Technical Validation Engineer

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 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. Supporting our customers as they accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, and improve patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies. Our global team of more than 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.

The Position

Team:

The team of 6 colleagues has office in Eindhoven. This job opening is based in the Eindhoven offices. The team members are very proud of their contributions to providing solutions, that enable customers to make our world cleaner, healthier and safer. We are hiring Validation Engineer for changes in engineering and operations. You will play a key role for these changes. Contact different colleagues to collect technical recommendations and look after implementation and documentation. The products and equipment are related to the Electron Microscopes, for example cables and electronic boards.

Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:

• Coordinate, prioritize, and execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) during Product Lifecycle Management.
• Act as an advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cable issues related to ECR's and factory issues.
• Act as an advisor and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for maintaining a high level of quality of documentation.
• Working in compliance with legislation and IMS.
• Provide impact analysis of complex ECRs affecting multiple products across different sites.
• Create implementation plans for assigned ECOs, act as the change owner, and track them to completion.
• Monitor ECO process metrics (e.g., work-in-progress and cycle time) to ensure targets are met.
• Participate in local Product Improvement Board (PIB) meetings and participate in global PIB and Change Review Board (ChRB) meetings to ensure positive return on investment and minimal disruption.
• Interface effectively with other departments to resolve technical conflicts.
• Support Global Operations and Technical Service with product issues and ECO implementations as necessary.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Logistics, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, R&D) to facilitate collaboration.
• Maintain a customer-focused approach in all activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Secondary vocational education (MBO); a degree in electrical engineering is a benefit.
• Experience in a high-tech or manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to plan, coordinate, and implement complex engineering changes across multiple products and sites.
• Skilled in creating technical documentation and reports using Microsoft Office and Acrobat.
• Desire to have a two-folded position; one where pragmatism is required and the other part where detailed and precision is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and the local language.
• Strong multicultural interaction abilities.
• Ability to obtain a valid passport and travel regionally and internationally as required (up to 10% of working time).
• Proven ability to work with programs like Visio, CAD.

Competencies:

• Customer Focus: Prioritize customer needs in all activities.
• Communication Skills: Effective communication and interpersonal abilities, including relationship building and multicultural interaction.
• Planning and Organization: Effective at organizing, prioritizing tasks, and setting goals.
• Quality Orientation: Commitment to quality and sustainability.
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Systematic approach with independent judgment.
• Innovation and Creativity: Ability to find better solutions and foster innovation.
• Leadership: Ability to influence, persuade, energize others, collaborate, and manage conflicts.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Manage change and ambiguity effectively

We welcome candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible à possible for our customers.

Diversity in our teams 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 are part of our community.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare support, and a range of employee benefits, 30 to 40 days off a year. 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!