Test & Verification Engineering Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

Are you an energetic people leader with a can-do mentality who grows with motivating a team to achieve their best? Do you find joy in providing technical and management leadership and mentorship towards your team? If so, Thermo Fisher Scientific has the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for a dynamic Test & Verification Engineering Manager to inspire and lead a talented group of 10-12 people primarily located in The Netherlands, supported by a team of dedicated managers, across the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Your passion for mentorship, collaboration, and delivering products on time will be key to creating a vibrant and productive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of multidisciplinary Test & Verification engineers, responsible for the testing, integration, maintenance, documentation, and support of modules, systems, and products.
• Provide technical and management leadership and mentorship for T&V engineers.
• Maintain the R&D tool park of microscopes & test benches, according to (safety) standards, support the strategy development for the tool park and testing methodologies.
• Provide leadership to align engineering with business goals. Lead the yearly cycle of competence management assessments, defining strategies to support upcoming trends and address identified gaps. This includes responsibilities for goal settings, performance evaluations, attracting new candidates, and organization of trainings.
• Supervise the delivery of the team member’s work within agreed budget, schedule, and quality guidelines. Provide effort estimations and collaborate with Program/Project managers to allocate team members to programs/projects requiring support. Ensure the team's output meets high-quality standards and take accountability for work.
• Collaborate with other R&D Engineering leaders across organization to align strategies, standards, tooling, ways of working, and standard processes. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimize processes, and enhance engineering capabilities (for instance MBE, DFSS, test automation, AI for non-SW people, etc.).
• Cultivate collaboration with multi-functional teams and external partners to drive innovation and remain at the forefront of (test) engineering advancements. Stimulate IDF submissions and secure IP generation and protection.
• Maintain relationships with key technology vendors and contractor agencies.

Keys to Success:

Education

• A University Degree or equivalent experience in a related technical field is required. A PhD in these subject areas and/or significant prior design experience is preferred.

Experience

• Advanced technical knowledge, conceptual thinking, and management skills, with 3-5 years of managerial experience in software quality leadership in a multidisciplinary project organization.
• Frequently interacts with supervisors, group leaders, customers, and peers. Some interactions may involve senior management. Interactions normally involve matters and coordination between functional areas, other departments, customers, and the company. Respecting contributions of others and adopting alternative solutions if they are better.
• Strong skills in persuading, inspiring, developing, and motivating to interact effectively with other people.
• Problem-solving abilities, working on difficult objectives and problems where analysis of the situation or data requires an evaluation of variables. Requires independent judgment and thinking to develop solutions to problems. Authority to act within defined policies within the area of expertise/knowledge under management direction. Acts as an advisor to subordinates to meet schedules and/or resolve problems.
• Confirmed ability to build consensus among key partners that may not be under management.

You will gain:

• Work with us and be an important part of a company developing ground-breaking technologies for scientific customers worldwide.
• We have a modern work environment including relax zones, power yoga lectures, a gym, an outside playground, and massages in the building. In the company canteen, there is always fresh fruit and vegetables for free.
• Join our company's open culture and get involved in a range of sports and social activities, including our rock band, Dragon boats team, and Ice hockey team.
• Great working equipment: high-quality notebook, company phone, and two monitors are our standard, with further office equipment based on personal preferences.
• Flexible working hours to better balance your personal life. 5 weeks of vacation and 3 sick days per year. Financial benefits include an annual bonus, meal allowance, and pension insurance allowance.
• Further employee benefits: mobile tariff for you and family members at phenomenal prices, free Multisport card, and the possibility of life or health insurance at better prices.
• We are encouraging, positive-minded, and continuously learning in this outstanding field. We will encourage and support your development and education.

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!