Embedded Controls Engineer
Job Location:
Marietta, GA - USA
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Job Summary
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards Fluctuating Temps hot/cold Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery) Office Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses gowning gloves lab coat ear plugs etc.)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.
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.
How will you make an impact
As R&D Electrical Engineer you will design develop and sustain control systems focusing on embedded microprocessor based system hardware and software supporting Thermo Fishers cold storage and ultra-low temperature (ULT) product portfolio.
In this hands-on role you will collaborate with other engineers and technicians to deliver high-performance energy-efficient and compliant cold storage solutions. You will partner closely with NPD design leadership and cross functional peers in Product Management Product Engineering Quality and Regulatory to define hardware and electrical systems develop embedded software maintain traceability and ensure products meet customer performance and regulatory expectations throughout the product lifecycle.
What will you do
Embedded Controls Development
- Design and develop embedded control PCBA and associated circuits for ULT freezers and cold storage platforms
- Create schematics design analysis bill of materials assembly drawings and other required documentation.
- Develop performance and qualification test methods coordinate the implementation of experiments and evaluate test results.
- Develop controller firmware and HMI designs utilizing both embedded C and C / Qt framework
for ULT freezers and cold storage platforms.
- Design electrical systems that meet customer requirements time to market commitments and that are within the target cost of the projects.
- Create modular scalable and reusable solutions across multiple product platforms.
Product Development & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with refrigeration and mechanical engineering teams through all phases of the toll-gate NPD process.
- Work with contract manufacturers to prepare circuit software and functional testing.
- Support products manufactured across multiple global facilities.
- Contribute to component sub-system and system-level technology roadmaps.
Requirements Compliance & Traceability
- Participate in formal design reviews of electronic controls requirements schematics layouts as well as FMEA DFM DFT and other related analyses
- Prepare and support the review and release of formal requirements design and qualification documentation.
- Ensure systems are designed for compliance to meet regulatory and certification requirements (e.g. UL IEC FDA).
People and Culture
- Engage in a culture of safety quality accountability and continuous improvement.
- Travel: Up to 10% domestic travel.
How will you get here
Education
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering
- Masters degree preferred
Experience
- 0-2 years of hands-on experience developing embedded control systems for electromechanical products.
- Experience with electronic controls including analog and digital circuit design prototyping qualifying and commercialization planning.
- Experience with high-speed circuit design. (USB Ethernet LVDS) and analog / mixed signal
- Experience in firmware and software development for electronic controls.
- Experience analyzing empirical test data to guide design decisions
- Familiarity with electronic analysis methodologies associated instrumentation and technical documentation
- Familiarity with Lean / PPI methodologies and continuous improvement systems
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Experience in embedded microcontroller based PCBA design using PADS layout tool
- Experience in in C/C python and JavaScript
- Supervise prototype construction and conduct performance testing to determine practical feasibility of concepts.
- Familiarity with IEC 60601 design practices and other electrical safety standards.
- Strong analytical problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
- Utilization of development tools such as Confluence Jira Git and Microsoft Office
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent organizational skills in a fast-paced multi-project environment
- Commitment to safety quality and operational excellence
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Electron microscopes reveal hidden wonders that are smaller than the human eye can see. They fire electrons and create images, magnifying micrometer and nanometer structures by up to ten million times, providing a spectacular level of detail, even allowing researchers to view single a ... View more
