Staff Engineer, Systems Design

Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Category: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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.

DESCRIPTION:
Join our team as a Staff Engineer, Systems Design at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll contribute to innovation in scientific instrumentation and solutions. You'll guide the development of sophisticated systems while working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that enable our customers to make breakthrough discoveries. In this role, you'll translate customer needs into technical requirements, architect complex systems, and ensure thorough execution from concept through validation. You'll have the opportunity to work on advanced technologies including electron microscopy, mass spectrometry, bioprocessing systems, and laboratory automation platforms. This position offers technical leadership opportunities and the chance to mentor other engineers while contributing to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s in science or engineering with 8+ years, advanced degree with 6+ years of relevant industry experience in systems engineering or multidisciplinary product development. Relevant fields include physics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and related disciplines.

• Demonstrated experience developing complex scientific instruments or precision electromechanical systems, integrating multiple disciplines such as electronics, software, mechanics, optics, verification and validation, and manufacturing.

• Strong capability in requirements management, system architecture, interface definition, design trade-offs, system integration, and verification and validation.

• Hands-on analytical and problem-solving skills, including statistical analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Proficiency with relevant modeling, analysis, and engineering tools.

• Ability to work independently, provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet project commitments. Effective English communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Preferred Qualifications: Domain expertise in optical spectroscopy, including relevant experience in optical systems, detectors, signal acquisition, calibration, or spectral data processing.