Job Description

Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources, and tools they need to take science a step beyond!

Location/Division Specific Information: Guilford, CT Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Division

How will you make an impact?

We are seeking a strong candidate to work within a multidisciplinary team of engineers, software developers, chemists, and molecular biologists to help develop groundbreaking DNA sequencing instrumentation used in both research and regulated markets. The role will support design testing and verification of the instrument hardware and control software used in these products. This individual will be working closely with hardware and software engineers to verify the designs meet our product specifications.

What will you do?

• Develop and complete verification and validation test protocols to support the commercial release of DNA sequencing hardware and control software.

• Document test results and communicate issues quickly to design team during all stages of development on both new and existing product lines.

• Develop and release test documentation under an ISO design control process.

• Assist in crafting test fixtures for testing subassemblies.

How will you get here?

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Systems, Mechanical, or Biomedical Engineering preferred

Experience

• Experience in testing electromechanical sub-assemblies, test report generation, and release of documentation within an ISO design control processes

• Experience in instrumentation development in Biotechnology, medical device, or similar industries

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Must understand best-practice quality processes

• Capable of understanding system requirements and have experience developing / performing test plans & protocols

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Upbeat, and willing to work hands-on in driving a variety of activities

• Have excellent interpersonal and team skills, as well as thrive in a fast-paced, exciting environment

• Good initiative, able to work independently or with a multidisciplinary team

• Resourceful and motivated to learn new skills

• Experience with HP-ALM, Doors, or other Quality Systems

• Proficient in scripting, debugging, optimization, and unit testing

• Mechanical design work and experience using Solidworks or similar CAD system a plus

• Familiarity with Matlab, Python, or similar tools for data analysis a plus

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. A one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation, and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards