Engineering Manager - #2662734

Functional Area: Engineering

Ort: Germany

Stadt: Köln

On-site/remote: Sur place

Marke: Leybold

Company Name: Leybold GmbH

Date of Posting: August 13, 2026

Last date to apply: December 31, 2026




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Engineering Manager Your role




A key strategic priority is to maintain and strengthen the site’s leadership position in vacuum technology, ensuring our solutions remain at the forefront of scientific and industrial innovation.




Your leadership will be instrumental in building a motivated, high-performing engineering team, structured for collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will champion agile product development methodologies to accelerate time-to-market, enhance cross-functional integration, and increase responsiveness to change.




To succeed, you will need


Accelerating product development cycles by embedding agile principles, iterative design, and rapid prototyping


Driving energy and speed in development through clear prioritization, empowered teams, and streamlined decision-making


Ensuring engineering excellence in design, quality, manufacturability, and serviceability


Fostering a strong engineering culture built on motivation, ownership, and technical mastery


Developing a scalable and efficient team structure that supports collaboration across disciplines and geographies


Standardizing processes and tools to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency


Establishing clear KPIs and performance metrics to track progress and accountability


Driving disciplined project execution and risk management across all development phases


Supporting design for service and sustainability in all new product developments


Enhancing cross-functional collaboration with procurement, production, logistics, and service to ensure seamless product lifecycle integration


Investing in talent development through mentoring, training, and succession planning to build future-ready engineering capabilities


Contributing to Project Purple by aligning engineering strategies with long-term footprint and technology roadmaps


Ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards in all engineering activities


Continuously advancing our expertise in vacuum technology, ensuring our products remain differentiated, reliable, and aligned with evolving customer needs


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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