System Engineer - R&D (m/w/d)

Are you interested in using your sales and strategic skills to drive growth in an innovative and globally successful manufacturer of industrial marking systems?

Leibinger means quality “Made in Germany”, innovative strength and international appeal combined with the culture of a third-generation family-owned company with efficient and short decision-making paths.

As a partner to manufacturing companies from all industries, we hold a significant market position as a quality leader. A robust business model thanks to broad industry support, a dynamically developing market and our forward-looking product strategy are all reasons for our above-average growth rates.

Join us, benefit from these excellent conditions and strengthen our Innovation Team as

System Engineer (m/f/d) – R&D

• Lead requirements gathering and define functional specifications, ensuring traceability to market needs and internal constraints.
• Develop and maintain system architecture for new products, variants, and major evolutions, coordinating technical choices across disciplines.
• Manage design and development phases from feasibility to pre-series, ensuring compliance with system-level requirements.
• Drive resolution of complex technical issues and lead root cause analysis for quality and reliability improvements.
• Oversee lifecycle management, including continuous improvement, cost reduction, and obsolescence handling.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners, ensuring alignment on priorities and technical solutions.
• Apply systems engineering methods and contribute to process and tool improvements, ensuring complete and accurate documentation.
• Provide technical support to Marketing, Sales, and After-Sales for critical projects and customer interactions.

• Master's degree in Engineering (mechanical, mechatronics, electrical/electronic, physics, materials, software) or equivalent; Systems Engineering training is a plus
• 5+ years of experience in industrial product development, ideally in complex systems (machinery, automation, printing/coding)
• Proven experience in multidisciplinary projects involving mechanics, hydraulics, electronics, and software
• Strong technical knowledge in areas such as hydraulics/fluid systems, electronics, physics, and materials behavior
• Solid Systems Engineering skills: requirements management, system architecture, interface control, risk analysis, validation strategies
• Good understanding of manufacturing and industrialization constraints; familiarity with CAD, simulation tools, PLM, and requirements management tools
• Knowledge and practices of AI tools is an asset
• Reliable, structured, and autonomous working style with strong sense of responsibility for product performance
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to coordinate and influence without direct authority
• Decision-making ability and resilience in complex, ambiguous situations; results-oriented mindset
• Fluent in English; position based in Tuttlingen with occasional travel

• An exciting task – creative freedom in an innovative environment with quality products
• A family-owned company– flat hierarchies, international growth and strong roots in Germany
• Security and team spirit– the basis of a financially independent company and harmonious collaboration with a first-class team
• Short decision-making paths – through your commitment, you can accomplish a lot and develop yourself further
• Interesting compensation package– performance-based compensation, attractive social benefits, company pension plan and much more