Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

Thermo Fisher Scientific - Bridgewater Township, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Bridgewater Township, NJ

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

This position is site-based in Fair Lawn, NJ or Bridgewater, NJ, supporting the Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD Operations) of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The role focuses on championing divisional controls and instrumentation improvement programs, developing local teams for autonomous tasks, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards while designing and implementing electronic control systems.

Responsibilities

• Champion the divisional controls and instrumentation improvement program.
• Develop local site teams' capability to lead day-to-day autonomous tasks.
• Ensure systems are backed up, maintained, and secure.
• Adhere to regulatory and industry standards while designing and implementing electronic control systems.
• Implement an investment program to standardize and upgrade obsolete control systems.
• Use the management of Change (MOC) process to ensure safety, compliance, and quality standards are upheld.
• Support site team with Process Improvement Projects (PPI) involving PLC control enhancements.
• Design and develop electronic circuits and systems for specific applications and improvement projects.
• Troubleshoot electronic systems to ensure accurate functionality and performance.
• Assist with control system routine maintenance activities and capital projects.
• Develop and maintain documentation such as technical specifications, user manuals, and project reports.
• Support manufacturing engineering with early equipment asset management when installing new equipment and technologies.
• Use the site CMMS to monitor effective maintenance of controls and instrumentation equipment.
• Develop data loggers to automate and display live Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Conduct monthly reporting and reviews with the manager regarding controls and instrumentation performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 5-7 years of experience in Process and Control Engineering.
• Experience with electrical wiring and diagrams.
• Ability to design, develop, and troubleshoot PLC programs.
• Familiarity with Rockwell, Allen Bradley, RSLogix, and Siemens S7 systems.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics (Electrical and P&ID).
• Strong communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical partners.
• PC literate with strong skills in Power BI, Databases, Outlook, and Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with multi-functional global teams.
• Capacity to think strategically and develop long-term Controls and Instrumentation improvement strategies.
• Ability to analyze complicated control and system problems and implement efficient countermeasures.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan
• 401K with company match up to 6%
• Tuition reimbursement
• Range of other employee benefits