Staff Engineer, System Design

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges. Position Summary We are seeking a Staff Engineer – Systems Engineering & Integration to lead the architecture, development, and integration of complex electromechanical products and systems. This role is responsible for translating customer and business requirements into robust system-level solutions while driving the integration of mechanical, electrical, electronics, controls, embedded software, and software subsystems throughout the product development lifecycle. The successful candidate will possess strong systems engineering fundamentals, excellent mechanical and mechatronics expertise, and hands-on experience delivering complex products from concept through commercialization. This role requires close collaboration with global cross-functional teams to ensure products meet performance, reliability, quality, manufacturability, and customer expectations. Key Responsibilities Lead system architecture and integration for complex electromechanical products and platforms. Translate customer, business, and product requirements into system-level specifications and technical solutions. Drive end-to-end systems engineering activities, including requirements definition, system decomposition, interface management, integration, verification, validation, and product release. Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Service, and Product Management teams to deliver integrated product solutions. Define system interfaces and ensure seamless integration across mechanical assemblies, motion systems, sensors, actuators, controls, electronics, and software. Lead technical investigations, system integration activities, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex multidisciplinary engineering issues. Develop and execute system verification and validation strategies to ensure product performance, reliability, safety, and quality objectives are achieved. Apply structured engineering methodologies including FMEA, Design Reviews, Design of Experiments (DOE), tolerance analysis, reliability engineering, and risk management. Support new product development, sustaining engineering, product enhancements, cost optimization, and technology roadmap initiatives. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and promote systems engineering best practices across the organization. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree with 10+ years of experience, or Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Product Development, or a related engineering discipline. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering field. Demonstrated experience developing and integrating complex electromechanical products or systems. Preferred Qualifications Strong experience in system integration involving mechanical components, motion systems, sensors, actuators, electronics, embedded systems, and software. Experience defining system architecture, requirements management, interface management, and technical trade-off analysis. Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles including structural design, GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, DFM/DFA, thermal management, vibration, and reliability. Hands-on experience with system integration, debugging, verification, validation, and product qualification. Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies and tools, including requirements management and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), is desirable. Proficiency with CAD platforms and engineering analysis tools such as FEA, MATLAB, or equivalent. Experience applying structured problem-solving methodologies including FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, DOE, and reliability engineering. Experience working in regulated, quality-driven, or advanced product development environments. Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Engineering Change Management, and configuration management processes. Experience working in Agile, Stage-Gate, or hybrid product development environments. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and influence technical direction. Key Competencies Strong systems thinking and multidisciplinary engineering mindset. Technical expertise in electromechanical system integration. Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and structured problem-solving skills. Ability to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and quality in engineering decisions. Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. Technical leadership with an ownership mindset and focus on execution. Continuous improvement and innovation orientation. Travel Ability to travel up to 20% to support global collaboration, supplier engagement, product development, and program execution. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team 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, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.