Product Development Engineer, Reagents

Product Development Engineer, Reagents

Job Locations

US-CA-Emeryville

ID

2025-18568

Job Function

Operations / Production

Overview

Bruker is enabling 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.

Today, worldwide more than 8500 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.

The Bruker Cellular Analysis (BCA) division is looking for a Product Development Engineer for Reagents. As a Product Development Engineer, you will support our company's growing reagent portfolio and manufacturing team. The primary responsibilities of this role will be twofold 1. Qualifying or developing methods for testing new reagent products which can be qualified into production worthy quality control test procedures 2. Performing technical qualification and transfer of products from R&D through process development and to eventual manufacturing team(s) to support scaled production supply.

Responsibilities

• Work with technical teams to establish quality control methods and specifications for all raw material components, bulk reagents, and finished good products.
• In the spirit of continuous improvement, evaluate QC methods, quality controls, and production processes to ensure delivered products meets expected quality and performance standards
• Creates and executes test and validation plans based on production specifications and requirements.
• Works cross functionally and partners closely with R&D in the product design process in addition to manufacturing to span technology transfer seamlessly between the functions.
• Define and iterate on business processes to stream
• Stability test method development and characterization for existing and new products and their raw material components
• Serve as technical liason for all reagent product quality excursion events, identify and clearly communicate causes and corrective action plans within the organization, and implement changes to prevent recurrence.
• Manage supplier material quality and drive resolution of quality issues with supplier through corrective and preventative actions.
• Review and revise manufacturing work instructions and procedures as needed to ensure product fitness for use
• Provide support for synthesis and analysis of quality data
• As needed for supporting surge demand or higher complexity products, support production execution of reagents
• Support record keeping in the manufacturing execution system (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and product lifecycle management (PLM) softwares.

Qualifications

Professional Characteristics :

At Bruker, base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $78,300 and $140,000 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.

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