Manufacturing Engineer at Bruker in Eden Prairie, MN

Summary: Bruker is one of the world’s leading analytical instrumentation companies enabling scientists to make breakthrough discoveries. The Manufacturing Engineer will support production of Hysitrion Nano Indentation Product line by developing, implementing, and maintaining processes while acting as a bridge between R&D, Engineering, and Production teams. Responsibilities: - 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 - 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 Required Qualifications: - 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 - 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 - Bachelor of Science degree in engineering Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (Preferred) - 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 Required Skills: SolidWorks CAD software, Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM), Machining, CNC equipment, Material processing techniques, Prototype building, modification, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Visio, SAP material master, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, Supplier management, Statistical methods, Reliability test protocol development Benefits: 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, Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays