Supplier Based Engineer (Asia)

Company Description

Detect’s mission is to democratize healthcare by developing breakthrough technology that allows us to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize transformative cures for untreated genetic diseases. We are championing a new era of healthcare by writing DNA where it matters. 

Detect is a well-funded, rapidly growing health-tech company founded by award-winning scientist and highly successful serial entrepreneur, Dr. Jonathan Rothberg. Detect benefits from being a 4Catalyzer company, an incubator of biotech and med device companies (most notably Butterfly Network) who have collectively raised over $700 million in funding. 

Joining Detect is the opportunity to redesign the future of healthcare through the power of technology. Embark on a journey with us to maximize global impact, motivated by the idea that our products will change the lives of millions along with the people you love. 

Job Description

Detect is seeking a Supplier Based Engineer (SBE). This individual is directly responsible for deploying and optimizing high volume manufacturing solutions and the ultimate success of Detects high volume Manufacturing with a specific manufacturing partner.

The ideal profile of this position calls for a flexible and well-rounded individual – someone who is self-motivated, detailed oriented, collaborative, has a breadth of technical and manufacturing understanding, and strong communication skills.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be to:

• Develop, implement, and monitor day-to-day manufacturing processes at a specific manufacturing partner 
• Drive cross functional manufacturing efforts with R&D, engineering, and the rest of the operations organization
• Moving well through the ambiguity and changes of new product development
• Organize and prioritize work with minimal guidance and manage priorities, projects and special requests in a timely and effective manner.
• Lead FMEA activities to ensure design and manufacturing issues are identified and risks mitigated.
• Build and maintain relationships with all functions, external partners, and vendors to make decisions regarding manufacturing operations
• Plan, monitor, and analyze key metrics for the day-to-day performance of manufacturing
• Develop and hold manufacturing partners accountable

Qualifications

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

• At minimum, 5 years of experience in consumer electronic or biotech manufacturing
• A leader that has a passion for mentoring a team of engineers
• Consistent track record of delivering complex projects from NPI to mass production
• Excellent problem-solver, have a strong quality & customer-focused mindset, and have the personal drive for success with professional skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of high-volume manufacturing processes and failure analysis.
• Extensive Knowledge in data analysis and analytics, and solid understanding of measurement control metrics including GR&R, Cp/Cpk and correlation analysis.
• Strong internal stakeholder management, data/information management, process design
• The ability to manage numerous projects at once in a fast-paced environment
• Experience leading and participating on cross-functional and/or global teams; easily connecting and building bridges with counterparts within different parts of the organization
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills 
• Proven ability to make complex and time-sensitive decisions in the best interests of the organization
• Self-motivated team member who can drive resolution to issues with strong problem-solving skills

You Deeply Identify with Core Detect Values:

• Put people first. Our colleagues and our customers come first. We respect each other and celebrate our diversity. We take joy in each other’s success, and succeed or fail as a team
• Eye of the owner. We have an ownership mindset and take responsibility for all of our decisions. No problem is someone else's problem. We are frugal and use company resources as if they were our own
• No genius without grit. As innovators, we fail often but fast. We are tenacious. We push through adversity and keep getting up. We are problem solvers and always find a way
• Err on the side of doing. We are scrappy and biased toward action — everyone is an individual contributor. We allow intuition to guide us when we have imperfect information
• Move fast by working smart. We are inventors. We focus, plan, pursue, and adjust to make big things happen in a fraction of the time others can. We disagree and commit

Additional Information

We offer great perks: 

• Fully covered medical insurance plan, and dental & vision coverage - as a health-tech company, we place great worth on our teams’ well-being
• Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it 
• Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
• Pre-tax commuter benefits - we make your commute more reasonable 
• 401k plan - we facilitate your retirement goals
• The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives! 

For this role, we provide visa assistance for qualified candidates. 

Detect does not accept agency resumes.

Detect is an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.