Manufacturing Engineer III

Engineer III

Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions: Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description: 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.

Discover Impactful Work: Join our Manufacturing Engineering team as an Engineer III taking the lead in sustaining and advancing our commercial production operations. Drive process improvement, equipment design, development, and validation activities that support our high-impact products. This role includes the design, qualification, and implementation of automation, fixtures, and manufacturing processes within our Clinical Sequencing Division. Success requires strong technical expertise, relevant engineering experience, and proven experience working collaboratively in a regulated manufacturing environment.

A Day in the Life:

• Develop, optimize, and qualify manufacturing processes and equipment to improve quality, efficiency, and reliability.
• Lead full equipment lifecycle activities — from URS creation and vendor selection through FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and production release.
• Partner with operations and cross-functional teams to identify process gaps and implement data-driven improvements.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to design, specify, and integrate new automation or tooling solutions.
• Ensure product and process quality through robust test methods, process controls, and change management compliance.
• Assist with managing preventive maintenance programs and provide hands-on troubleshooting, repair, and operator training.
• Support off-shift manufacturing through participation in the on-call engineering rotation.
• Drive project execution and stakeholder alignment in cGMP and ISO-regulated environments.

Keys to Success:

Education: BS in Mechanical, Biomedical, Industrial, Electrical, or other Engineering field.

Experience: 5+ years' experience in an engineering role with direct manufacturing interface. Experience with programmable logic controllers, machine vision systems, and manufacturing automation. Prior exposure to regulated environments (FDA and ISO 13485) and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly equipment.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, design, and implement technical solutions that improve manufacturing safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Comfortable learning, troubleshooting, and optimizing a wide range of automated and semi-automated equipment.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or data-driven problem solving to eliminate waste and variation.
• Skilled in 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for designing fixtures, tooling, and system layouts.
• Excels at navigating complex manufacturing processes — identifying root causes and driving continuous improvement.
• Equally effective leading capital projects or getting hands-on on the production floor to support urgent needs.
• Clear communicator who can translate technical details into actionable insights for cross-functional partners.
• Builds strong relationships across cross-functional teams — thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
• Solid grasp of manufacturing and assembly processes, with the ability to collaborate on automation and equipment design projects.

Benefits: We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits: The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $91,700.00–$137,500.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.