Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Laboratory engineer
provides guidance and understanding to navigate product certifications and industry regulations to include CE, UL, IEC, ISO-13485 and ISO-14971.
Laboratory Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective laboratory engineer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included laboratory engineer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide failure analysis and material evaluation of automotive components in support of product launches, durability concerns, and engineering
Prepare and evaluate ferrous and non-ferrous metallographic samples using ASTM and local procedures
Operate a variety of metallographic and physical testing equipment
Brinell hardness testers, NDE equipment and tensile test machines
Analyze and characterize inorganic materials using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Optical Emission Spectroscopy
New LG Home Appliance Product Development Support
To ensure the development of product functionalities and pre-compliance testing of performances
Management and approval of the performance tests and preparation of test reports
Prepare chemicals and equipment to carry out testing
Conduct physical properties checking
Laboratory Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Laboratory Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: R&D, SEP, LIMS, ASQ, CCIL, NETTCP, ACI, VR, UL, MID
Education for Laboratory Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the laboratory engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Education, Chemistry, Technical, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Associates
Skills for Laboratory Engineer
Desired skills for laboratory engineer include:
Data acquisitions system
Laboratory equipment
Testing procedures and evaluations of results
Relevant standards and regulations QSR and ISO 13485
Soil behaviour and foundation engineering issues
Analytical and statistical methods
Our products and their manufacturing processes is valued
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Authority approval: EN
IEC standards and environmental rules
Desired experience for laboratory engineer includes:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical studies is required
Previous Experience in a Laboratory Environment is preferred
Ability to perform minor programming and software analysis to create forms and automatic calculation models is plus
Must have a creative mindset and must have an aptitude in engineering and analytical studies
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a Software or Biological/Analytical Chemistry field
At least 5 years in a of experience in a regulated industry, preferably in the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry
Laboratory Engineer Examples
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Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a laboratory engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for laboratory engineer
- Support for adjusting formulation to meet business and customers’ requirements
- Maintain and calibrate to ensure lab equipment, instruments in good conditions
- Organize laboratory operation as per Company regulations
- Feature performance (eg
- Consult, assist, and perform tasks as required by any contracted foundry work
- Develop dryer cycle routines and features through software code
- Develop product functionalities related to drying technologies, textiles, mechanics, vibrations, & noise
- Apply statistical tools such as Design of Experiment methodology to optimize development activities
- Develop improvement and innovation proposals
- Ensure compliance with North America and International standards and legislations
Qualifications for laboratory engineer
- Experience with GMP, 21CFR Part 11, and Lab IT systems is preferred
- Electrical/Electronic/Mechanic/Chemistry engineering degree or relevant experience
- Fabric Care product deep knowledge
- Standards and legislations knowledge
- Consumer magazine test procedures deep knowledge
- Consumer insight on washing and drying functionality
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Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of laboratory engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for laboratory engineer
- Development of product functionalities and pre-compliance testing of performances
- Apply project management process knowledge through providing work plan, career path, training, and development to team members and ensuring that company policies and procedures are followed
- Assist with the transfer of knowledge and guide the Integrated Design Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (iDFMEA) process and teach/mentor less experienced engineers in the basics
- Work with laboratory customers to understand test requirements and allocate appropriate resources to meet those requirements
- Ensure that lab instrumentation is traceable and technicians have proper training
- Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement
- Apply knowledge of Test Systems Design and Diagnostics to set up and configure standard test equipment and select appropriate components to meet test requirements
- Coordinate and conduct engine product experiments, analyze data, and document results, including selection of best sensor and signal conditioning equipment and measure range, precision, accuracy, and traceability
- Apply GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing) to assist internal customer and suppliers in interpreting component drawings and measurement data
- Guide development of laboratory-controlled test processes to evaluate product performance
Qualifications for laboratory engineer
- Independent self-starter, creative/innovative, with focus on precision and reliability
- College degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- Minimum 2 years experiences of Technical/ Lab/ QC Field
- Relevant knowledge on chemicals analysis and lab operation, preferably in Plastic/ Rubber/ PU manufacturing
- Good English and computer skills (MS
- Mentoring of technicians in training
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Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of laboratory engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for laboratory engineer
- Tune controls and achieve stable operation
- Work to improve equipment availability and capability by utilizing continuous improvement tools including Six Sigma Methodologies and working cross functionally
- Utilize in-depth knowledge of sensors, computerized data acquisition and control systems in order to select appropriate components for a given test requirement
- Identify and implement effective processes and procedures for accomplishing laboratory work efficiently and effectively
- Assist in specification, design, and maintenance of test environment and instrumentation in support of product development and evaluation requirements
- Develop and implement Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), ensuring productivity and efficiency targets are achieved
- Selects and configures appropriate computer based data acquisition equipment for a given measurement requirement
- Ensure the availability and further development of state of the art PO characterisation methods and technologies
- Ensure a high efficient characterisation performance and result evaluation in responsible area
- Technical consulting for PO characterisation to internal customers from PDO, ASG, Asset and IPR
Qualifications for laboratory engineer
- Deputising of Lab Managers meetings when required
- Skilled in use and training of approved problem solving techniques
- Bachelors degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical engineering required
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in developing control systems and software
- Understanding of thermodynamics and airflow related to the drying process
- Knowledge of textile properties
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Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a laboratory engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for laboratory engineer
- Performing stress path and advanced testing to the highest levels of safety and testing standards
- Assisting in developing new working practices and methods to improve the efficiency and quality of advanced testing
- Ensuring that all equipment used in the Advanced Testing areas of the Laboratory is working, calibrated and is fit-for-purpose
- Helping in maintaining accreditation and promote good QA/QC practices for all staff
- Assisting in the processing, presenting and checking of advanced test results
- Performing other more basic testing in the laboratory as and when required
- Peer checking test parameter input with colleagues
- Assisting in the training of new staff
- Develop and execute Transmission/Drivetrain Design Verification (DV) testing processes
- Conducts problem solving, and provides laboratory analytical support on materials and processes for manufacturing, engineering, and customers to resolve and prevent problems
Qualifications for laboratory engineer
- Understanding of consumer magazine test procedures
- Consumer insight on drying functionality
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical engineering domain
- Experience with virtualization (Vagrant, Docker)
- Experience with state-of-the-art version control, build, package and test management, both for frontend UI and backend software development (Git, Maven, Jenkins, Jersey, NPM, Gulp, Browserify, Mocha)
- Ability to clearly and logically think and communicate
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Laboratory Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a laboratory engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for laboratory engineer
- Prepare and maintain material laboratory procedures
- Designs / builds test fixtures, and conducts tests for materials mechanical property characterization
- Procures samples for test set up and materials test programs
- Sets up and operates test devices and measurement tools
- Gathers and analyzes data, and writes related reports and procedures as directed by senior materials personnel
- Maintains laboratory operating and test procedures per quality system requirements
- Frequently exchanges information with others outside the work group
- Individual will work with Desktop Services, Network Administration and Engineering, Citrix group, vendors to support the computer and instrument environments
- Act as Engineer of Record for testing performed at Regional Lab
- Contribute to a high performance culture by recognising and resolving issues as they arise
Qualifications for laboratory engineer
- Contribute to technical presentations or proposals
- Bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Science (Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or equivalent)
- Positions require a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and two years of experience as a Senior Product, Design, Controls or Systems Engineer, or related position
- Alternatively, the employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and five years of experience as a Senior Product, Design, Controls or Systems Engineer, or related position
- Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemistry engineering degree or relevant experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in developing software for consumer products