R&D Engineer I, Mechanical
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
Build Products That Help Advance Life-Saving Science. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, your engineering work can have an impact far beyond the products you design. Our technologies help customers develop and manufacture biologics, vaccines, and other therapies that improve lives around the world. We are looking for a R&D Engineer I, Mechanical to join our Single-Use Technologies team in Logan, Utah. This is a hands-on opportunity where you'll help take products from concept → prototype → test → commercialization, as well as sustain existing products.
Job description
What You'll Do
- Own mechanical & disposables designs from concept through commercialization, including early concepts, prototypes, testing, validation, and production
- Design mechanical hardware, components, and flexible systems for single-use bioprocessing applications
- Translate customer and product requirements into practical, scalable engineering solutions
- Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, and detailed engineering drawings
- Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and design-for-manufacturing and assembly principles
- Perform engineering calculations and analyses to guide design decisions
- Build and evaluate prototypes and support verification and validation testing
- Identify technical risks using tools such as FMEA and develop effective mitigation strategies
- Investigate product and design issues, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions
- Partner with electrical, systems, manufacturing, quality, and other engineering teams to integrate complete solutions
- Participate in design reviews and help guide technical decisions
- Support engineering change orders and product documentation within our quality systems
- Contribute ideas that improve our products, processes, and ways of working
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- 0-1+ years of relevant product development, hardware, mechanical, or systems engineering experience
- Experience using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, or equivalent
- Rudimentary knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and fundamental mechanical design principles
- Experience applying engineering calculations and structured problem-solving methods
- Understanding of common manufacturing processes such as machining, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and business functions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to travel approximately 10% as needed
Experience That Can Help You Succeed
- Medical devices or other regulated products
- Laboratory equipment or scientific instrumentation
- Automation or electromechanical equipment
- Advanced manufacturing
- Bioprocessing or single-use technologies
- PDM/PLM systems
- Verification and validation
- FDA- or ISO-regulated quality systems
- FMEA, root-cause analysis, and engineering change control
- Design for manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- 0-1+ years of relevant product development, hardware, mechanical, or systems engineering experience
- Experience using 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, or equivalent
- Rudimentary knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and fundamental mechanical design principles
- Experience applying engineering calculations and structured problem-solving methods
- Understanding of common manufacturing processes such as machining, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication
- Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and business functions
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to travel approximately 10% as needed
Benefits
- Healthcare
- 401(k) Matching
- Annual Incentive Plan Bonus
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.