Job Description
COMPANY: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
LOCATION: 168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02541
TITLE: Engineer III, Manufacturing Engineering
HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
DUTIES:
- Develop, fabricate, modify, and evaluate parts, assemblies, components, sub-assemblies, tooling, and final products to support manufacturing departments.
- Support manufacturing departments by collecting and processing information related to assigned projects, evaluating all information and alternatives, preparing and presenting plans, and recommending a course of action.
- Prepare and manufacture prototypes and participate in design reviews, utilizing principles of concurrent engineering.
- Develop manufacturing processes, production line layouts, fixture design, equipment validations (IQ/OQ), FAT, capability studies, documentation, and LEAN techniques.
- Assist Packaging Engineering Team with packaging improvements and cost reduction of new and existing packaging components and products.
- Assess and resolve packaging problems arising in production or in the field.
- Develop and issue detailed specifications for procurement of packaging components, direct the implementation of new or revised packaging, recommend and implement packaging enhancements for cost reductions and quality improvements, and perform packaging qualification studies.
- Design and procure equipment, machines, and tools; monitor their performance and the manufacturing processes.
- Qualify equipment in an FDA-regulated industry by managing, generating, and executing qualification and production documentation (e.g., SOP, WI, URS, FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, gap analysis).
- Ensure compliance with corporate, site, and regulatory policies, practices, and guidelines.
TRAVEL:
Up to 5% domestic and international travel required. Telecommuting option available.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree or foreign degree equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
Minimum Experience: 5 years as a Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer, or related occupation.
Additional Knowledge or Experience:
- Manufacturing engineering experience within manufacturing, processing, or packaging automation.
- Investigation of equipment failures or difficult-to-diagnose faulty operations with remedial actions.
- Experience generating reports using SAP and Dynamics.
- Specification of system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, and environmental regulations.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and engineering graphics.
- Implementation of Root Cause Failure Analysis on systems or processes.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies.
- Project management experience.