About this role
Work Schedule Standard Office Hours (40/wk) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, your work has a real impact. You’ll be part of a global team helping customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Whether you’re supporting environmental protection, food safety, or life-saving therapies, you’ll have the tools, support, and opportunities to grow your career while solving meaningful challenges.
Discover Impactful Work As a Senior Engineer, Technical Sourcing Engineering (TSE) – Plastic, you’ll help drive the technical strategy for plastics products and sourcing. In this role, you will:
• Lead alternate, dual, and resourcing initiatives with suppliers
• Manage Supplier Change Request (SCR) resolution to completion and First Article submission to approval
• Support product scale-up and capacity expansion
• Troubleshoot and resolve plastics-related quality issues
• Contribute to cost savings and productivity improvements
• Partner with cross-functional teams on New Product Introductions (NPI)
A Day in the Life You’ll work closely with teams across R&D, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Regulatory, Product Management, and Operations. Your work may span the full product lifecycle—from early concept through end-of-life. You’ll engage with a range of manufacturing processes, including:
• Injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming, and extrusion
• Secondary processes such as pad printing, plasma treatment, and sterilization
We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, collaborating across teams, and working hands-on with plastics manufacturing and tooling.
Requirements Education
• Bachelor’s degree in: Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
Experience
• 8+ years of experience in product design, new product development, tooling, or manufacturing
Skills & Experience Core Skills
• Experience addressing molding and processing challenges
• Familiarity with tooling design and plastics manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo, or similar)
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills
Nice to Have
• Experience with sourcing or procurement
• Familiarity with SAP, Agile, or Oracle systems
• Experience in regulated industries (biotech, pharmaceutical, etc.)
• Exposure to secondary operations and sterilization processes
Additional Information
• Travel: Up to 15% (domestic and international)
• This position does not offer relocation benefits