Sr. Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

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Job Description

When youre part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do important work. And youll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

The Senior Engineering Manager position supports our facility in Middletown VA which is a key part of Thermo Fisher Scientifics Clinical Diagnostics Division. Our business manufactures complex reagents assays and system solutions fluids that are used in the global healthcare industry daily to diagnose patient health.

Discover Impactful Work:

Lead a diverse and growing team as the Senior Engineering Manager. Use your experiences and knowledge to refine our approach to new equipment acquisition and deployment manufacturing process improvement problem solving and solutioning as well as leverage and scale our validation program. A strategic mindset with strong organizational skills are critical for success in this role.

A day in the Life:

• Manage day-to-day engineering activities and ensure projects progress on time.
• Mentor and develop engineers to achieve their fullest potential.
• Support manufacturing process development and capacity expansion as volumes grow.
• Assess and improve our validation approach to enable leverage across like products and processes.
• Lead the Systems Engineering group focused on mechanical engineering.
• Develop mechanical and systems engineering competencies within the team.
• Lead all aspects of team goals performance evaluations and talent acquisition

Keys to Success:

To excel in this position you must showcase outstanding project management and engineering skills along with a proven track record of leading teams removing barriers and innovation. Your capability to collaborate and ensure flawless execution will dictate your success.

Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Engineering with a preference for Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years experience managing engineering teams.
• 15 years of experience in manufacturing engineering preferably in the medical device space
• Strong understanding of project and daily program management.
• Proven ability to develop and implement engineering solutions.
• Strong understanding of New Product Development (NPD) processes and challenges.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Outstanding leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Process Validation expertise in the Medical Device industry.
• Outstanding project management and organizational capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Six Sigma Variation Reduction experience a plus

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

This role requires the ability to work in a manufacturing environment adhering strictly to safety protocols. Occasional lifting and physical activity may be required.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific provides an innovative forward-thinking environment with outstanding career and development prospects. We stand for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!