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Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety StandardsJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio our work spans laboratory digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.
Thermo Fisher Scientific are currently recruiting for a number of Lab Automation Engineering Specialists to join our client dedicated team in Stevenage UK to work on an exciting project where you will be pivotal in the implementation of a closed-loop automation strategy across various business processes. You will work to automate critical processes using digital twins and self-driving labs concepts which will include designing maintaining and optimizing robotic systems as well as developing and integrating software.
As a Laboratory Automation Engineering Specialist you may be responsible for some of the following deliverables but will be working as part of a team with complimentary skill set:
Project Planning and Kickoff collaborate with key stakeholders to define the project scope objectives timelines and deliverables for various business processes. Establish a project team and develop a detailed project plan
Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with various departmental stakeholders to gather the requirements for the closed-loop automation strategy.
System Design: Design the architecture for the closed-loop automation systems including both the robotic systems and the software integration with digital twins and self-driving labs
Development of Robotic Systems: Design build and maintain robotic systems tailored for the specified automation processes. Prototyping iterative testing and refining robotic systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability
Software Development and Integration: Develop software that allows seamless interaction with digital twins and robotics systems ensuring it integrates smoothly with existing systems. This involves coding testing and refinement
Testing and Validation: Conduct unit testing integration testing and user acceptance testing of robotic systems and software
Commissioning and Deployment: Install and commission the automated systems within the business processes ensuring they are fully operational and integrated with existing workflows.
Training : Provide training to end-users and create detailed documentation for system operation and troubleshooting.
Monitoring and Optimization: Continuously monitor the performance of the automated systems and enhance efficiency reliability and performance.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
BSc/MSc in a Chemical Engineering field Informatics or Software development is preferred but other areas of study can also be considered
Minimum 3 years experience in automation engineering/design/optimization
Skills/Abilities
Knowledge and experience of physical automated platforms such as robotic arms liquid handlers sensors and guided vehicles - ideally Tecan/Hamilton systems
Experience with software interface for robotics platforms
Experience with PAT (Process Analytical Technology)
Previous coding/programming experience preferably in Python Java Script C
Connectivity experience with Siemens technology
Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to interact well with peers and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams
Benefits
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
Required Experience:
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