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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.
DESCRIPTION:
We seek a Automation Engineer III to maintain and optimize our technology infrastructure. You'll work with advanced systems and contribute to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. This position offers opportunities to work with enterprise-level systems, implement innovative solutions, and drive continuous improvement across our infrastructure.
You'll design, implement, and maintain critical infrastructure systems, develop automation solutions, and ensure high availability of services. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust technical solutions while maintaining security and compliance standards. This role combines hands-on technical work with strategic thinking to support our organization's lights out transformation initiatives.
REQUIREMENTS:
Key Qualifications:
Evaluate and test new Automation technologies, including experience with laboratory automation robotics, liquid handlers, optical readers, labelers and cappers, and standard laboratory devices across various applications.
Proficiency in VBScript and Python languages.
Conduct hardware integration and end-to-end testing.
Draft detailed requirements and collaborate with vendor automation houses on proposals for custom automation.
Lead mechanical projects with cross-functional teams through integration into manufacturing.
Be able to learn and develop manufacturing fluidic methods using platforms such as Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman, Agilent, and similar liquid handling systems.
Assess liquid handling/hardware to integrate off-the-shelf and custom instrumentation into manufacturing/quality control processes.
Provide technical guidance for filling automation applications within cross-functional teams.
Create test plans with clearly stated requirements and specifications.
Analyze data and effectively communicate results within a team environment.
Education:
Bachelor's degree or higher in a science or engineering-related field
Experience:
Preferred 3+ years of experience in developing custom automation and fluidic methods on Hamilton/Tecan/Bravo systems.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Strong mechanical design skills coupled with process engineering knowledge.
Proficiency in VBScript/C/C++/Python languages.
Competence in Mechanical Design software (Autocad, SolidWorks, etc.).
Experience in fluidic principles and testing methodologies for fluidics.
Experience with Hamilton, Beckman, and Tecan Liquid Handlers is desirable.
Database experience is a plus.
Strong bench skills and experimental design capabilities are required.
Skills Required
- Evaluate and test laboratory automation technologies including robotics, liquid handlers, optical readers, labelers, and cappers
- Proficiency in VBScript
- Proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Conduct hardware integration and end-to-end testing
- Draft detailed requirements and collaborate with vendor automation houses on custom automation
- Lead mechanical projects with cross-functional teams through integration into manufacturing
- Learn and develop manufacturing fluidic methods on platforms such as Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman, Agilent, Bravo
- Assess liquid handling/hardware to integrate off-the-shelf and custom instrumentation into manufacturing/quality control
- Provide technical guidance for filling automation applications within cross-functional teams
- Create test plans with clearly stated requirements and specifications
- Analyze data and effectively communicate results within a team environment
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a science or engineering-related field
- 3+ years experience developing custom automation and fluidic methods on Hamilton/Tecan/Bravo systems
- Strong mechanical design skills and process engineering knowledge
- Competence in mechanical design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc.)
- Experience in fluidic principles and testing methodologies
- Experience with Hamilton, Beckman, and Tecan liquid handlers
- Database experience
- Strong bench skills and experimental design capabilities
Thermo Fisher Scientific Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Insights
What We Do
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 global team 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.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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