tools, and PCB design tools.
• Experience in embedded systems design
• Experience with RTL design using Verilog
• Experience using Xilinx Vivado Design Suite
• Proven leadership experience in guiding engineering teams.
• Be curious and analytical, with a proven ability to learn quickly
• Be customer-focused, team-oriented, and motivated, taking ownership of assigned tasks
• Have proven ability to self-manage, as well as manage interdisciplinary relationships
• Have experience leading design efforts
• Have proven verbal and written communication skills
• Have the ability to drive tasks through to completion
• Required to pass color perception test for designing circuits
• Possess proven troubleshooting skills
• Comfortable to take morning calls with US teams
• Comfortable in traveling to US for training purposes

Preferred:

• Familiarity with FPGA design, simulation and implementation.
• Knowledge of low-power design techniques.
• Programming skills (e.g., Python, C++) for automation and analysis.

Education:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 15+ years experience or PhD with 10+ industry experience

Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information

• Lead the electrical system design and development of next generation sequencing platform.
• Develop, implement, and verify electric design ensuring functionality and performance meet specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to define system requirements and design specifications and ensure seamless integration of all subsystems.
• Collaborate with project management to ensure the successful execution of projects from concept to production.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of engineers