Product Development Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
Join our collaborative Research & Development team in Charlotte, NC as an Engineer, where you will play an important role in supporting commercially released products while also contributing to product and process improvement activities that strengthen long-term manufacturing capability.
Job description
In this role, you will help ensure products remain compliant, consistent, and aligned with evolving materials, processes, equipment, manufacturing locations, and regulatory requirements, while also supporting initiatives that improve product robustness, manufacturability, and technical performance.
You will develop deep knowledge of the product, process, and plant operations in order to assess the impact of change, support product evolution, and help ensure products continue to meet customer, regulatory, and business requirements.
You will lead and support technical activities such as material changes, supplier changes, equipment updates, process improvements, qualification activities, and regulatory-driven updates.
You will partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Product Development, and other cross-functional teams to perform technical assessments, define testing strategies, and execute or support verification and validation activities needed to confirm that product performance and design intent are maintained.
You will author and maintain engineering assessments, technical justifications, protocols, reports, and change documentation, helping ensure that product and process changes are implemented in a controlled, compliant, and scientifically sound manner.
In addition, the role offers the opportunity to contribute to broader product and process development efforts, supporting the ongoing evolution of manufacturing capability and technical knowledge within the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline and 5+ years of relevant experience in product engineering, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, product development, commercialization, applied research, or a related technical field; or Advanced degree and 3+ years of relevant experience; or High school diploma/GED and 10+ years of equivalent industry experience in a related technical role.
- Experience in industrial sectors such as microelectronics, food & beverage, or other highly controlled manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting post-market or sustaining products, including evaluating and implementing changes to materials, processes, equipment, suppliers, manufacturing locations, or product design.
- Demonstrated ability to perform technical impact assessments and determine how proposed changes may affect product performance, compliance, and design intent.
- Experience authoring technical documentation such as engineering assessments, risk analyses, protocols, reports, investigations, and change qualification packages.
- Experience supporting verification, validation, and/or qualification testing to confirm product equivalency and compliance.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Supplier Quality, Marketing, and Operations teams.
- Proven ability to analyze technical problems methodically and make sound engineering decisions in a documentation-driven environment.
- Strong understanding of how changes in materials, processes, equipment, suppliers, or manufacturing sites can impact product performance and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to learn and apply detailed knowledge of product design, manufacturing processes, and plant operations to assess change impact.
- Strong technical writing skills with the ability to create clear, traceable, and defensible engineering documentation.
- Solid understanding of verification/validation principles and the ability to define or coordinate testing to ensure product consistency.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple change activities and documentation packages simultaneously.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across local and global cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration
- Annual incentive plan bonus
- Healthcare
- 401(k)
- Employee benefits
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.