Engineering Test Technician

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Marietta, OH

Estimated pay: Est. $37–$43/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.) 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. How will you make an impact? As an R&D – Engineering Test Technician, Technology Center , you will provide hands-on technical support for engineering performance, verification, reliability, and product evaluation testing of cold storage and laboratory equipment. In this role, you will collaborate closely with R&D development engineers, reliability engineers, and Technology Center technicians to prepare, instrument, operate, and evaluate prototypes and production-representative products. You will execute Engineering Test Procedures (ETPs), collect and document accurate test data, monitor test performance, and support troubleshooting and failure investigations throughout the New Product Development (NPD) and sustaining engineering processes. Your work will help engineering teams make informed design decisions, verify product performance, resolve technical issues, and deliver reliable products that meet customer and regulatory expectations What will you do? Safety, Laboratory & Equipment Management Maintain a safe work environment and demonstrate a high level of safety awareness when working with refrigeration systems, electrical equipment, controlled-environment chambers, and laboratory test systems. Follow established laboratory safety procedures, engineering test instructions, and company quality requirements. Maintain organized laboratory work areas through 5S, Gemba walks, standard work, and good laboratory practices. Ensure test equipment, instrumentation, fixtures, and laboratory resources are maintained in safe and reliable working condition. Assist the Lab Supervisor with maintaining laboratory consumables, equipment readiness, and test resources. Engineering Test Execution & Product Evaluation Set up, execute, and monitor engineering performance, verification, reliability, and product evaluation testing as requested by R&D development teams. Conduct testing according to approved Engineering Test Procedures (ETPs), engineering instructions, and established test methods. Conduct performance testing of refrigeration and cold storage products under controlled temperature and humidity conditions to assess product performance and identify potential design or operational issues. Execute reliability evaluations, including extended-duration operation, thermal cycling, component cycling, and other defined engineering test conditions. Monitor test progress, identify abnormal operating conditions, and communicate technical concerns to engineering teams. Instrumentation, Data Acquisition & Test Documentation Configure thermocouples, temperature sensors, pressure transducers, electrical measurement devices, and other instrumentation used for engineering evaluations and operate data acquisition and data-logging systems to collect accurate and repeatable test measurements. Use digital multimeters, power meters, data loggers, and other laboratory equipment to measure and evaluate product performance. Maintain accurate records of test configurations, operating conditions, observations, and results using established laboratory information systems. Organize and communicate test data to engineering teams for analysis and evaluation against product requirements. Identify opportunities to improve test repeatability, data quality, and laboratory testing efficiency. Product Troubleshooting & Failure Investigation Assist engineering teams with troubleshooting failures and abnormal conditions identified during testing and apply working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and refrigeration systems to identify potential causes of performance deviations. Support evaluation of refrigeration system operation, including temperature performance, airflow, compressor operation, electrical power, and control-system behavior. Perform assigned diagnostic measurements and component-level evaluations to support engineering root-cause investigations. Work collaboratively with mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and reliability engineers to resolve technical issues. People and Culture Engage in a culture of safety, quality,