Localization Engineer

Localization Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific

At the 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.

What You'll Do as a Localization Engineer

• 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.
• Performs and manages localization engineering tasks.
• Converts different formats to translatable form and then back-converts the translatable files into the original formats.
• Guides project team and/or external engineers on various application conversion steps and clearly raises questions/queries.
• Helps resolve/fix tag issues in translated files.
• Shares ideas for process automation or new tool suggestions.
• Updates/adds new configuration/settings in TMS/CAT Tool based on new process updates/requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Translation Studies, Linguistics, Programming, Computer Science or similar fields.
• An equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience, may be considered.

Experience Requirements:

• Comparable to 5 years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job.
• Previous Localization Engineering experience is required.
• Experience working with various file formats, such as Json, Resx, Vtt, HTML, XML (different types from various 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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with Content Management Systems (Tridion, ST4) is preferred.
• Experience with parsers/scripting.
• Experience/knowledge in programming languages (Python, C++, C#).
• 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).

Location and Work Eligibility

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

Key Skills/Competency

• Localization Engineering
• CAT/TMS Tools
• File Format Conversion
• Troubleshooting
• Process Automation
• Programming Languages (Python, C++, C#)
• XML/Json
• Project Management
• Technical Services
• Global Communication