R&D Manager
Owatonna
permanent, 100% 
Start: As soon as possible
Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) in Owatonna is a business in southern Minnesota that has served customers all around the world for over 20 years. Every day, millions of people around the world come in contact with products made using Sputtering Components equipment. Our thin film technologies are used in vacuum coating systems to make windows, smartphones, display screens, solar panels, automobile components, decorative hardware and more.
Sputtering Components Inc, is seeking an R&D Manager who is passionate about driving innovation and excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for the company’s R&D strategy to strengthen and widen our competitive advantage in the rotary sputtering cathode market. You will lead the R&D team to create new products and concepts, improve existing products and support our customers in their product trials. The R&D Manager will work closely with Sputtering’s Business Development team to analyze the market and to understand customer demands.
An ideal candidate will excel in resource management, maintaining a diverse pool of skills within the team, and champion Buhler values, Trust, Ownership, and Passion.
The R&D Manager will report to the Director of Product Engineering. This opportunity is designed to be a career catalyst, providing a clear pathway for leadership growth, complete with mentorship and a structured process to broaden your professional experiences and leadership capabilities.
Sputtering Components is a member of the Bühler Group. We strive to engineer customer success.
Submit your application today to be considered for this excellent opportunity within our growing organization!
This position does not offer visa sponsorship.
Sputtering Components Inc, is seeking an R&D Manager who is passionate about driving innovation and excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for the company’s R&D strategy to strengthen and widen our competitive advantage in the rotary sputtering cathode market. You will lead the R&D team to create new products and concepts, improve existing products and support our customers in their product trials. The R&D Manager will work closely with Sputtering’s Business Development team to analyze the market and to understand customer demands.
An ideal candidate will excel in resource management, maintaining a diverse pool of skills within the team, and champion Buhler values, Trust, Ownership, and Passion.
The R&D Manager will report to the Director of Product Engineering. This opportunity is designed to be a career catalyst, providing a clear pathway for leadership growth, complete with mentorship and a structured process to broaden your professional experiences and leadership capabilities.
Sputtering Components is a member of the Bühler Group. We strive to engineer customer success.
Submit your application today to be considered for this excellent opportunity within our growing organization!
This position does not offer visa sponsorship.
Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) in Owatonna is a business in southern Minnesota that has served customers all around the world for over 20 years. Every day, millions of people around the world come in contact with products made using Sputtering Components equipment. Our thin film technologies are used in vacuum coating systems to make windows, smartphones, display screens, solar panels, automobile components, decorative hardware and more.
Sputtering Components Inc, is seeking an R&D Manager who is passionate about driving innovation and excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for the company’s R&D strategy to strengthen and widen our competitive advantage in the rotary sputtering cathode market. You will lead the R&D team to create new products and concepts, improve existing products and support our customers in their product trials. The R&D Manager will work closely with Sputtering’s Business Development team to analyze the market and to understand customer demands.
An ideal candidate will excel in resource management, maintaining a diverse pool of skills within the team, and champion Buhler values, Trust, Ownership, and Passion.
The R&D Manager will report to the Director of Product Engineering. This opportunity is designed to be a career catalyst, providing a clear pathway for leadership growth, complete with mentorship and a structured process to broaden your professional experiences and leadership capabilities.
Sputtering Components is a member of the Bühler Group. We strive to engineer customer success.
Submit your application today to be considered for this excellent opportunity within our growing organization!
This position does not offer visa sponsorship.
Sputtering Components Inc, is seeking an R&D Manager who is passionate about driving innovation and excellence. In this role, you will be responsible for the company’s R&D strategy to strengthen and widen our competitive advantage in the rotary sputtering cathode market. You will lead the R&D team to create new products and concepts, improve existing products and support our customers in their product trials. The R&D Manager will work closely with Sputtering’s Business Development team to analyze the market and to understand customer demands.
An ideal candidate will excel in resource management, maintaining a diverse pool of skills within the team, and champion Buhler values, Trust, Ownership, and Passion.
The R&D Manager will report to the Director of Product Engineering. This opportunity is designed to be a career catalyst, providing a clear pathway for leadership growth, complete with mentorship and a structured process to broaden your professional experiences and leadership capabilities.
Sputtering Components is a member of the Bühler Group. We strive to engineer customer success.
Submit your application today to be considered for this excellent opportunity within our growing organization!
This position does not offer visa sponsorship.
Bühler is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion at our company, therefore, it's important that you match us and we match you. Regardless of your gender (m/f/d). We invite you to read more about our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion on our website: https://bit.ly/40QxJP6
Bühler is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion at our company, therefore, it's important that you match us and we match you. Regardless of your gender (m/f/d). We invite you to read more about our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion on our website: https://bit.ly/40QxJP6
- Responsible for leading a team of up to ~5 employees
- Ensure quality and compliance with group processes, methods and tools, as well as compliance with international standards
- Identify & assign resources to projects and other tasks within the team’s responsibility (e.g. technology portfolio management, lifecycle management); ensure a proper work balancing within the different teams
- Regularly monitor work progress and take appropriate actions to manage deviations
- Ensure timely and accurate forecasting and identify risks and opportunities
- Foster transparency and openly discuss potential issues and their direct impact on ongoing projects
- Advise team members, and work closely with them to develop corrective action plans
- Ensure collection and implementation of lessons learned / best practices beyond locations; Identify opportunities for improvement
- Ensure high level of data quality within the team’s projects and tasks
- Administrative activities such as approval of travel requests of direct reports
- Supervise, support and coach the team members
- Lead and motivate the team by establishing an open and broad communication of the principles, objectives, processes & tools
- Team talent development and succession planning
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in e.g. Engineering, IT
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in R&D in relevant discipline (mechanical, electrical, PLS software, software solutions, service and/or technology)
- Agile methodology education is a plus
- Industry and technology knowledge of Bühler portfolio, and/or similar competitors’ products and services, relevant for the business area
- Understanding of business administration, supply chain and financial aspects
- Team management experience is preferred
- Experience using systems such as MS Project, M-CAD, E-CAD, PDM, and Azure DevOps is preferred
- Experience in leading and managing development projects effectively within matrix organisation
- Fluent in English (level B2 or equivalent), additional languages are a plus
- Proficiency with IT tools such as MS Office
- International and successful company with sustainable prospects for the future
- Wide technical & modern environment with interesting challenges
- Professional environment with an open communication culture
- Exciting development and training opportunities
- Great and dynamic work environment
- Health Insurance with Health Savings Account
- Dental
- Vision and Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- 401(k) with 6% company contribution
- 15 days vacation
- Sick Time
- Maternity and Paternity Leave
Who we are
We are working to create sustainable innovations for a better world. Our aim is to transform the world’s most pressing food and mobility challenges into sustainable technologies, process solutions and business models. At Bühler, you are empowered to show initiative and take responsibility. In our family-owned company, personal success goes hand in hand with shared success. We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where integrity and courage are key drivers of our success. We support your personal development because we want you to make a difference. By joining Bühler, you will be helping us tackle global challenges while at the same time meeting the needs of our customers.Who we are
Bühler as an employer
We are working to create sustainable innovations for a better world. Our aim is to transform the world’s most pressing food and mobility challenges into sustainable technologies, process solutions and business models. At Bühler, you are empowered to show initiative and take responsibility. In our family-owned company, personal success goes hand in hand with shared success. We foster a diverse and inclusive workplace where integrity and courage are key drivers of our success. We support your personal development because we want you to make a difference. By joining Bühler, you will be helping us tackle global challenges while at the same time meeting the needs of our customers.