Job Description

　　Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you'll help solve some of the world's toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.

　　Location/Division Specific Information

　　This role is based at our campus in South San Francisco, CA.

　　Discover Impactful Work:

　　Our Platform Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated Electrical/Firmware Engineer III to work in collaboration with engineers, scientists, and business professionals to develop new instruments for the Genetic Sciences Division. As a member of multi-functional project teams, together we will develop and deliver instrument and consumable platforms from feasibility through on-market customer care. This role will experience products from many fields, such as DNA sequencing, Rapid DNA analysis, qPCR, and digital PCR.

　　A day in the Life:

　　Support and improve on-market instrument platforms by designing, developing and testing the electronic subsystems, developing the firmware for the electronics, and the instrument control to translate manual customer processes into a highly integrated and automated instrument architecture.Communicate and work with external vendors and contractors to ensure timely delivery, price and quality of parts.Work within an established electronic, firmware, and SW control framework and work with lead engineers to design to accepted standards.Make data-driven decisions, use rational design processes, communicate and review designs with peers and extended teams.Develop test plans, test procedures, test fixtures and prepare test reports.Working with project leaders to define schedules and tasks, mitigate technical risks, and manage technical deliverables.Transfer designs to manufacturing by delivering wiring diagrams, schematics, assembly and fab drawings and CAM files, and transferring test fixtures.Support existing systems by collaboration with Operations to define and implement design or process changes according to internal quality systems.Possible travel of up to 25% locally and domestically.

　　Keys to Success:

　　Education

　　Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, physics or similarly related field.

　　Experience

　　Proven track record to take ownership of responsibilities, overcome obstacles, develop solutions to technical problems, develop schedules, deliver on commitments, and delight the customer, while working as part of a multi-functional team, including other firmware and instrument control engineers. Three or more years of this experience is typical.Demonstrated ability to work with sophisticated instrument control software and develop the logic to make systems run.Experience in commercial product development, including design of electronics and firmware systems, purchasing, prototyping, troubleshooting, documentation, testing, compliance, and transfer to manufacturing.Completion of a complete EE commercial solution, including design, development and fabrication, which includes control of one or more electro-mechanical systems.Hands-on work of building and reworking assemblies and cables, including through-hole, surface mounted components and crimp terminals.

　　Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

　　Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, microcontrollers, firmware and control of electro mechanical systems.Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to efficiently evaluate design requirements, estimate design and development time, and prioritize and balance tasks across multiple projects.Demonstrated proficiency with schematic capture and layout software (preferably Altium designer) and software languages such as Python to control systems.

　　Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. A one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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　　Compensation and Benefits

　　The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $104,600.00-$174,300.00.

　　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 programsEmployee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursementAt 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 policyRetirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings planEmployees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

　　For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards