(Sr.) Manager Microscopy (all genders)

Attocube Systems AG; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 137,017 - 182,689; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 vacation days

Onboarding program

Lifelong learning

Munich office

JobRad program

Health days

Company restaurant

Pension scheme

Team events

Corporate benefits

Job summary

Attocube Systems AG in Germany is seeking a Sr. Manager Microscopy to lead the R&D microscopy group and shape the strategic development of SPM, sSNOM, confocal and Raman systems. You will guide a highly skilled team and own the technical roadmap, architectures, and product quality. This leadership role emphasizes collaboration with the business unit, cost-effective design, and delivering customer-specific solutions, while driving innovation and excellence across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• PhD or master's in physics or nanotech
• Experience with microscopes, ideally SPM
• Knowledge of Scanning Probe microscopy and optics
• Experience with complex system architectures

Responsibilities

• Provide disciplinary and technical leadership for the R&D microscopy group
• Strategically develop microscopy technologies (SPM, sSNOM, confocal, Raman)
• Own technical roadmap, system architectures, and product quality
• Collaborate with business unit for economic viability of tech decisions
• Ensure design-to-cost and manufacturability feasibility
• Manage and prioritize customer-specific solutions
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with mechanical, electronics, and software
• Represent division in strategic committees and technology initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Microscopy

System architecture

Communication

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Decisiveness

Education

PhD or MSc in physics/nanotech

Job description

Do you want to shape the future of nanoanalytics microscopy together with your team? In this key leadership role, you take full responsibility for our portfolio of SPM/SNOM, confocal, and Raman microscopy systems. You lead a highly skilled team and drive the technological advancement of an established and diverse business, with direct impact on innovation, market success, and customer-specific solutions.

(Sr.) Manager Microscopy (all genders)

Your Responsibilities and Duties

• Providing disciplinary and technical leadership for the R&D microscopy group
• Strategic development of all microscopy technologies (SPM, sSNOM, confocal, Raman)
• Overall responsibility for the technical roadmap, system architectures, and product quality
• Close collaboration with the business unit to ensure the economic viability of technology and portfolio decisions
• Ensuring technological and economic feasibility (design-to-cost, manufacturing optimization, manufacturability)
• Managing and prioritizing customer-specific solutions
• Leading interdisciplinary collaboration with mechanical engineering, electronics, and software
• Representing the division in strategic committees and technology initiatives

Your Skills and Qualifications

• PhD or master’s degree in physics, nanotechnology, or a related field
• Several years of experience in the development of microscopes, ideally including SPM
• In-depth knowledge of Scanning Probe microscopy and Optics
• Experience with system architectures for complex technological products
• Excellent communication skills, as well as strong leadership and motivational skills
• Experience in the economic evaluation of technical solutions
• Confident leadership style with a high level of technical expertise
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly
• Decisiveness and a strong sense of responsibility
• Strategic thinking and a focus on results
• Team-oriented approach and a passion for technological excellence

What we Offer

• An exciting position at an internationally active, established medium-sized company with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
• Flexibility for goal- and results-oriented work in a collegial, open, and respectful working environment
• Support for freedom and flexibility regarding working hours and home office, plus 30 vacation days per year
• Thorough onboarding is very important to us – you will benefit from an individual onboarding program and an attoBuddy to support you
• Lifelong learning supported through targeted training opportunities
• State-of-the-art office building with good connections to the Munich S-Bahn network, employee parking, JobRad program, bicycle parking, and shower facilities
• Attractive employee discounts through Corporate Benefits
• Company and team events to ensure work is also fun
• Health support through our attoCare program, company pension scheme, and dedicated health days
• Free fresh fruit and beverages, as well as daily freshly prepared meals in our subsidized company restaurant
• EGYM membership

Ready for your next career step? Become part of our team and help shape the future of precision technology – we look forward to meeting you!