Automation Specialist - Jobs in Ontario

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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 impactConfigure and develop processes for custom and semi-custom automated laboratory systems for the pharma / bio-pharma research industries. This will be achieved through utilizing Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Momentum™ Automation Workflow software and will include testing & troubleshooting of automated robotic systems integrated with laboratory instruments to defined specifications. As a member of the project team, you will contribute to the successful on-time completion of assigned lab automation projects. By gaining an understanding the customer’s lab workflows, you will optimize the processes to operate in the most efficient and consistent manner to help deliver reliable quality results.What will you do

• Provide early input into the project plan in regards to risks and schedule based on the scope and complexity of project requirements
• Liaise with the customer to ensure workflow requirements are fully understood and documented
• Provide suggestions and highlight any concerns to the project team including; Designers, R&D Software/Hardware, and Project Managers
• Research and develop automated customer workflows in advance of installations
• Install and configure software required to operate the automated systems
• Assist in mechanical assembly and integration when required
• Teach movers and multi-axis robots utilizing Thermo Fisher Scientific’s software
• Work independently at the customer’s site, ensuring that the installations progress on schedule and to the agreed requirements while keeping the customer and the project team informed of status or issues
• Test and troubleshoot the automated system to successfully achieve factory and/or site acceptance test approval
• Optimize the robot/mover motion and workflows for efficiency and consistency
• Complete post-SAT cleanup and back-up the finalized system for archiving purposes
• Provide basic training and familiarization of the automated system to the customer
• Participate in peer training amongst the Integration Team
• Ensure systems are integrated according to best practices and defined standard operating procedures
• Lead and/or assist in developing standard protocols and methods for software integration
• Provide feedback to the Operations and R&D teams to help drive and implement continuous improvements

How will you get thereMinimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• University degree or College Diploma in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Electro-mechanical, or related field of study. Minimum College Diploma is required.
• 5 years’ automation integration experience with hands-on teaching & setup of robot arms
• 2 years’ in a role directly interfacing with customers in a professional environment
• Experience integrating laboratory instruments considered an asset
• Troubleshooting techniques
• Mechanically and electrically inclined
• Strong software and networking understanding
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
• Organization, planning and time management
• Professional presence both with the customer and internal departments

Other Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Valid Passport
• Ability to travel globally 30-40% of the time with up to 2 - 3 weeks duration continuous
• Position may require Covid-19 vaccination, including a booster and/or routine testing, per client discretion. As a requirement to be onsite at Thermo Fisher Scientific this position requires vaccination status disclosure upon employment.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one global team of 100,000 colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.comQuick Apply

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