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:

Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Smart Operations team is seeking a Staff OT Automation Engineer to support IoT software platform as part of our Operations IT organization. This individual will plan, design, and/or implement efficient IT and business system solutions for new product introductions and optimization of manufacturing operations.

This role is responsible for the development, improvement, and design of automation systems for manufacturing processes to ensure standardization and harmonization of data collection to support scalable solutions and applications related to digital shopfloor management.

A day in the Life:

• Recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality of products, and/or procedures

• Enhance efficiency by analyzing automation system composition, communication, logic, and workforce utilization

• Determine hardware, software, and network architecture necessary to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specifications and compatibility with integrated applications

• Collaborate with Engineering teams at global sites to develop and streamline production process in automating the new and existing system by harmonizing and using technologies such as PTC ThingWorx and QAD RedZone

• Lead and support troubleshooting of shopfloor equipment and systems to ensure a robust manufacturing ecosystem for implementation of shopfloor management applications

• Coordinate engineering activities to implement the automation part of strategic investment projects

• Partner with Business Lead and IT Architect to support project teams in designing, developing, and improving process automation with IT-supported applications

• Ensures compliance of company policies, procedures and objectives regarding processes, initiatives, and projects

• Act as a change agent and mentor to bring new technologies, techniques and principles for software engineering excellence

Keys to Success:

Education

• BS in Engineering or equivalent 5+ years of qualified experience

Experience

• 5+ years in experience in automation engineering and IT/OT solution design in a manufacturing environment

• Strong experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Delta-V, and Schneider platforms

• Technical knowledge of automation, controls, instrumentation, batch programming, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems (SCADA), IT and OT networks and technologies

• Experience with HMI programming and UI building

Preferred Experience

• Experience with PTC ThingWorx, QAD Redzone, or similar asset modeling software

• Equipment integration experience using IoT, OPC and/or PTC Kepware

• Solid understanding of ISA and IEE Standards and Industry Code as it relates to Chemical, Pharmaceutical facilities or related facilities

• Life Science or Biotechnology industry background is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must be self-confident, assertive, and self-motivated

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail is crucial

• Ability to work as a team member and contribute to the overall success of a team as well as work independently and handle multiple tasks

• Ability to tear down complex problems into smaller components

• Ability to develop solutions that reduce total cost of ownership over the long run

• Strong written and oral communication skills with internal customers and all levels of management in a non-technical manner.

• Customer focus and demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships

• Ability to organize, disseminate information efficiently gain consensus and set expectations

• Strong time management skills, prioritization abilities and drive to take ownership of issues and tasks

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 (https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/5-reasons-to-work-at-thermo-fisher-scientific) . As 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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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.

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Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $103,100.00–$135,000.00.

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

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

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.