Applications Scientist

Bruker is one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies enabling scientist to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new application that improve the quality of human life. Our high-performance products and high-value life science and diagnostic solutions are trusted by leading businesses, institutes, and scientists worldwide. Today, more than 9,700 employees at over 90 locations are working on this permanent challenge to make the world a better place.

Bruker Nano has an opening for an Application Scientist based in our Eden Prairie, MN office. This position will function as the technical support for the sales team, running sample tests and serving as the expert. The customer will see this person as their continuous point of technical contact for Bruker's nano and micromechanical business unit. Verbal, presentation, and written communication are critical.

As part of the North America sales applications team you will lead sales applications activities principally in North America but also supporting sales opportunities worldwide. The position will be based in the nanoindentation / nanomechanical testing business. The successful candidate will be responsible for market growth and gaining market share through superior sample measurement, product demonstration, and demonstration of superior technical performance relative to the competition

Measure customer samples and produce quality reports to further sales case.
• Conduct instrument demonstrations in Eden Prairie and at other Bruker offices and at customer sites to help close sales cases.
• Jointly manage and maintain BNS sales application instrumentation and demonstration laboratory equipment.
• Qualify opportunities in collaboration with the sales team, using technical understanding of customer requirements, conveying Bruker solutions.
• Travel with sales colleagues to customer sites to answer questions and give high level technical presentations on Bruker's nanoindentation products and solutions.
• Help provide technical response to tenders and bids calling for Bruker related instrumentation.
• Build and maintain positive customer relationships through all phases of purchase, ownership, and use.
• Attend tradeshows, exhibitions, conferences, and workshops to promote Bruker nanoindentation products and generate new leads.
• Establish and manage relationships with cross functional departments within Bruker Nano including post-sales support service, product management, applications development, and marcom to meet sales targets, goals, and objectives.

To perform the above job functions successfully an individual must have demonstrable character traits, knowledge, and skills such as:

• Ethics. Bruker stands for innovation with integrity. Honesty, professionalism, accountability, and resilience are essential.
• Strong people skills, including the ability to interface with a wide range of customer types from students to CEOs.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
• A positive collaborator, initiative-taking, and able to act autonomously with strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mentality.
• Organized with solid time management and strong multitasking skills. Ability to decide priorities in rapidly changing commercial environment.
• Able to work under pressure to meet business goals. Enthusiastic and dynamic, highly committed to deliverables.
• Energetic initiative-taker with a strong work ethic.
• Fluent in English.
• Adept with office software such as Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge and experience of the markets served by Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology.
• Current valid driver license.

Educational/Experience Requirements

The successful candidate will have extensive interest, knowledge, and background in nano and micromechanical testing, including indentation and scratch testing. They should have a solid theoretical foundation, with the ability to clearly explain how that helps non-experts in the field solve their problems. They should be intimately familiar with all common modes of operation on relevant instrumentation. Direct experience testing a wide variety of samples, and the ability to translate that into physical properties is a requirement. Knowledge of semiconductor related measurements are a bonus.

• PhD in Engineering, Material Science, Physics, Nanotechnology, or related disciplines; >2 years industrial relevant work experience preferred but not required.
• Masters and Bachelor degrees with >5 years industrial experience also considered.
• Prior experience utilizing competitive instrumentation beneficial.
• Experience using Bruker Hysitron equipment is required.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Typical office and laboratory environment.
• Travel requirements typically 25% (but can be up to 50% on a shorter-term basis).
• Must be able to push a cart up to 50 lbs. occasionally to move instrumentation.
• Must be able to lift to 50 lbs. occasionally to pack/ unpack instrumentation.
  

At Bruker, base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $64,000 and $113,000 and provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base salary for the role will depend on a several job-related factors, including, but not limited to education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits including 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 and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

Bruker is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.

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