Life Cycle Engineer (m/f/d) - Electronics

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
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.
Discover Impactful Work:
Would you like to be a part of the agile R&D team which develops scientific instruments like Gas Chromatography and Mass spectrometers that help in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and environmental laboratories? Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry division - Applied Analytical Technologies team is seeking for a Life Cycle Engineer - Electronics, who will join our motivated team and support our existing products from R&D point of view.
A day in the Life:

• Support of manufacturing sites in case of component obsolescence and shortages, technical issues, defects, modifications and reworks
• Cooperation with service engineers on the field issues that are design related
• Engineering changes - ECRs, ECOs processing, BOM changes
• Qualification of the alternative components, testing on the component, PCBA and system level
• Redesign of the PCBAs for life cycle or cost reduction purposes (Value Engineering), collaboration with mechanical/electronic/scientist development teams
• Coordination of activities to ensure that prototype manufacturing, construction, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.
• Drive continues Change Process improvement as well as Supplier Management improvement with procedures, processes, policies and quality assurance methodologies including but not exclusive to new material qualification, end of life materials/components, product development process, supplier requests for material changes and sustaining engineering
• Active participation in quality circles to ensure production continuity and efficiency and elimination of quality defects in series production

Keys to Success:
Education

• University degree in electrical engineering, or related fields.

Experience

• Several years of professional experience in any of these fields - Life cycle engineering, Value Engineering, Component Engineering, Design of electronic circuits
• Experience in testing and debugging of electronic circuits and in conducting root cause analysis on both PCBA and system level.
• Proven experience with Software for Electronic design and PCB layout such as Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics Pads, Spice simulators etc.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of PLM and PDM systems is an advantage
• Very good knowledge of electronic components and their parameters
• Work in a cost-conscious, effective, and autonomous manner, demonstrating the ability to drive efficiency, achieve goals, and make strategic decisions that consider cost-effectiveness.
• Effective open collaboration and communication with diverse teams and leadership.
• Very good written and oral communication skills in English language.
• Good knowledge of Windows and Office programs.

What we offer

• 1 year fixed term employment with an innovative, future-oriented organization
• Outstanding career and development prospects
• Excellent Work-Life-Balance
• Company pension scheme and other fringe benefits
• Exciting company culture which stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation

If you are interested, please apply online with your CV and Motivation Letter including possible start date and salary expectations.
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.
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