Career Opportunities at Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies

Staff Engineer

About the Role:

Our engineering team is growing, and we are seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer to augment our product development program around our flow imaging microscopy platforms. The role will focus on building and supporting engineering operations to bring products from early-stage development to volume build-to-order manufacturing.

The Staff Engineer fulfills a critical role and is responsible for the product development and life cycle of the current and next-generation FlowCam instruments. The Staff Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager and will have the support of our experienced and diverse engineering team.

The preferred candidate will be a skilled mechanical design engineer with 5+ years of experience and impeccable attention to detail with a focus on continuous improvement.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scope mechanical and systems design projects
• Technical project leadership
• CAD design
• Maintain production bills of materials
• Rapid prototyping
• Draft mechanical drawings and production work instructions
• Oversee change management processes within the production and engineering teams

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No direct reports
• Technical project leadership roles will vary depending on company needs

Education Requirements:

• Associates degree in a relevant engineering discipline with 10+ years of professional experience (or)
• Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant engineering discipline with 5+ years of professional experience
• Project management and technical project leadership experience preferred

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• Experience in designing capital laboratory instrumentation for research and process development applications desirable
• Experience in optical, optomechanical, or other high-tolerance mechanical design applications (<0.001") is desirable
• Product design and development experience
  • Develop prototype designs into volume commercial products
  • Build order of operations for work assembly and service and produce work instructions
  • Design of experiments, verification, and validation procedure drafting
  • Conduct and interpret tolerance analysis
  • CAD modeling: Solidworks preferred, Autodesk/PTC/Siemens acceptable
    • Parts and assemblies, draft mechanical drawings
    • Manage large assemblies, revision control
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) experience
  • Knowledge of change management within the production environment
    • Engineering change management processes
    • ISO9001 compliant processes - OFIs, CARs
  • Familiarity with at least 3 of the following manufacturing technologies:
    • Machining - mill, lathe
    • Sheet metal design
    • Low-volume plastic design and manufacturing
    • Injection molding
    • Rapid prototyping
  • Verification testing
    • Experimental design, test method design, data analysis, reporting
    • Failure/root cause analysis
  • Familiarity with scripting and programming
    • Python, Java, VBA, parsing API documentation
    • Source code documentation and revision control
    • Automating data processing and analysis

What you Need to Succeed:

• Strong teamwork - collaborative, collective problem-solving
• Strong communication - expectation setting, presenting results, narrative structuring
• Organization - managing data, documents, and inquiries accordingly
• Customer-consciousness - internal and external
• Skillful ability to explain technical material to non-technical presonnel
• Natural curiosity

Physical Requirements:

This position involves working in and moving around an office, lab, and assembly/production environment. It involves extensive use of a computer. This role involves constant communication with employees, vendors, contractors, and business stakeholders. On occasion, work outside of regular business hours may be required.

With or without reasonable accommodation, able to:

• Work in an office environment
• Use telecommunication tools
• Work in an engineering laboratory and occasional analytical laboratory and assembly production environment
• Able to lift an instrument (up to 50 lbs)

Field Service Engineer

About the Role: 

We are looking for a key member of our Customer Service team with a background in chemical or biomedical engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, or aquatic sciences. We are an innovation leader and manufacturer of analytical instruments and software used in the biopharmaceutical, aquatics, and materials industries.

As a Field Service Engineer, you will join a dynamic team with the mission to provide world-class FlowCam support and service to our diverse customer base.  You will be traveling approximately 50% to customer sites for installations, training, and service of our portfolio of FlowCam instruments. You will be interacting daily with our sales, engineering, software, manufacturing, and marketing teams, as well as our international partners. 

If you are looking for a role where you can travel and combine your technical background with your interpersonal skills and desire to work with customers, this job is for you!

This position requires approximately 50% travel, including domestically and internationally.

This position is located at our headquarters in Scarborough, Maine, or can be remote in California after completing training at our Scarborough, Maine headquarters.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performing installations, validation (IQ/OQ), preventative maintenance, and repair services at customer sites, both domestically and internationally
• Training customers on how to use our instruments and software
• Providing technical support and troubleshooting instruments and software by phone and email when not traveling
• Making suggestions for product improvements based on customer feedback
• Assisting with new instrument and software testing

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• Associate degree required, bachelor’s degree preferred in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Biology, Biotechnology, Marine Sciences, or other relevant disciplines
• 2-5 years experience in a scientific, laboratory, or technical role
• Prior experience in a customer or product service role is a plus

What you Need to Succeed:

• An analytical mindset, excellent problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and navigate changing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with CRM systems and customer support software is a plus
• Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites (50%)
• Ability to lift an instrument (up to 50 lbs.)

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday, full-time, flexibility as needed

Manufacturing Technician

About the Role:

We are seeking a Manufacturing Technician to join us full-time on our FlowCam product manufacturing line in our Scarborough, Maine headquarters. The Manufacturing Technician will be assembling and testing components and sub-assemblies for our high-tech flow imaging microscopy instruments as well as providing troubleshooting and technical assistance to other team members.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assembling optical and mechanical subassemblies to finished product level
• Load computer operating system and configure network settings and peripheral components
• Install VisualSpreadsheet software and configure instrument operating parameters
• Perform optical alignment for camera and laser systems
• Operate electronic test and soldering equipment
• Read and follow process instructions, schematics, and mechanical drawings

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Associates Degree preferred

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• 2-4 years of experience in equivalent field
• Solid software abilities: MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook proficiency necessary
• Ability to work with minimal assistance or supervision
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to work in environments experiencing routine and rapid change
• Excellent organization, and decision-making and problem-solving skills
• A positive attitude with a high level of energy and enthusiasm
• Technical certification in Electronics desirable
• Experience with lean manufacturing and/or six sigma desirable
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and not be afraid to ask questions

Physical Requirements:

This position involves working in and moving around a climate-controlled production environment. It involves working in an assembly environment with some background noise. It involves communication with employees. This position requires the ability to lift an instrument (up to 50 lbs.)

Shipper / Receiver

About the Role:

The Shipper/Receiver will perform material receiving and product shipping functions as well as support inventory management functions. Key competencies include an understanding of inventory control and domestic & international shipping regulations, the ability to work independently and as part of an interdepartmental team, and the ability to communicate effectively.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pack and ship outbound products utilizing an ERP system
• Prepare required shipping documents for international exports
• Send shipping status and tracking information to customers using Salesforce software
• Receive raw materials and products
• Practice inventory control using NetSuite software
• Track the status of orders as needed
• Review deliveries against invoices and purchase orders
• Assess and resolve any imperfect orders (non-supplied, under orders, over orders, damaged goods, etc.)
• Ensure that invoices are delivered to the internal accounting team for payment
• Work cooperatively with members of the production and inside sales team to ensure accurate and prompt delivery of goods
• Participate in operations projects as assigned
• Light manufacturing tasks as assigned

Education:

• High school diploma or GED
• Technical certifications preferred

Experience and Technical Requirements:

• 1-3 years experience in shipping and material handling position
• Understanding of domestic and international shipping regulations
• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite and SalesForce is preferred
• Knowledge of inventory control practices
• Knowledge and experience of FedEx & UPS, (both domestic and international)
• Ability to follow technical instructions
• Good problem-solving abilities
• Attention to details
• Self-Motivated and able to work with minimal assistance
• Willing and able to learn new skills
• Able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
• Able to communicate with internal and external customers
• Basic Computer experience: MS Windows environment, MSOffice, etc.,
• Certification in Quality Control preferred
• Experience with lean manufacturing and /or six sigma is preferred
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team

Physical Requirements:

This position involves working in and moving around in a production environment. It involves extensive use of computers and telephones in an environment with some background noise. It involves significant communication with employees, corporate partners, customers, visitors, vendors, contractors, and others. On occasion, work outside of regular business hours may be required.

With or without reasonable accommodation, able to:

• Work in a production environment
• Lift an instrument (up to 50 lbs.)
• Use telecommunication tools