Engineering Manager

About the role

The Engineering Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately 10 engineers and scientists developing next-generation radiation detection products and subsystems. This role is hands-on and highly collaborative, blending technical leadership, people management, and project execution in a fast-paced, high-technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of X-ray and gamma-ray detectors, electronics, embedded systems, and instrumentation from concept through production.

• Provide technical oversight and architectural guidance across hardware, firmware, software, and physics-based design activities.

• Ensure engineering designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory requirements.

• Drive technical trade studies, design reviews, root-cause analyses, and continuous product improvements.

• Directly manage and mentor a team of engineers and scientists with backgrounds in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, firmware, and related disciplines.

• Set clear goals, conduct performance reviews, and support career development and succession planning.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable engineering culture focused on technical excellence.

• Partner with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Product Management, and Applications Engineering to ensure smooth product transitions and customer success.

• Support prototype builds, test efforts, and production ramp-ups.

• Contribute to resource planning, scheduling, and prioritization across multiple concurrent projects.

• Interface with engineering and production personnel in Finland and India.

• Execute NPI projects to tollgate development process applying project management skills using Microsoft Project or LiquidPlanner.

• Improve and maintain engineering processes, documentation, and configuration control.

• Support ISO-aligned quality systems and design control practices.

• Ensure compliance with internal standards and applicable industry requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 2+ years of people management.

• Proven experience leading technical teams delivering complex hardware and/or instrumentation products.

• Strong foundation in one or more of the following:

  • Analog and mixed-signal electronics
  • Radiation detectors (SDD, Si-PIN, CdTe, or similar)
  • Embedded systems and firmware
  • Scientific instrumentation or sensor systems

• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Business Administration.

• Experience in X-ray, gamma-ray, nuclear, or spectroscopy-based instrumentation.

• Familiarity with R&D environments supporting a manufacturing production site.

• Prior experience working closely with manufacturing and quality teams.

• PMP certification a plus.

About Amptek

Amptek is a world-renowned designer and manufacturer of advanced X-ray and gamma-ray detectors, nuclear instrumentation, and associated electronics used in laboratory, industrial, spaceflight, and analytical applications. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Amptek combines deep scientific expertise with practical engineering to deliver high-performance, reliable instrumentation to customers worldwide.

Why Join Amptek?

Work on cutting-edge detector and instrumentation technology used around the world.
Lead a highly skilled team in a company known for deep technical excellence.
Enjoy the impact and visibility of leadership in a focused, high-technology organization.