Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Position: Manufacturing Engineer II
Schedule: Monday - Friday 1st shift
Location/Division Specific Information:The Chemical Analysis Division (CAD) serves a wide breath of industrial sectors including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, environmental, process minerals, mining, coal, cement and metals, as well as academic, government, safety, and security. This position will be based out of our Tewksbury Plant in Massachusetts.
How Will You Make an Impact?:You will use data analytics to identify and drive manufacturing and process improvement projects in our optical and elemental portable analytical products. You will also have an opportunity to lead internally developed and outsourced automation projects. Your manufacturing engineering experience, ability to solve issues and technical knowledge will help build a world class manufacturing organization producing our handheld diagnostic instruments.
A Day in the Life:- Operate as day-to-day manufacturing engineering resource for optical products
- Drive root cause analysis and resolution on production failures
- Develop process improvements driving operations cost savings and scrap reduction initiatives
- Partner with quality engineering to analyze nonconforming material, identify trends and develop action plans
- Support global manufacturing centers and act as engineering contact for optical contract manufacturer
- Participate in new product introduction development and launching into production
- Initiate engineering change orders to update/maintain documentation including work instructions and BOMs
- Train technicians during the implementation of new processes or products
- Design, develop and implement assembly/test fixtures to support production and automation initiatives
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Optics, Electro-Optics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Experience:
- 2+ years’ work experience in engineering capacity
- Experienced with Excel and graphical representation of data
- Automation experience with UR robots or another a plus
- Multitask and complete tasks according to timelines
- Communicate and collaborate across multiple departments
- Knowledge of C# programming a plus
- Work cell production floor environment. Some areas contain automation, class 3B lasers or X-Ray tubes.
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!
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.
#StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.comCompensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $72,600.00–$108,900.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, Massachusetts, USA Office
168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA, United States
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