Patent Engineer

Benefits:

• Competitive collective agreement of the chemical industry
• Flexible working hours with 37.5 hours/week
• 30 days of annual leave
• Holiday pay and 13th salary
• Mobile work and flexitime
• Company pension plan and kindergarten subsidy
• Jobrad and Corporate Benefits
• Corporate fitness network Wellpass

Job Description:

As a Patent Engineer at SLM Solutions, you will be involved in cutting-edge future technologies and exciting new product development programs. You will regularly consult with development teams and identify inventive potential, providing guidance to internal inventors in drafting invention disclosures and cooperating with external patent attorneys in drafting patent applications.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct patent searches regarding patentability, freedom to operate, and invalidity
• Participate in ongoing competitor patenting monitoring and potential follow-up activities in cooperation with external patent attorneys
• Prepare and conduct internal employee trainings

Requirements:

• Master's degree or comparable in a technical, scientific, or economic academic discipline with additional qualification as patent engineer or comparable
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in the field of technology products
• Experience in working with a common IP administration system would be a plus
• Good grasp of abstract concepts and the ability to learn quickly
• Sensitivity for the meaning of details and joy in dealing with complex technical matters
• Open-minded and confident manner even across department and company boundaries
• Business fluent communication skills in German and English language complete your profile – additional language skills e.g. in Chinese, Japanese, or French would be an advantage

Your New Workplace:

We offer a versatile and responsible scope of duties in a global business. You can expect colleagues on an equal footing, flat hierarchies, a strong team spirit, and a 'can do' working atmosphere. We like to describe ourselves as a company with a start-up atmosphere, because with us you get the best of both worlds: a dynamic, future-oriented work environment with the advantages of a corporation. We are a company of diversity, tolerance, and openness. That is why we want people of all ages and disabilities, religions, sexual orientations, and identities, ethnic origins, nationalities, and genders to find their employer in us. Do you want to change the future of additive manufacturing and become part of our success story?