Scientific Software & Research Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH; Bremen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH is seeking a highly skilled scientist/software engineer to design, execute, and validate experiments using instrument data. You will develop diagnostic and predictive tools and turn research insights into reusable software components.

The role requires hands-on experience with scientific data, strong Python and Linux skills, and a track record of building reproducible workflows.

Qualifications

• Background in physics or applied mathematics with strong quantitative modeling.
• Hands-on scientific investigation, experimental design, and analysis of complex real-world instrument data.
• Experience developing scientific software and translating insights into diagnostic, predictive, or decision-support tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and validate experiments using instrument data.
• Develop algorithms for diagnostic and failure-mode modeling.
• Turn analyses into reusable research tools and frameworks.
• Manage data versioning, metadata, experiment tracking, and scalable execution from laptops to servers/clusters.
• Collaborate with researchers, Production Engineering, IT/Operations, and Support to ensure reliable deployment.

Skills

Python

Modular design

Testing

Reproducible workflows

Data analysis

SQL

NoSQL

Linux

Bash

CI/CD

Containerization

C++/Rust

Experimental design

Education

Physics background

Applied mathematics

Tools

Git

Docker

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life‑changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry‑leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Location/Division Specific Information

We are a research, development, and production site in Bremen currently, with about 500 employees, whose "high-end" measurement and analysis instruments (mass spectrometers) are used in research and science worldwide. Our innovative products in the fields of Life Sciences MS and Inorganic MS, as well as T Elemental Analysis, are among the leading products globally in their respective markets.

A day in the Life:

• Design, execute, and validate experiments using instrument, multi‑sensor, and multi‑modal data.
• Develop and evaluate algorithms for diagnostic and failure‑mode modeling.
• Turn exploratory analyses and prototypes into reusable, well‑tested research tools and reproducible experiment frameworks.
• Manage data versioning, metadata, experiment tracking, and scalable execution from laptops to servers/clusters.
• Build safe programmatic interfaces to instrument control software, firmware, and test stands, including autonomous agentic workflows.
• Package, install, and validate new iterations in lab and production test environments.
• Collaborate with researchers, Production Engineering, IT/Operations, and Support to ensure reliable and traceable deployment.

Keys to Success:

Education

Background in physics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative/scientific field, with a strong track record of independent research and quantitative modeling

Experience

Hands‑on scientific investigation, experimental design, and analysis of complex real‑world instrument or experimental data.

Experience developing research software and translating scientific insights into diagnostic, predictive, or decision‑support tools.

Comfortable working directly with physical instruments and deploying and validating software in controlled lab or production test environments.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Scientific Software Engineering: Python, clean APIs, modular design, testing, and reproducible research workflows.

Data & Modeling: Data analysis and visualization, SQL/NoSQL and file‑based data systems, diagnostic modeling, experiment tracking, and model/version management.

Engineering Tools: Strong Linux/Bash; CI, containerization, and server/cluster execution. Familiarity with C++/Rust is a plus.

Production‑aware delivery: Ability to install, configure, troubleshoot, and validate research software and translate manual processes into Documented and increasingly automated workflows.

English: Full professional proficiency, written and spoken.

What we offer:

• Employment with an innovative, future‑oriented organization
• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits
• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 100,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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

For more information about accessibility and accommodations for people with disabilities during the application process, please visit: Accessibility / Disability Access | Thermo Fisher Scientific