Engineer I, Mechanical

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
Join our R&D team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and help advance discoveries that make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As a Mechanical Engineer I, you'll work on product development projects, from concept through manufacture, collaborating with teams to create solutions that address scientific challenges. You'll develop and optimize mechanical designs using industry-leading tools and practices, while ensuring compliance with quality standards and manufacturing requirements. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and meaningful impact as you contribute to the development of sophisticated laboratory equipment and scientific instruments that enable our customers' success.

REQUIREMENTS:

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will join diverse teams of developers to participate in the specification, design, testing, maintenance, and implementation of design changes for analytical instruments and allied products. This engineering changes on instruments make a real, positive, and strong impact on the lives of people across the globe.

How you will make an impact

As part of the R&D team, we collaborate with global multi-functional teams (electrical, mechanical, user experience, manufacturing, quality, sourcing) during all phases of the new product development (NPD) process to design innovative, high quality, reliable products, that meet customer requirements and time to market commitments within target costs.

• Develop specifications for system-level, subsystem and component performance based on customer needs and product requirements.
• Develop the optimal design through Computer Aided Design (CAD), Tradeoff Analysis, Technology Assessment, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Define and specify new designs and drive them towards successful outcomes.
• Maintain approved manufacturers lists (AML) in ERP system.
• Complete Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) at the direction of senior engineering staff.
• Partner with the operations team to provide design for manufacturability (DFM) input on equipment designs. through the Engineering Change Order (ECO) process.
• Work with Regulatory Affairs team members to design products that meet and acquire the required global product approvals and certifications such as, FDA, UL, CE, CSA, NSF, and Energy Star
• Identify and implement design changes that improve user experience, quality, manufacturability, serviceability and sustainability of chormotography products.
• We integrate innovative new technology and intellectual property into our designs as we develop future exciting products!

Education/Experience

• BE in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering or related engineering degree from an accredited higher learning institution.
• 0+ years experience in the design, selection, and evaluation of mechanical systems and components

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficient with engineering tools and CAD (SolidWorks or Creo preferred), PLM software
• Knowledge of regulatory and safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use as well as medical device requirements through standards similar to UL61010, ISO13485, & ISO14971, FDA, CE, CSA, NSF456, Energy Star.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High levels of self-discipline, drive, and a proven ability to coordinate personnel in the implementation of design changes
• Strong analytical skills, data interpretation and root cause analysis experience
• Project management experience
• Strong Sense of ownership in projects and work assignments with persistence to overcome project obstacles and drive work to completion.