Hardware Test Engineer
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Job Location:
Brno - Czech Republic
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance Laboratory Setting OfficeJob Description
Thermo Fisher Scientifics Ion Chromatography and Sample Preparation (ICSP) team is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer III to support validation and performance of next-generation ion chromatography laboratory instruments.
This role is part of a strategic NPI (New Product Introduction) initiative focused on developing a new generation platform for chromatographic instruments. This is not about maintaining or incrementally improving existing solutions but a complete redesign of a system currently built on approximately 15-year-old electronics.
The goal is to create a modern scalable platform by leveraging new technologies to significantly improve performance functionality and overall system architecture. The work involves validating complex analytical instrumentation systems that combine advanced hardware embedded software and domain-specific capabilities.
This is a multi-year program offering long-term stability and the opportunity to contribute across multiple phases of developmentfrom early validation through to commercialization and sustaining engineering.
What will you do
You will lead hardware and system-level testing ensuring product performance reliability and compliance across development and sustaining phases.
Test Strategy & Execution
- Define and execute hardware and system-level test strategies for NPI and sustaining projects
- Design document and maintain structured test methodologies and plans
- Develop and improve test automation and data analysis approaches
Debugging Analysis & Problem Solving
- Analyze troubleshoot and resolve complex product issues across hardware and system levels
- Perform root cause analysis and drive resolution with cross-functional teams
- Support field investigations including debug of returned material (RMA)
System Integration & Collaboration
- Collaborate with hardware software systems and quality teams to improve product performance and resolve ambiguities
- Provide technical support for instrument operation and system interactions
- Influence test strategies and technical decisions across teams and stakeholders
Test Infrastructure & Environment
- Build qualify and maintain test environments and laboratory setups
- Administer test systems including data storage databases and infrastructure
- Install configure and maintain instrumentation and test equipment
Quality Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure alignment with quality regulatory and documentation requirements
- Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes tools and methodologies
- Utilize enterprise systems (e.g. ERP PLM) to support engineering and compliance processes
Technical Leadership & Support
- Mentor junior engineers and support onboarding and knowledge sharing
- Coordinate materials tools and resources required for testing activities
Innovation & Productivity
- Leverage modern tools including AI-assisted analysis and testing to improve efficiency and insight generation
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in Engineering (Electrical Systems Industrial or related) or relevant scientific field (e.g. Chemistry); MS preferred
- Experience in hardware or system-level test engineering within complex product environments
- Experience with analytical instrumentation or electromechanical systems preferred (e.g. IC HPLC MS)
- Strong understanding of test methodologies validation and structured problem-solving approaches
- Proven ability to debug complex systems across hardware software and system interactions
- Experience with test automation data analysis and engineering tools
- Familiarity with enterprise systems (e.g. ERP PLM document control)
- Experience supporting both new product development and sustaining engineering
- Strong leadership skills with ability to drive test activities and influence cross-functional teams
- Strong communication skills in English including documentation and stakeholder reporting
- Interest in leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance testing efficiency and quality
Required Experience:
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