Electrical Engineer III, Operations Engineering

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll 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 worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION

As an Electrical Engineer III at Thermo Fisher Scientific you will play a key role in the development and implementation of new electrical and electronic solutions working at the interface between R&D Engineering Manufacturing and external suppliers. The position combines strong electrical engineering expertise with supplier collaboration and technology development to support new products improve existing designs and introduce innovative technologies into our products.

You will work closely with external suppliers and technology partners to identify evaluate and develop new electrical and electronic solutions components subsystems and technologies. You will provide engineering input into supplier selection and technical discussions define and coordinate technical requirements evaluate proposed solutions and support their verification and implementation.

In close cooperation with R&D and cross-functional engineering teams you will contribute to product and technology development activities from early technical concepts through prototyping testing qualification and implementation. You will investigate technical challenges evaluate alternative design concepts and propose solutions that improve product performance reliability manufacturability quality and cost.

As an Electrical Engineer III you will act as a technical interface between internal engineering teams and suppliers translating product and system requirements into practical electrical engineering solutions. The role includes coordination of technical reviews evaluation of supplier capabilities support of prototype builds and testing and resolution of complex technical issues.

You will also support the transfer of newly developed electrical solutions into manufacturing ensuring that new designs and technologies are robust scalable testable and suitable for production. Your engineering expertise technical curiosity and ability to build effective relationships with internal and external partners will help drive innovation and strengthen our electrical engineering capabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with R&D Engineering Manufacturing Quality and external suppliers on the development of new products electrical components subsystems and technical solutions.
• Act as a key technical contact for suppliers and technology partners coordinating electrical engineering requirements technical discussions design reviews and development activities.
• Identify and evaluate new electrical and electronic technologies components suppliers and design concepts with potential application in current and future products.
• Develop review and assess electrical engineering concepts and support design prototyping testing verification and qualification activities.
• Work with suppliers on custom electrical and electronic component and subsystem development from initial requirements through technical validation and implementation.
• Review and contribute to electrical schematics wiring diagrams interfaces component specifications and other engineering documentation.
• Support component selection and evaluation with consideration for electrical performance reliability availability lifecycle manufacturability compliance and cost.
• Investigate complex electrical and system-level technical challenges and perform root cause analysis troubleshooting and technical risk assessment.
• Support product and design improvements focused on performance reliability robustness manufacturability quality and cost.
• Support integration and testing of electrical and electronic subsystems within complex products and systems.
• Provide electrical engineering support for new product introduction and transfer of new technologies and designs into manufacturing.
• Coordinate and lead technical activities involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Support technical evaluation of potential new suppliers components and technologies.
• Drive engineering projects from concept and feasibility assessment through verification validation and implementation.
• Ensure developed electrical solutions comply with applicable engineering quality regulatory safety EMC and product requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of electrical engineering methods design practices and collaboration between R&D Operations and the supplier network.

REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced Degree plus 3 years of relevant engineering experience or Bachelors Degree plus 5 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Preferred Fields of Study: Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Mechatronics or related technical field.
• Experience in electrical/electronic product development R&D supplier engineering or technology development.
• Demonstrated experience working with external suppliers engineering partners component manufacturers or technology vendors.
• Strong understanding of electrical and electronic systems components interfaces and engineering principles.
• Experience with electrical design design reviews prototyping testing verification qualification and implementation of engineering solutions.
• Ability to read understand review and contribute to electrical schematics wiring diagrams technical specifications and engineering documentation.
• Experience with electrical and electronic component selection and evaluation.
• Knowledge of electrical testing measurement equipment and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Understanding of EMC/EMI electrical safety grounding signal integrity power distribution and system integration principles.
• Experience with PCB-based electronics sensors actuators power supplies control electronics communication interfaces or similar technologies is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in root cause analysis and technical risk assessment.
• Ability to evaluate alternative technical concepts and make recommendations based on performance reliability risk availability cost and manufacturability.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple technical activities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with suppliers technical specialists engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in an international and cross-functional environment.
• Experience in regulated industries and knowledge of relevant quality and regulatory requirements is beneficial.
• Knowledge of product lifecycle management engineering change control and technical documentation processes is beneficial.
• Experience with new product introduction and transfer of electrical designs into manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong technical curiosity and interest in new electrical and electronic technologies and innovative engineering solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and relevant electrical engineering/design software.
• Ability to travel up to 20% as needed including visits to suppliers and technology partners.