Operations and Quality Engineer, Sustaining Engineering
Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA
CHECKED 15H AGO
Bio & Science AIonsitemid-level$94k–$158k
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