Engineer (Hardware Test)

Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Laboratory Setting, Office Job Description Join Thermo Fisher Scientific’s R&D team as a Hardware Test Engineer.

Responsibilities

• You will plan, develop, and execute verification and validation tests for laboratory instruments and automation systems.
• Working with mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, systems, and quality engineers, you will generate clear, traceable evidence that product designs meet their requirements and perform reliably.
• Your work will help deliver dependable scientific products that enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
• Translate hardware and system requirements into test strategies, protocols, acceptance criteria, and traceable test cases.
• Develop and execute verification tests for instrument hardware, electromechanical assemblies, and automation systems.
• Create or improve test fixtures, measurement setups, and automated test tools.
• Coordinate with design engineers to confirm testability, review test methods, and resolve gaps between requirements and test coverage.
• Analyze test results, investigate failures, document defects, and work with engineering teams to identify root causes and verify corrective actions.
• Evaluate product performance, reliability, and robustness using appropriate statistical and failure-analysis methods.
• Maintain accurate test records, requirements traceability, protocols, and reports in accordance with applicable procedures.
• Support design reviews, risk assessments, design changes, and product development milestones.
• Work within cross-functional teams and communicate progress, risks, and test results to project stakeholders.
• Contribute to improvements in test methods, automation, and engineering practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, chemistry, bioengineering, biomedical laboratory science, or a related technical field with at least two years of relevant testing experience.
• Experience planning, documenting, and executing hardware, software, or system tests.
• Strong technical writing skills, including the ability to prepare test protocols and reports.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred

• Experience testing laboratory instruments, analytical equipment, or automation systems.
• Experience in a regulated product-development environment, such as IVD or medical devices.
• Experience with reliability testing, statistical analysis, or failure analysis.
• Experience developing test fixtures or automated test systems.
• Experience with engineering test-management or automation tools.
• Knowledge of design verification and validation methods and relevant quality-system requirements.