Christopher Elhosni

Automation Engineer at Natera

Mission Viejo, California, United States

About

I am a Systems Engineer with a value-oriented mindset, focusing on products within the medical device industry. I have experience in automated system development, maintenance, and improvement within GxP, CAP/CLIA, and ISO 13485 regulated businesses.

Experience

  • Automation Engineer at Natera
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Senior Systems Engineer at GRAIL
    Apr 2022 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Contributing as an IC and project manager to product/process optimization, systems integration, and tech transfer efforts surrounding GRAIL's innovative Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection test.

  • Automation Technologist II at Ambry Genetics
    Dec 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Automation process design, testing, and validation support for NGS assays within R&D department Experience in multiple extraction, library prep, and orthogonal test chemistries for both DNA and RNA Clinical support and Troubleshooting for multiple Tecan Fluent and Freedom EVO platforms

  • Product Engineer at Discovery Genomics Inc
    Mar 2020 - Dec 2020 · 10 mos

    Design, troubleshooting, and LIMS integration for a COVID-19 PCR testing workflow Engineered efficient solutions for lab operations including run planning, sample tracking, and reporting Maintenance of ThermoFisher 7500, Illumina NovaSeq, and Alinity-I series

  • Undergraduate Researcher at BEAMS Lab UCI
    Jan 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Lab Technician in training, focusing on: 1. The redesign of an Active Microrheology microscopy system, including system alignment, beam calculations, lens selection, system maintenance, and designing system components in SolidWorks, including manufacturing through 3-D printing or machining. 2. The automation of said system using LabVIEW Data Acquisition software, in order to create a high throughput system. 3. Automation and function of other projects within the lab, using LabVIEW.