Manager - Engineering Design

Overview

Company Overview

Bruker enables scientists to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high-performance scientific instruments and high-value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity and customer success in life science molecular research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy and nanoanalysis, and in industrial applications, as well as in cell biology, preclinical imaging, clinical phenomics and proteomics research and clinical microbiology.

Bruker’s comprehensive suite of specialized technologies for semiconductor capital equipment addresses the broadest range of metrology and process monitoring needs, from R&D to high-volume manufacturing process improvement. 75% of the world’s top 25 semiconductor manufacturers rely on Bruker instrumentation for their front-end and back-end applications. Our commitment to innovation also drives the advances that enable continual development of next-generation semiconductor devices.

Today, worldwide more than +11000 employees are working on this permanent challenge at over 90 locations on all continents. Bruker continues to build upon its extensive range of products and solutions, its broad base of installed systems and a strong reputation among its customers. Being one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker is strongly committed to further fully meet its customers’ needs as well as to continue to develop state-of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions for today's analytical questions.

Position Summary

The Engineering Design Manager is responsible for leading the design, development, verification, and commercialization of advanced scientific instrumentation. This role manages a multidisciplinary engineering team and provides technical and organizational leadership across the entire product lifecycle, from concept development and technology evaluation through product release and sustaining engineering.

The successful candidate will combine strong engineering expertise with proven leadership skills to deliver innovative, reliable, and manufacturable products that meet customer requirements, business objectives, and regulatory standards. This position collaborates closely with Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Applications, and Customer Support to execute strategic product roadmaps and drive technology innovation.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of hardware engineers, including mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineers.
• Establish team objectives, priorities, and resource plans aligned with business and product development goals.
• Recruit, mentor, coach, and evaluate engineering staff to build a high-performing organization.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence.

Product Development

• Direct hardware development activities for scientific and analytical instrument platforms.
• Lead the execution of projects through all phases of the product lifecycle, including:
• Requirements definition
• Architecture development
• Detailed design
• Prototype development
• Verification and validation
• Manufacturing transfer
• Product sustainment
• Drive design reviews and technical decision-making to ensure robust and scalable product solutions.
• Assess technical risks and implement mitigation strategies to achieve program objectives.

Technical Expertise

• Guide the design and integration of complex electromechanical, electronic, optical, vacuum, thermal, fluidic, or precision motion subsystems as applicable.
• Ensure engineering designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, safety, and cost targets.
• Support technology investigations, proof-of-concept activities, and next-generation platform development.
• Promote best practices in engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, testing, and documentation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management to translate customer and market requirements into product features and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to optimize product cost, quality, and scalability.
• Work closely with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
• Support customer escalations, field issues, and continuous product improvement initiatives.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Establish and improve engineering processes, development methodologies, and design controls.
• Track project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with company product development processes, documentation standards, and quality systems.
• Monitor key engineering metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• PhD, MSc or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Optical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of hardware product development experience, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role.
• Experience leading the development of complex scientific, analytical, medical, semiconductor, or advanced technology equipment.
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of product development processes and design-for-manufacturing principles.
• Experience with engineering risk assessment, design reviews, and verification and validation activities.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing precision scientific instruments such as:
• Microscopy systems
• Metrology equipment
• Analytical instrumentation
• Semiconductor process or inspection tools
• Laboratory automation systems
• Familiarity with optical, motion control, vacuum, thermal, fluidic, or sensor-based technologies.
• Experience managing global development teams and external technology partners.
• Knowledge of ISO, CE, UL, EMC, or other applicable regulatory and compliance standards.
• Experience with Stage-Gate or structured product lifecycle management processes.

Success Measures

• Achievement of product development milestones on schedule and within budget
• Delivery of products meeting performance, quality, and reliability targets
• Team engagement, retention, and development
• Effective execution of technology and product roadmaps
• Successful transfer of products into manufacturing
• Continuous improvement in engineering productivity and product quality