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Operations and Quality Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA

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Bio & Science AIonsitemid-level$94k–$158k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Establish lightweight QMS to scale AI Science Factories across geographies.
  • Own engineering change control and traceability for every AISF deployment.
  • Drive continuous improvement and audit readiness while preserving engineering speed.

What they offer

  • Competitive base compensation with bonus potential
  • Generous early-stage equity
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Flexible time off with company-wide holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Educational assistance program
  • Commuter benefits and subsidized lunch

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded operator who sees quality as an enabler of speed and confidence. You thrive in complex hardware environments, driving lightweight rigor and continuous improvement teams embrace.

Requirements

  • 3+ years in quality, operations, or engineering roles in hardware, manufacturing, or complex systems environments
  • Hands-on expertise building or scaling ISO 9000 compliant quality systems
  • Demonstrated experience leading RCA investigations and CAPA programs
  • Comfort with Arena PLM, Windchill, SAP PLM, or equivalent lifecycle management systems
  • Hands-on experience running Engineering Change Management owning ECO/ECR workflows
  • Experience developing FMEAs and Control Plans
  • Track record building operational templates, procedures, and workflow standards
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills

Lab profile

About Lila Sciences

Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.

What they build

  • Autonomous Science Platform
  • AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
  • Electro-optic materials and photonic devices

Known for

  • Large-scale automated data generation
  • High-throughput protein purification and analytics
  • Protein design and BioML modeling
  • Robotic orchestration and lab simulation
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