Vice President (m/f/d) Engineering

Your role

Are you ready to shape the future of global engineering in a highly innovative, technology‑driven environment?
We are looking for a visionary Vice President Engineering for the Scientific Vacuum Division (SVD). In this role, you will lead the global engineering organization, driving innovation, quality, and operational excellence while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high‑performing culture.

This is a unique opportunity to influence cutting‑edge technologies that support scientific progress and contribute to solutions that improve lives around the world.

Your mission

As Vice President Engineering (m/f/d) for the Scientific Vacuum Division, you will define and execute the global engineering strategy across brands, platforms, and regions. You will build a strong and sustainable product and technology pipeline with accelerated time‑to‑market, enabled by modular platforms, smart technologies, software, and connectivity.

You will create an environment where people are proud to belong, innovation thrives, quality is non‑negotiable, and engineering excellence delivers real customer value.

Your responsibilities

• Lead with purpose: Inspire, coach, and develop inclusive, high‑performing engineering leadership teams across multiple sites and regions. Foster collaboration, accountability, and a strong engineering culture.
• Drive engineering strategy: Define and execute the global engineering roadmap aligned with business goals, market needs, customer value, and factory efficiency.
• Innovate relentlessly: Drive disruptive innovation, digital enablement, and data‑driven decision‑making across the product portfolio, including new architectures, platforms, and technologies.
• Own the product lifecycle: Oversee the full product development lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring timely delivery of high‑quality, compliant, and cost‑competitive solutions, including ensuring timely customer quality support.
• Champion quality & compliance: Embed quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and IP protection as core principles across all engineering activities.
• Enable operational excellence: Integrate design‑for‑manufacturing, lean production, serviceability, logistics, lead‑time optimization, and preventative maintenance principles.
• Advance environmental sustainability: Co‑own with the leadership team the integration of sustainability into technology development, driving energy efficiency, reduced emissions and utilities consumption, material and process optimization, and lifecycle‑based design across products and operations.
• Build strong partnerships: Collaborate closely with Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Service to translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Develop talent: Attract, mentor, and grow engineering talent, fostering a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, curiosity, and improvement.
• Represent engineering: Act as a key representative of the Scientific Vacuum Division in governance bodies, councils, and external engagements.

To succeed, you will need

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Significant experience in senior engineering leadership roles within complex, global, and multi‑site organizations
• Proven experience in new product development and sustaining engineering for industrial equipment (vacuum technology experience is a plus)
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, manufacturing processes, and design‑for‑manufacturing principles
• Experience leading global, cross‑functional teams and driving innovation through modular or platform‑based product design
• Strong strategic thinking, collaboration, and communication skills in multicultural environments
• A people‑focused leadership style with curiosity, openness to feedback, and a continuous learning mindset
• Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken)

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

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