Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering – Bioproduction

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lead engineering function at Thermo Fisher Scientific to enhance manufacturing processes and ensure compliance. Drive technical leadership and improvement initiatives across mechanical, electrical, and automation teams.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $156,000 - $207,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Mentoring engineers, delivering feedback, and defining roles / responsibilities to drive ownership and accountability
Crafting personalized career development plans for each team member and finding opportunities and individual goals to support these development plans
Provide innovative technical support and solutions to products and processes
Support NPI and Life Cycle Management
Support mechanical design and implementation on the manufacturing floor
Perform failure investigations and CAPAs
Provide frontline engineering support and first rate technical response to manufacturing
Identify and implement methods to reduce cost, reduce scrap, and increase capacity
Improve safety, quality, and production efficiency
Engage across functions to share and implement the best manufacturing and procedural practices
Generate manufacturing procedures and test documents for new equipment and processes
Support customer and regulatory audits
Work with and across all functions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced Degree in an Engineering or Technical field with 10 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering in a production environment and 6 years of leadership experience OR Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Technical field with 12 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering in a production environment and 6 years of leadership experience OR Associate’s Degree in an Engineering or Technical field with 14 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering in a production environment and 6 years of leadership experience OR High School Diploma with 16 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering in a production environment and 6 years of leadership experience
Extensive experience in manufacturing/process engineering.
Experience leading engineering teams in production environments
Experience supporting NPI, process optimization and CAPA
Experience with various statistical analysis tools and methods
Experience in biopharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing (GMP, FDA, ISO) preferred
Experience with automation and advanced manufacturing technologies preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

manufacturing engineeringprocess engineeringNPICAPAstatistical analysisautomationadvanced manufacturing technologiesmechanical designfailure investigationscost reduction

Soft Skills

mentoringfeedback deliveryownershipaccountabilitycareer developmentcross-functional engagementcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvinginnovation