Lead Test Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific in Birmingham as a Technical Specialist where you will play a pivotal role in assembling and testing cutting-edge transmission electron microscopes. This full-time position offers competitive salary and opportunities for career growth within an innovative, diverse environment that fosters individual development and collaboration.

Benefits

Competitive salary and 13th month

Flexible working hours arrangement

Excellent career progression opportunities

Training and courses available

Strong Team Spirit and company activities

Attractive 40 holidays a year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years experience in mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, or applied physics.
• Knowledge of mechanical or electronics engineering required.
• Good communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Build and test complete microscopes.
• Deliver modules or microscopes on time and with quality.
• Analyze and troubleshoot technical problems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical domain

Middle technical education (MBO)

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

The Challenge + Position

In this role, you will act as a tool owner and make sure that a customer-order-specific transmission electron microscope is aligned and built according to the customer's requirements. You will be responsible for all levels of integration of modules on the tool level for our systems. You will have the first level of responsibility to take on any problems on module or system level and will involve other partners, like Operations Engineering or R&D. We're open to candidates with experience in similar roles and fresh graduates who want to make a first career step. You need to be driven by technical challenges and like to work in a cleanroom environment. Our TEM microscopes take 9-12 months to build, align, and test before they can be shipped out of our factory.

Specific responsibilities are:

• building and testing of a complete microscope
• Performs activities based on procedures.
• Tests parts of systems, or systems with typical test times
• Delivery on time of modules or microscopes with the right quality
• Working on improvements of products and related processes
• Independent tracing, and analyses to address problems

The Requirements

We are looking for the following combination of education and experience:

• Middle technical education (MBO) with at least 2 years of working experience or a bachelor’s degree (HBO) graduate in any technical domain, preferably mechanics, mechatronics, electronics, or applied physics.
• Knowledge of mechanical and/or electronics engineering
• Able to do analyses and interpretations of physics, mechanics and software technical data
• Preferably experience with and control of a high-tech system or shown interest via education and hobbies in technical challenges.
• Good communicating skills (in writing and verbal) both in Dutch and English

The Competencies

We are looking for the following proficiencies:

• Attention to detail
• Detailed Problem Solving (product documentation, flowcharts, drawings)
• Quality
• Can take initiative, is flexible, and wants to take ownership
• Self-sufficient
• Flexibility towards changes, with a positive work demeanor
• Driven by hands on work

Of course, we all know a list of job requirements is like a wish list. You list the highest priorities on top, but you know you can be surprised with items you didn’t think of yourself. The same goes for this position. Are you certain you are the ideal candidate, but you do not match every part of the requirements? We are excited to get to know you and to discuss a possible fit.

Our offer

• Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus
• A flexible working hours arrangement
• Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer
• Training and courses available via our Thermo Fisher University to continuously develop yourself
• Collaborative work in an international environment
• Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities
• Very attractive 40 holidays a year
• This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.

We encourage candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team collaboration are key to success, in making the impossiblepossible for our customers.

Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.

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 sophisticated scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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