Lab Automation Engineering Specialist

Senior Automation Engineering Specialist-Labs

Senior Automation Engineering Specialist-Labs role at Thermo Fisher Scientific — join to apply for this opportunity at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Your work will span laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services, contributing to global health improvements.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. 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.

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environment

Office

Responsibilities

• Work to automate critical processes using digital twins and self-driving labs concepts, including designing, maintaining, and optimizing robotic systems, and developing and integrating software.
• Project Planning and Kickoff : collaborate with key stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables for various business processes. Establish a project team and develop a detailed project plan.
• Requirements Gathering : collaborate with departmental stakeholders to gather requirements for the closed-loop automation strategy.
• System Design : design the architecture for closed-loop automation systems, including robotic systems and software integration with digital twins and self-driving labs.
• Development of Robotic Systems : design, build, and maintain robotic systems, with prototyping, iterative testing and refinement for reliability.
• Software Development and Integration : develop software to interface with digital twins and robotics systems, ensuring integration with existing systems (coding, testing and refinement).
• Testing and Validation : conduct unit, integration, and user acceptance testing of robotic systems and software.
• Commissioning and Deployment : install and commission automated systems within business processes, ensuring full operation and workflow integration.
• Training : provide training to end-users and create detailed documentation for system operation and troubleshooting.
• Monitoring and Optimization : continuously monitor performance and enhance efficiency, reliability and performance.

Qualifications

BSc / MSc in an Engineering field, Informatics or Software development is preferred but other areas of study can also be considered

Knowledge and experience with physical automated platforms such as robotic arms, liquid handlers, sensors and guided vehicles – ideally Tecan / Hamilton systems

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.

Job Details

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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