About the role
<p><strong>Your Impact at LILA</strong></p> <p>Maintenance Engineering Technicians are the backbone of instrument uptime at Lila. You will execute preventive maintenance schedules, perform first-response troubleshooting, maintain calibration and qualification records, and coordinate with Lab Operations, Research Operations, and Hardware &amp; Controls Engineering to keep workcells running.</p> <p>This is a hands-on, precision role in a fast-moving, highly automated lab environment. You’ll support reliable operation of commissioned instruments and integrated workcells through disciplined maintenance, documentation, troubleshooting, and vendor coordination.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Be Building</strong></p> <ul> <li>Execute scheduled preventive maintenance across the commissioned instrument fleet.</li> <li>Maintain accurate PM, repair, and service records in the CMMS.</li> <li>Perform instrument calibration and support IQ/OQ/PQ execution.</li> <li>Respond to instrument alarms, failures, and performance anomalies during shift.</li> <li>Execute in-scope repairs and escalate engineering-level issues to HCE or Automation.</li> <li>Document incidents, repairs, and out-of-tolerance conditions in the CMMS.</li> <li>Coordinate vendor visits, track service records, and maintain spare parts inventory.</li> <li>Track MTBF and downtime trends to surface recurring failure patterns.</li> <li>Help develop ME SOPs, work instructions, and maintenance practices.</li></ul> <p><strong>What You'll Need to Succeed</strong></p> <ul> <li>3+ years of hands-on instrument maintenance experience in a research, clinical, or production lab.</li> <li>Experience maintaining biological research or analytical instruments.</li> <li>Working knowledge of pipetting system calibration, fluidics troubleshooting, and optical systems.</li> <li>Experience with cell culture equipment preventive maintenance.</li> <li>Familiarity with biological safety and containment protocols.</li> <li>Strong documentation discipline and comfort working in a CMMS.</li> <li>Demonstrated independence troubleshooting and executing PM across multiple instrument families.</li></ul> <p><strong>
