R&D Mechanical Senior Engineer

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

• The Position
• In this key role you will be directly responsible for the mechanical design of Laboratory equipment and manufacturing transfer. You will be working closely with, and learning from, outstanding Marketing, collaborate with Project Management, Operations, multi-functional engineering, and scientific teams of a diverse group of backgrounds.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering and minimum 10 years of meaningful work experience.
• Experience in 3-D solid modelling: Solid works, Pro/Engineer. Direct experience with Solid works preferred.
• Familiarity with various engineering materials (primarily Plastics and Metals) and the manufacturing processes employed in making products using these materials. (i.e. casting, molding, machining, injection molding etc.)
• Experience in conceptualizing innovative and creative designs using strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven track record to deliver high quality product designs with focus on DFM and DFS.
• Experienced in providing technical leadership.
• Experience in developing requirements, verification and validation plans and risk analysis.
• Ability to understand and solve sophisticated design challenges both independently and as part of a design team.
• Understanding of CE and product safety regulatory standards.
• Excellent communication, organization, follow-up and documentation skills.
• knowledge or and experience working to engineering and ISO standards, including the ISO 9001: Quality System.
  We seek candidates who take initiative, are driven, self-confident and conceptual problem solvers. You are someone who combines excellent communication skills with strong collaboration skills, easily switching between thinking on a high/conceptual level and to a detail level.
  You have perseverance, are conclusive and target driven with a quality-, cost- and time-focus. You combine a strong analytical view with a pragmatic approach and can flex yourself in a sophisticated product development environment. You are value oriented and able to set and act according to priorities at the same time.

• Develop high tech Plastic design with cost, specifications and timing in mind.
• Design for service, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Support, steer and empower internal and external mechanical designers(suppliers)
• Define and specify new designs and drive them to results.
• Conduct FMEA and Safety Risk Assessments.
• Define test plans and strategies.
• Maintain and ensure systems and procedure are in compliance with ISO and Regulatory requirements.