Senior Manager, ULT Product Development
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Marietta • Ohio • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Lead and manage the ULT Product Development team supporting new platforms, technology insertions, and sustaining engineering initiatives.
- Own product design execution from concept through design transfer, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, regulatory expectations, and manufacturing readiness.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership in refrigeration systems, mechanical design, and controls integration for complex electromechanical products.
- Drive TRL maturation of innovative technologies and solutions prior to NPD introduction.
- Ensure adherence to ISO 13485 design control processes, including design planning, risk management, verification, validation, and design transfer.
- Oversee creation and maintenance of Design History Files (DHF), design specifications, drawings, and technical documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead and facilitate design reviews, DFMEA, risk assessments, and product safety evaluations.
- Support product approval strategies, including test methods, acceptance criteria, and compliance to applicable standards (e.g., UL, IEC, FDA, Energy Star).
- Partner closely with Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and PMO throughout the NPD process.
- Support product road-mapping activities by translating customer and market needs into actionable technical strategies.
- Collaborate with global manufacturing sites to ensure robust design transfer and production scalability.
- Establish and sustain standard work, design best practices, and common engineering processes.
- Apply Lean, PPI, VAVE, simulation, and rapid prototyping tools to accelerate development and improve value.
- Foster a strong safety culture and continuous improvement mindset across the team.
- Recruit, develop, and mentor engineers, building technical depth and leadership capability within the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering, or related technical discipline
- 10+ years of product development experience with complex electromechanical systems, preferably refrigeration or thermal systems
- 3+ years of people management or senior technical leadership experience
- Experience developing ULT, HVAC/R, or temperature-controlled systems strongly preferred
- Experience in regulated product development environments (medical device, laboratory equipment, or life sciences)
- Demonstrated experience applying ISO 13485 design controls
- Hands-on experience with PLM systems, change management, and design transfer
- Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and resource planning
- Familiarity with Lean, PPI, or continuous improvement methodologies
Benefits
- Relocation support may be available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical designrefrigeration systemscontrols integrationdesign control processesrisk managementverificationvalidationdesign transferDFMEAproduct safety evaluations
Soft Skills
technical leadershippeople managementmentoringcollaborationcontinuous improvement mindsetsafety culturecommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineeringBachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in mechatronicsBachelor’s degree in computer engineeringISO 13485 certification