About the Role
Agilent's Detection R&D organization develops and supports a portfolio of analytical detector systems used in UHPLC, GPC/SEC, and related separation technologies. Our products include absorbance, fluorescence, refractive index, light scattering, and other advanced detection technologies.
We are looking for an experienced engineer or physicist to serve as a technical expert for this portfolio. Working across optics, fluidics, electronics, mechanics, and signal processing, you will investigate complex technical challenges, lead root-cause analyses, and provide technical leadership for released products throughout their lifecycle.
Unlike a traditional development engineering role, this position focuses on technical ownership, product support, and the successful long-term operation of a critical product portfolio.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a technical expert for Agilent's detector portfolio and support resolution of complex product issues.
- Lead investigations involving experimentation, measurements, data analysis, and root-cause analysis.
- Drive resolution of cross-functional technical challenges involving optics, electronics, firmware, mechanics, manufacturing, and applications teams.
- Support sustaining engineering activities, product improvements, verification efforts, and obsolescence management.
- Provide technical guidance for supplier transitions, component substitutions, and manufacturing improvements.
- Capture and transfer critical technical knowledge across products and technologies.
- Represent R&D in technical reviews and management discussions.
What Makes This Role Unique
- Technical ownership of a diverse portfolio of industry-leading analytical instruments.
- Exposure to multiple technologies including optics, detector systems, fluidics, electronics, mechanics, and signal processing.
- Opportunity to act as a key technical escalation point for high-impact business and customer challenges.
- Close collaboration with R&D, manufacturing, service, and leadership teams.
Qualifications
Must Have
- Master's degree or PhD in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience working with complex hardware products, scientific instruments, sensors, optics, spectroscopy, photonics, analytical instrumentation, or related technologies.
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: Optics, Spectroscopy, Photonics, Fluidics, Precision Mechanics, Electronics, Signal Processing, Detector Technologies.
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues through experimentation, measurement, data analysis, and root-cause investigation.
- Experience supporting products throughout their lifecycle, including technical escalations, sustaining engineering, reliability improvements, or product support activities.
- Strong systems-thinking skills and the ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Professional proficiency in German and English.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to customer, supplier, and manufacturing sites.
Nice to Have
- Experience with analytical instrumentation, chromatography systems, laboratory equipment, or scientific instruments.
- Knowledge of detector technologies such as UV/Vis absorbance, fluorescence, refractive index, or light scattering.
- Experience acting as a technical expert, subject matter expert, or escalation point for critical technical issues.
- Experience supporting manufacturing, supplier transitions, component substitutions, reliability programs, or product lifecycle activities.
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule.Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locationsAgilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.Travel Required: 10% of the TimeShift: DayDuration: No End DateJob Function: R&DSkills Required
- Master’s degree or PhD in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field
- At least 4 years of relevant industrial experience
- Deep expertise in optics, fluidics, precision mechanics, motion systems, thermal management, electronics, signal processing, or analytical instrumentation
- Strong systems-thinking skills and ability to work across multiple technical disciplines
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues through experimentation, measurement, data analysis, and root-cause analysis
- Experience supporting released products, sustaining engineering, technical escalations, or product lifecycle activities
- Professional proficiency in English and German
- Willingness to travel occasionally to customer, supplier, and manufacturing sites
- Experience with analytical instrumentation, chromatography systems, or laboratory equipment
- Knowledge of UV/Vis absorbance, fluorescence, refractive index, or light-scattering detector technologies
Agilent Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Agilent Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Agilent Technologies.
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Retirement Support — The core U.S. package highlights a generous 401(k) match as a strength. Retirement programs are positioned as competitive within the company’s total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a discount provides accessible equity and augments total compensation. Ownership opportunities are presented as a notable advantage alongside retirement benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off, company holidays, a personal holiday, and paid volunteer time create a broad leave offering. Time off can accrue into multiple weeks in the first year, supporting flexibility.
Agilent Technologies Insights
What We Do
Analytical scientists and clinical researchers worldwide rely on Agilent to help fulfill their most complex laboratory demands. Our instruments, software, services and consumables address the full range of scientific and laboratory management needs—so our customers can do what they do best: improve the world around us. Whether a laboratory is engaged in environmental testing, academic research, medical diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals or food testing, Agilent provides laboratory solutions to meet their full spectrum of needs. We work closely with customers to help address global trends that impact human health and the environment, and to anticipate future scientific needs. Our solutions improve the efficiency of the entire laboratory, from sample prep to data interpretation and management. Customers trust Agilent for solutions that enable insights...for a better world.
