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OfficeJob Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
Thermo Fisher Scientific are currently recruiting for a number of Sr Automation Engineering Specialists to join our client dedicated team in Stevenage, UK to work on an exciting project where you will be pivotal in the implementation of a closed-loop automation strategy across various business processes. You will work to automate critical processes using digital twins and self driving labs concepts which will include designing, maintaining, and optimizing robotic systems, as well as developing and integrating software.
As Sr Automation Engineering Specialist you may be responsible for some of the following deliverables but will be working as part of a team with complimentary skill set:
Project Planning and Kickoff – collaborate with key stakeholders to define the project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables for various business processes. Establish a project team and develop a detailed project plan
Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with various departmental stakeholders to gather the requirements for the closed-loop automation strategy.
System Design: Design the architecture for the closed-loop automation systems, including both the robotic systems and the software integration with digital twins and self-driving labs
Development of Robotic Systems: Design, build, and maintain robotic systems tailored for the specified automation processes. Prototyping, iterative testing, and refining robotic systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability
Software Development and Integration: Develop software that allows seamless interaction with digital twins and robotics systems, ensuring it integrates smoothly with existing systems. This involves coding, testing, and refinement
Testing and Validation: Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing of robotic systems and software
Commissioning and Deployment: Install and commission the automated systems within the business processes, ensuring they are fully operational and integrated with existing workflows.
Training : Provide training to end-users and create detailed documentation for system operation and troubleshooting.
Monitoring and Optimization: Continuously monitor the performance of the automated systems and enhance efficiency, reliability and performance.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
BSc/MSc in an Engineering field, Informatics or Software development is preferred but other areas of study can also be considered
Minimum 3 years’ experience in automation engineering/design/optimization
Skills/Abilities
Knowledge and experience of physical automated platforms such as robotic arms, liquid handlers, sensors and guided vehicles - ideally Tecan/Hamilton systems
Experience with software interface for robotics platforms
Previous coding/programming experience preferably in Python, Java Script, C++
Connectivity experience with Siemens technology and PAT
Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to interact well with peers and senior personnel in multidisciplinary teams
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
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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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