Job Information
ThermoFisher Scientific Staff Engineer, Systems Design - CE/HID Platforms in Singapore, Singapore
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
Job Description
How You’ll Make an Impact
As a Staff Systems Engineer supporting the CE and HID platforms, you will serve as the technical systems owner and subject matter expert for two on-market genetic analysis platforms manufactured at our Singapore site. While this role sits within R&D, its primary focus is sustaining engineering — ensuring robust system performance, manufacturability, and product quality throughout the lifecycle of these platforms.
You will work at the intersection of R&D, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, and Product Management, coordinating technical efforts across global teams to resolve manufacturing issues, investigate field quality events, identify VAVE opportunities, and develop system-level solutions that protect customer experience and business continuity. This is a hands-on role requiring deep system understanding, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate complex issues into practical, scalable engineering solutions.
What You’ll Do
Platform Ownership & Systems Expertise
Develop and maintain deep system-level expertise for CE and HID platforms, spanning hardware, software, consumables, assays, and workflows.
Serve as the primary R&D technical point of contact for sustaining, manufacturing, and on-market quality issues related to these platforms.
Own system-level understanding of performance margins, failure modes, and integration risks across subsystems.
Sustaining Engineering & Problem Solving
Lead and coordinate sustaining engineering efforts for both platforms, including issue triage, root-cause analysis, and corrective action development.
Partner directly with Singapore-based Manufacturing and Tech Ops teams to resolve production issues, yield challenges, and field escalations.
Support deviation assessments, risk evaluations, and implementation of design or process improvements.
Drive timely containment and long-term solutions for on-market quality issues.
Lead system-level root cause investigations for manufacturing non-conformances, field quality issues, and reliability concerns.
Manufacturing & Site Support
Partner closely with Singapore-based Manufacturing, Tech Ops, and Quality teams to support production, yield improvement, and issue resolution on the factory floor.
Provide on-site technical support for manufacturing issues as they arise, including hands-on system evaluation and integration testing.
Support design transfer, manufacturing readiness, and long-term manufacturability of the platforms.
System Analysis & Problem Solving
Apply systems engineering tools and methodologies (e.g., RCA, FMEA, DOE, fault tree analysis) to complex, cross-disciplinary problems.
Perform system-level verification testing to validate fixes and ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
Evaluate design changes and manufacturing process updates for system-level impact and regulatory implications.
Identify opportunities to improve platform robustness, manufacturing efficiency, and field reliability.
Clearly document analyses, decisions, and outcomes through technical reports, presentations, and reviews.
Cross-Site & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Coordinate technical knowledge transfer and ongoing collaboration with subject matter experts located in the SF Bay Area and other global R&D sites.
Work closely with CE and HID business unit Quality and Product Management teams to align technical solutions with business and regulatory needs.
Pull in additional R&D technical resources (hardware, software, assay, reliability, service engineering) as needed to resolve complex system issues.
Systems Engineering Practices
Apply systems engineering principles to sustaining activities, including requirements understanding and management, interface management, risk analysis, and verification.
Develop system-level test strategies and verification plans to validate fixes and ensure no unintended impacts to performance, reliability, or compliance.
Document technical analyses, design rationales, and solutions clearly for cross-functional and regulatory audiences.
How You’ll Get Here
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Software) or Applied Physics with 10+ years of relevant industry experience; or
Master’s/Ph.D. with 5–7 years of experience developing complex life science instrumentation or diagnostic systems.
Technical Expertise
Proven experience as a systems-level engineer supporting complex instruments through manufacturing and post-launch lifecycle phases.
Strong background in system integration, verification, and troubleshooting across hardware, software, optics, fluidics, and consumables.
Demonstrated use of systems engineering tools and methodologies such as requirements management, FMEA, DOE, RCA, and reliability analysis.
Experience working in regulated environments (ISO 13485, FDA QSR, CE-IVD) strongly preferred.
Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation, genetic analysis platforms, or forensic / sequencing systems is a plus.
Interpersonal & Leadership Attributes
Self-directed engineer who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces and takes ownership of complex technical issues.
Strong communicator capable of bridging R&D, Manufacturing, Service, Quality, and Product Management teams across geographies.
Comfortable influencing without authority through technical credibility and systems-level thinking.
Able to balance analytical depth with practical, execution-focused decision making.
Why Join Us
You’ll play a critical role in sustaining and improving platforms that deliver real-world impact in human identification and genetic analysis. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll work alongside global experts, gain end-to-end platform ownership, and see your technical decisions directly influence manufacturing success and customer outcomes.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.