Engineer III, Manufacturing Engineering
About The Position
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. As a Manufacturing Engineer III at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will optimize production processes, implement new technologies, and drive continuous improvement initiatives while also strengthening coordination between the Marietta site and the India Engineering Center (IEC). In this role, you will act as a key liaison, ensuring alignment and efficient execution of projects as cross-functional and global collaboration continues to expand. You will serve as a central point of contact between Marietta and IEC, streamlining communication, clarifying priorities, and reducing delays to improve overall project delivery timelines. This includes supporting Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) and cost reduction initiatives led by IEC, ensuring they are well-defined, properly vetted, and effectively integrated into site operations. In addition to this coordination role, you will manage process improvement projects, provide technical expertise for new product introductions, develop and validate manufacturing processes, and implement automation solutions. Working closely with R&D, Quality, Production, IEC, and other cross-functional teams, you will optimize existing processes while ensuring consistent product quality and regulatory compliance. Your analytical skills and engineering expertise will help drive cost reductions, improve efficiencies, and enhance manufacturing capabilities across global operations, while also improving communication and execution across geographically distributed teams.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering in regulated industries (pharmaceutical, medical device, or similar)
- Proficient in statistical analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong project management skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated success implementing process improvements and cost reduction initiatives
- Experience with CAD software and manufacturing documentation systems
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting engineers and technicians
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and relevant engineering software
- Ability to travel up to 20% as needed
- Must be able to work in cleanroom environments when required
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with risk assessment methodologies and root cause analysis
Nice To Haves
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial or related field)
- Project Engineer/Management experience or relevant certifications beneficial
- Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools
Responsibilities
- Optimize production processes
- Implement new technologies
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Strengthen coordination between the Marietta site and the India Engineering Center (IEC)
- Act as a key liaison, ensuring alignment and efficient execution of projects
- Serve as a central point of contact between Marietta and IEC, streamlining communication, clarifying priorities, and reducing delays
- Support Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) and cost reduction initiatives led by IEC
- Manage process improvement projects
- Provide technical expertise for new product introductions
- Develop and validate manufacturing processes
- Implement automation solutions
- Optimize existing processes while ensuring consistent product quality and regulatory compliance
- Drive cost reductions, improve efficiencies, and enhance manufacturing capabilities across global operations
- Improve communication and execution across geographically distributed teams
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
