Manager, Electrical Engineering (Embedded Controls)

About the role

Lead the Technology Behind Products That Protect Critical Research At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As our Embedded Controls Engineering Manager, you'll lead the development of intelligent control systems that power our ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers, cryogenic storage systems, and controlled-rate freezing technologies. These products safeguard life-saving vaccines, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and irreplaceable scientific samples used by researchers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnology organizations around the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of electrical engineers, embedded software engineers, and engineering technicians located in North America and India.
• Define and drive the embedded controls architecture and technology roadmap for Thermo Fisher's cold storage and cryogenic product portfolio.
• Provide technical leadership for embedded firmware, hardware, sensing technologies, communications, and control algorithms.
• Develop scalable, modular control platforms that support future product innovation and platform reuse.
• Guide architecture decisions that improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Support technology development and innovation initiatives that contribute to future products and intellectual property.
• Lead embedded controls development throughout the complete New Product Development (NPD) lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality to deliver high-quality products on schedule.
• Support existing products while driving next-generation platform development.
• Collaborate with global manufacturing sites to ensure successful product launches and ongoing production support.
• Champion modern embedded software development practices using Agile methodologies.
• Promote best practices for software architecture, coding standards, design reviews, version control, testing, and release management.
• Drive requirements management, traceability, and documentation using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git.
• Lead development of system-level specifications, verification strategies, and validation plans.
• Ensure embedded hardware and software designs meet applicable regulatory, safety, and certification requirements including UL, IEC, CE, CSA, and other applicable standards.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to maintain design controls, risk analyses, verification, validation, and requirements traceability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reliability, and compliance.
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing global engineering organization.
• Allocate engineering resources across multiple programs and priorities.
• Partner with project managers to develop project schedules, staffing plans, and budgets.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on innovation, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years leading embedded hardware and software engineering teams.
• Three or more years designing and developing embedded control systems for electromechanical products.
• Experience with embedded firmware development using C/C++.
• Strong understanding of embedded system architecture, microcontrollers, and real-time control systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams through product development.
• Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience developing products for regulated industries such as medical devices, laboratory equipment, or industrial controls.
• Experience with PCB design, circuit simulation, and design for manufacturability.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux or RTOS environments.
• Experience with Qt framework or modern embedded user interfaces.
• Familiarity with cloud-connected or IoT-enabled embedded systems.
• Experience developing thermal control systems, refrigeration controls, or other precision electromechanical systems.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years leading embedded hardware and software engineering teams.
• Three or more years designing and developing embedded control systems for electromechanical products.
• Experience with embedded firmware development using C/C++.
• Strong understanding of embedded system architecture, microcontrollers, and real-time control systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams through product development.
• Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and annual incentive bonus.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits beginning on Day 1.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
Generous paid time off and company holidays.
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
Career advancement within one of the world's leading science and technology organizations.
A collaborative culture focused on innovation, inclusion, quality, and continuous learning.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)