Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- BS with 5+ years experience, or, MS with 3+ years’ experience: hands on product design, product development, and manufacturing experience Expertise in Mechanical assembly design or cast, machined, and sheet-metal part design. Strong project management skills with a consistent track record. Experience leading vendors, contract manufacturers, and design firms. Proficiency in value engineering, process development, should-cost modeling, and DFA/DFM/DFx methodologies. Demonstrated ability to manage electromechanical suppliers and contract manufacturers. Knowledgeable in regulatory standards such as FDA, NSF, CSA, UL, ISO 13485 in the medical products industry. Skilled in CAD Design software such as SolidWorks, Pro/e, or equivalent. An understanding of phase gate development processes across diverse teams is helpful. Medical devices experience is helpful.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or Physics. Equivalent field are also acceptable.
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Role Summary
The Technical Sourcing Engineer works in the Global Value Assurance Organization to develop sourcing strategies for cost savings, cost avoidance, and revenue generation while addressing risk and supplier quality. The role focuses on mechanical components and assemblies.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with R&D, product development, quality, procurement, and strategic sourcing to align global sourcing strategy.
- Conduct cost-reduction and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
- Resolve supplier quality issues.
- Focus on mechanical components, assemblies, fabricated sheet metal parts, cast and machined parts, and OEM assemblies.
- Travel up to 20% globally to support and coordinate supplier activities and projects.
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View full postingQualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent field. Requires BS with 5+ years’ or MS with 3+ years’ hands-on product design, product development, and manufacturing experience. Qualifications include mechanical assembly or part design; project management; vendor, contract manufacturer, and design-firm leadership; value engineering, process development, should-cost modeling, and DFA/DFM/DFx; electromechanical supplier management; knowledge of medical-product regulatory standards; CAD proficiency; and technical writing.
Required
- An understanding of phase gate development processes across diverse teams is helpful.
- Medical devices experience is helpful.
Preferred
- An understanding of phase gate development processes across diverse teams is helpful.
- Medical devices experience is helpful.
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OfficeJob Description
Job Title: Technical Sourcing Mechanical Engineer III (TSE)
How will you make an impact?
The Staff Technical Sourcing Engineer (TSE) plays a pivotal role in our Global Value Assurance Organization. You will determine strategies for cost savings, cost avoidance, and revenue generation, while strictly ensuring risk mitigation and supplier quality. Your contributions will enable us to continue delivering world-class solutions that make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
What will you do?
- Collaborate with R&D, product development, quality, procurement, and strategic sourcing to align the global sourcing strategy.
- Successfully conduct cost reduction and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
- Resolve supplier quality issues to maintain our detailed production standards.
- Focus primarily on mechanical components, assemblies, fabricated sheet metal parts, cast and machined parts, and OEM assemblies.
- Travel up to 20% globally to support and coordinate supplier activities and projects.
How will you get here?
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or Physics. Equivalent field are also acceptable.
Experience
- BS with 5+ years experience, or, MS with 3+ years’ experience: hands on product design, product development, and manufacturing experience
- Expertise in Mechanical assembly design or cast, machined, and sheet-metal part design.
- Strong project management skills with a consistent track record.
- Experience leading vendors, contract manufacturers, and design firms.
- Proficiency in value engineering, process development, should-cost modeling, and DFA/DFM/DFx methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to manage electromechanical suppliers and contract manufacturers.
- Knowledgeable in regulatory standards such as FDA, NSF, CSA, UL, ISO 13485 in the medical products industry.
- Skilled in CAD Design software such as SolidWorks, Pro/e, or equivalent.
- An understanding of phase gate development processes across diverse teams is helpful.
- Medical devices experience is helpful.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Expertise in building should-cost models for sourced materials.
- Ability to work independently under ambiguous demands within a global organization.
- Demonstrated technical writing skills for producing detailed reports and documents.
About the company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Large Enterprise
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.