Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 65,000 employees globally. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive services
We are seeking a Tooling Engineer with strong Python expertise to develop, maintain, and enhance internal tooling solutions, with a primary focus on the Sherpa platform used for configuring camera systems in factory environments. This role is centered on enabling reliable and user-friendly interfaces between camera firmware, acquisition server software, and factory configuration tools.
The position involves developing and maintaining Python-based Sherpa plugins that interface with IOM and TSI components, ensuring seamless communication between hardware and software layers. The role requires a solid understanding of software development practices in Python, with sufficient knowledge of algorithms to support implementation and troubleshooting, without a primary focus on algorithm design.
In addition, the role includes supporting and maintaining other internal tools, which may involve basic to intermediate development in C#. These tools are typically lightweight but critical, requiring a pragmatic and quality-focused development approach.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including firmware, acquisition software, and hardware engineers to ensure smooth integration and reliable operation of tooling solutions. Familiarity with camera systems, detectors, or experience in microscopy and metrology domains is highly beneficial.
This position requires a hands-on, detail-oriented engineer who can operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring tooling stability, usability, and alignment with production and engineering needs.
Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:
Develop and maintain reliable, user-friendly tooling that supports factory configuration, calibration, and setup workflows
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (software, hardware, systems, and production) to align tooling with operational requirements
The ideal candidate is a strong Python developer with experience in building and maintaining engineering tools, comfortable working close to hardware interfaces and within multidisciplinary environments.
University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
8+ years of Strong programming experience in Python, with a focus on maintainable, scalable, and clean code
Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, including software, firmware, hardware, and production
