Localization Engineer- fully remote!

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover impactful work, innovative thinking and a culture dedicated to working the right way, for the right reasons - with the customer always top of mind. The work we do matters, like helping customers find cures for cancer, protecting the environment, and supporting our customers’ medical related inquiries. As the world leader in serving science, with the largest investment in R&D in the industry, our colleagues are empowered to realize their full potential as part of a fast-growing, global organization that values passion and unique contributions. Our commitment to our colleagues across the globe is to provide the resources and opportunities they need to make a difference in our world while building a fulfilling career with us.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

Location: This is a fully remote role. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

What will you do in this role?

Provides a full range of engineering and technical services on large and/or complex projects to analyze and prepare files to facilitate efficient and high-quality translations and implementation in the customer’s environment. Applies advanced technical expertise to ensure the highest quality and profitability on large and/or complex projects.

Qualification requirements:

Education requirements

  • Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Translation Studies, Linguistics, Programming, Computer Science or similar fields.

Experience requirements

  • Previous Localization Engineering experience is required.
  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5 years)
  • Experience working with various file formats, such as Json, Resx, Vtt, HTML, XML (all different types of XML from different systems), Madcap Flare, Dita, Articulate, mp4, Captivate, etc. is required.
  • Experience working with CAT/TMS tools, such as Wordbee, SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, Memsource/Phrase, XTM, etc. is required.
  • Experience in troubleshooting localization and translation projects throughout the whole lifecycle is required.
  • Experience with Content Management Systems (Tridion, ST4) is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Performs and manages localization engineering tasks
  • Ability to convert the different formats to translatable form and then back-convert the translatable files into the original formats
  • Experience with parsers/scripting
  • Guides project team and/or external engineers on the various application conversion steps and raises questions/queries clearly
  • Helps resolve/fix tag issues in the translated files
  • Experience/knowledge in programming languages (Python, C++, C#)
  • Shares ideas for process automation or new tool suggestions
  • Updates/adds new configuration/settings in TMS/CAT Tool based on new process updates/requirements
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to deliver under tight schedules
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
  • Knowledge of languages and cultural nuances
  • Certification in localization engineering or related fields (preferred)

*Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

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