Data Systems Engineer

Work Schedule

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research solving complex analytical challenges improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories we are here to support them.

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Location / Division Specific Information

Division: Laboratory Equipment Division (LED) Location: Marietta OH Work Arrangement: On-site

The Laboratory Equipment Division combines deep scientific expertise a collaborative culture and strong operational excellence to deliver the laboratory equipment and consumables our customers rely onquickly reliably and safely. Our smart lab solutions help customers focus on what matters most: delivering answers and innovations that save and improve lives.

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How will you make an impact

As R&D Data Systems Engineer Technology Center you will develop maintain and continuously improve the software data acquisition database and engineering systems that enable product verification reliability and performance testing within the Technology Center.

In this hands-on technical role you will partner closely with R&D engineers and laboratory technicians to integrate data acquisition hardware instrumentation software and data-management solutions used to evaluate cold storage and laboratory equipment. You will also provide local technical ownership and support for engineering design applications including SolidWorks and related engineering software.

Your work will enable reliable traceable and efficient collection and analysis of engineering data while improving laboratory automation test repeatability and the productivity of product development teams.

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What will you do

Data Acquisition & Test Systems

Develop configure maintain and troubleshoot data acquisition and test-control systems supporting controlled-environment product testing.

Develop and maintain software applications and test scripts used to control laboratory equipment acquire test data and automate engineering test execution.

Integrate instrumentation and control hardware including thermocouples temperature sensors pressure transducers flow sensors power measurement devices DAQ hardware PLCs and related laboratory equipment.

Partner with engineers and technicians to translate test requirements into effective data acquisition instrumentation and automation solutions.

Troubleshoot hardware software communications instrumentation and data-quality issues affecting laboratory testing.

Support configuration commissioning and lifecycle maintenance of custom and commercially available laboratory test systems.

Data Database & Laboratory Information Systems

Develop and maintain databases used for secure storage organization retrieval and analysis of engineering test data.

Maintain appropriate data integrity availability backup and redundancy practices for Technology Center test data.

Develop efficient methods for transferring test data from laboratory equipment into databases and engineering analysis tools.

Support standardization of test-data structures naming conventions metadata and reporting practices.

Identify opportunities to improve accessibility and usability of engineering data while maintaining appropriate controls.

Engineering Software & Systems Support

Serve as the local technical resource for engineering design software used by the Controlled Temperature Technologies R&D team including SolidWorks and related applications.

Coordinate software installation configuration licensing upgrades and troubleshooting in partnership with internal IT and third-party vendors.

Evaluate new software and laboratory technology solutions and provide technical recommendations based on capability compatibility maintainability and business need.

Maintain documentation for critical laboratory applications configurations interfaces and system dependencies.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Maintain a safe work environment and a high level of safety awareness while working with laboratory equipment and controlled-environment test systems.

Establish and maintain standard work documentation and configuration practices for critical data and software systems.

Apply Lean / PPI principles to automate repetitive activities simplify workflows improve data availability and reduce test-system variability.

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How will you get here

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Software Engineering Engineering Technology or related technical discipline preferred.

Associate degree in a related technical discipline with significant relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

3 years of experience developing implementing or maintaining software and data systems supporting engineering laboratory manufacturing or test environments.

Experience developing and maintaining data acquisition and automated test systems.

Experience designing implementing and maintaining databases for engineering or test data.

Experience developing software or test applications using tools such as LabVIEW Python SQL C/C .NET or similar development environments.

Experience integrating software with DAQ hardware PLCs instrumentation sensors or other physical test equipment.

Experience supporting engineering software applications including SolidWorks or similar CAD platforms preferred.

Experience supporting controlled-environment HVAC/R refrigeration thermal or electromechanical product testing strongly preferred.

Experience working with third-party software and hardware suppliers preferred.

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Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Strong understanding of data acquisition system architecture instrumentation signal acquisition and engineering data management.

Working knowledge of relational databases SQL data structures data integrity backup and retrieval methods.

Ability to develop and troubleshoot software that interfaces with physical hardware instrumentation and laboratory equipment.

Familiarity with sensors and instrumentation used for thermal testing including thermocouples pressure transducers electrical measurements and related DAQ devices.

Working knowledge of PLCs industrial communications and automated test-control architectures preferred.

Working knowledge of HVAC/R refrigeration or controlled-environment testing strongly preferred.

Ability to communicate effectively with engineers technicians IT professionals external vendors and cross-functional partners.

Ability to develop clear technical documentation and train users on software and test-system applications.

Ability and willingness to work hands-on in laboratory prototype and manufacturing environments.

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Our Mission and Values

Our global team of approximately 125000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services. Together we enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. For more information please visit .

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.