Manufacturing Engineer

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 50 years now. Today, worldwide more than 6,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 70 locations on all continents.

Bridge between R&D, Engineering and Production teams to develop, implement and maintain processes, designs, sources, and schedules. Design, integrate, and improve manufacturing processes, systems, tools, and fixtures. Estimates manufacturing cost, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines. Manage Engineering Change Order (ECO) process and improvements. Support technical writing to improve documentation of production and testing processes. Apply the five lean thinking principles (value, value stream, flow, pull, and perfection) to processes and operations through various lean tools in order to increase profit, automate non-value added activity, increase value added activity, and reduce pure waste, overhead, lead time, and development time.

Review Engineering Change Orders and coordinate design/implementation with Engineering and Production Departments
• Review product designs and documentation for manufacturability and/or completeness
• Support technical writing to provide documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used
• Coordinate training of production personnel in new or existing methods
• Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes
• Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods
• Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve products or reduce costs using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts
• Develop reliability test protocols on critical parts and assemblies

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• General knowledge and understanding of Hysitron products and processes
• Ability to work with members of management, engineers and technicians in a professional manner
• Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Communicate effectively and appropriately verbally and nonverbally Save
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
• Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system
• Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
• The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem
• The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
• The ability to work on project teams with technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff, or other engineers
• Time management in the context of balancing your workload and other projects.
• SolidWorks CAD software and Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM)
• Hands on experience with machining, CNC equipment and various material processing techniques
• Ability to build or modify functional prototype parts and products
• Microsoft Outlook, Office 365, SharePoint, Visio
• SAP material master, BOM and supplier management experience is a plus

Related certificates, licenses, and awards for using Microsoft Office, Solidworks, or others for safety, documentation, product development, design, fabrication, manufacturing, business, etc. are a plus.

At Bruker, base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $51,000 and $91,000 and provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base salary for the role will depend on a several job-related factors, including, but not limited to education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

Bruker is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.