OEM Sourcing Engineer III — Cost Savings & Quality Leader

ThermoFisher Scientific; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Staff Technical Sourcing Engineer III for OEM instruments and equipment. You will shape sourcing strategy, drive cost reduction, and manage supplier relationships across R&D, product development, quality, and procurement.

Responsibilities include leading cost reduction initiatives, coordinating manufacturing scale-up, and ensuring supplier quality aligns with regulatory standards. International travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or Physics. Equivalent fields acceptable.
• 5+ years of hands-on product design, development, and manufacturing experience (BS) or 3+ years (MS).
• Experience with OEM suppliers and contract manufacturers; leading vendors and design firms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D, product development, quality, procurement to align sourcing strategy.
• Conduct cost reduction and manufacturing scale-up at OEM suppliers.
• Resolve supplier quality issues to maintain production standards.
• Focus on OEM instruments and equipment.
• Travel up to 20% globally to support supplier activities.

Skills

Cost reduction

Vendor management

Project management

Value engineering

Should-cost modeling

DFX methodologies

Regulatory knowledge

Education

B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Eng / Mechatronics / Electrical Eng / Physics

Tools

SolidWorks

Pro/ENGINEER

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Staff Technical Sourcing Engineer III for OEM instruments and equipment. You will shape sourcing strategy, drive cost reduction, and manage supplier relationships across R&D, product development, quality, and procurement.

Responsibilities include leading cost reduction initiatives, coordinating manufacturing scale-up, and ensuring supplier quality aligns with regulatory standards. International travel up to 20% is expected.