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In this role, you will act as the technical liaison between R&D, Quality and Manufacturing, translating product innovation into scalable, high performance Agilent’s products manufacturing in production site. You will contribute to maximize product output balancing with product specification.\nICP-MS is one of Agilent’s key analytical instruments used in chemical analysis and life science applications. The products are researched and developed in Japan, manufactured overseas, and supplied to customers worldwide. In this position, the successful candidate will work cross-functionally with teams in Japan and overseas and play a key role in connecting product development with volume manufacturing.\nDevelop, improve, and maintain manufacturing test processes, test systems, inspection equipment, fixtures, and related production tools for ICP-MS products.\nDefine test strategies, review inspection requirements, and support production ramp-up for new product introduction.\nWork with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, and overseas manufacturing sites to resolve technical issues.\nDrive test automation, data utilization, yield improvement, and process capability improvement.\nSupport manufacturing transfer, technical deployment to overseas sites, and standardization of test processes.\nDevelop and improve inspection systems and production support systems using programming languages such as C#, and contribute to improvement activities that integrate hardware and software, including equipment control and robot control.\nQualifications\nRequired qualifications and experience:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical field, or equivalent knowledge and experience.\nFive or more years of practical experience in one or more of the following areas: manufacturing engineering, equipment development, product development, system development, or test system development.\nBasic knowledge and practical experience in programming, software, equipment control, production systems, or inspection systems.\nExperience solving technical issues in collaboration with multiple functions such as R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality.\nWillingness and ability to communicate in English. 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