R&D Manager, Cooling Team — Lead Multidisciplinary Tech

Bluefors; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Employee share program

Flexible working environment

Non-smoking workplace

Job summary

Bluefors is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of technicians, engineers, and specialists within a high-technical environment. The role focuses on coaching, developing people, and strengthening ways of working to sustain Bluefors' technology leadership.

The candidate will drive engagement, manage resources, and collaborate with product development, manufacturing, and quality teams to advance cryogenic cooling systems. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in mechanical engineering, hardware development, cryogenics, or related fields.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering or R&D teams.
• Experience in people development and organizational growth.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary team of technicians, engineers, and specialists.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative, and continually improving team culture.
• Drive employee engagement, talent development, and performance management.
• Ensure resource planning, capacity management, and long-term competence development.
• Develop engineering processes, ways of working, and organizational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with technical leaders, project managers, product management, manufacturing, and quality.
• Support R&D project execution through prioritization and alignment.

Skills

Technical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Cryogenics background

English fluency

Job description

Bluefors is seeking an experienced R&D Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team of technicians, engineers, and specialists within a high-technical environment. The role focuses on coaching, developing people, and strengthening ways of working to sustain Bluefors' technology leadership.

The candidate will drive engagement, manage resources, and collaborate with product development, manufacturing, and quality teams to advance cryogenic cooling systems. Fluency in English is required.