Operations Engineer – Dynamics Specialist / Vibrations expert

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Office

Job Description

About Thermo Fisher Scientific:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) 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 sophisticated analytical challenges, increasing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacturer of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our globally distributed team exceeding 100,000 colleagues 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. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

The Materials and Structural Analysis Division (MSD) enables customers to find meaningful answers to questions that accelerate breakthrough discoveries and ultimately change the world. We design, manufacture, and support a broad range of high-performance microscopy and spectroscopy workflows on wafers and single chips that provide images and answers in the micro-, nano-, and picometer scales. We combine hardware and software expertise in electron and ion microscopy with deep application knowledge in the materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources markets. Our worldwide Electron Microscopy colleagues are dedicated to our customers' pursuit of discovery and resolution to global challenges.

How will you make an impact?

As an Operations Engineer, you will work with a passionate and hardworking team in Eindhoven working with our ground-breaking Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM)!

This is an opportunity to join the diverse System Integration cluster within Operations Engineering, where you will focus onto ensuring that all vibration analysis and control activities adhere to industry standards and regulations. This role will allow you to support the manufacturing of TEM systems but also work multi-functionally with different departments and extending support for related business critical projects.

What will you do?

• Provide technical support to production ensuring timely shipment of high-quality systems to our valued customers

• Support factory and field service engineers with the first builds, installs and upgrades of newly introduced systems and modules to ensure accurate working order

• Solve sophisticated, multi-disciplinary problems and ensuring system specifications are met

• Apply advanced tools and techniques to diagnose vibration-related issues on TEM systems and perform root cause analysis to identify and eliminate sources of excessive disturbance

• Collaborate with engineering and R&D teams to integrate vibration control solutions into product design

• Conduct training sessions for end-users and collaborators on vibration analysis techniques

• Crafting and maintaining work instructions and defining way of working (factory process flow)

• Performing hands-on assembly, testing, troubleshooting as required

• Submitting or implementing engineering changes to improve quality, manufacturability, costs of components/modules.
  

How will you get there?

• A degree in a technical field such as Engineering (BSc Applied Physics/ Electrical engineering/ Mechanical engineering), or a combination of engineering education and meaningful work experience that demonstrates required skills

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience on similar functions, preferably in tooling / test environment (e.g. electronics/ electromechanical auxiliary systems and applications).

• Proficiency in using vibration analysis tools and software (e.g., FFT analyzers, modal analysis software)

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of team

• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities, with a strong focus on attention to detail.

• Have excellent English language skills (verbal and in writing). Speaking proficient Dutch is preferred due to communication with regional suppliers and manufacturers.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a hands-on mentality and practical approach

• Ability to cope with the dynamics in a manufacturing environment with a smile!
  

Of course, we all know a list of job requirements is like a wish list. You list the highest priorities on top, but you know you can be surprised with items you didn’t think of yourself. The same goes for this position. Are you certain you are the ideal candidate, but you do not match every part of the requirements? We are excited to get to know you and to discuss a possible fit.

Our offer

• Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus

• A flexible working hours arrangement

• Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer

• Training and courses available via our Thermo Fisher University to continuously develop yourself

• Collaborative work in an international environment

• Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities

• Very attractive 40 holidays a year

• This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.
  

We encourage candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team collaboration are key to success, to transform impossible into possible for our customers.

Diversity in our organization is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that belong to our community.

Please apply with CV and cover letter.