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, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Position Summary
We are seeking a
Staff Mechanical Engineer
to join a growing R&D team in Hyderabad supporting sustaining engineering, VAVE, and lifecycle management for the
KingFisher
sample preparation systems
and
Detection instruments.
In this role, you will serve as a
technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives
, driving design improvements, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring robust mechanical system performance across product lifecycles. You will play a key role in
sustaining and VAVE efforts
, while contributing to system integration and helping build capability toward
future product development ownership
.
Key Responsibilities
Mechanical Engineering Leadership
Act as a
technical lead for mechanical systems and subsystems
, including assemblies, mechanisms, enclosures, and thermal/structural components.
Lead
design, analysis, and troubleshooting
of mechanical components and systems.
Drive
root cause investigations
for mechanical and system-level issues, including field failures and reliability concerns.
Support
design trade-offs, material selection, and tolerance analysis
to
optimize
performance, cost, and manufacturability.
Sustaining Engineering & Lifecycle Management
Lead mechanical workstreams for
sustaining activities
, including design updates,
component
obsolescence, and supplier changes.
Ensure designs meet
reliability, durability, and manufacturability requirements
.
Partner with global teams to support
knowledge transfer
and
maintain
product continuity.
Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE)
Identify
and implement
cost reduction opportunities
within mechanical designs and assemblies.
Collaborate with sourcing and manufacturing to evaluate
alternative materials, components, and suppliers
.
Drive
design for cost and scalability
across platforms.
System Integration & Technical Contribution
Collaborate with systems, electrical, and software teams to ensure
robust system integration
.
Contribute to
system requirements, interface definitions, and verification activities
.
Provide input to
technology and product roadmap discussions
from a mechanical engineering perspective.
Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with
global R&D teams (Finland, US, Singapore)
to support technical alignment and knowledge transfer.
Partner with
Business Unit Product Management
to align engineering execution with product priorities.
Interface with
manufacturing, quality, service, and sourcing
to resolve issues and improve product performance.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building
mechanical engineering capability
within the team.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
or related field; advanced degree preferred.
8+ years of experience in
mechanical engineering for complex products or instrumentation
.
Strong experience in
mechanical design, CAD modeling, and tolerance analysis
.
Proven ability in
troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and design improvements
.
Experience working in
cross-functional and global engineering teams
.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with
life sciences or analytical instrumentation
(e.g., sample prep, PCR/qPCR).
Experience with
VAVE, cost optimization, and design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA)
.
Familiarity with
thermal analysis,
fluidics
integration, or precision mechanisms
.
Experience with
regulated product development environments
.
Ability to
influence and collaborate across teams
.
Impact
Serves as a
technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives
across platforms.
Drives execution of
sustaining engineering and VAVE efforts
within the mechanical domain.
Contributes to
system-level performance, reliability, and cost improvements
.
Supports the growth of
R&D capability in Hyderabad
.
