Custom high-performance components for particle accelerators, fusion, and medical devices
RI Research Instruments manufactures bespoke, high-tolerance components and systems for large-scale physics infrastructure (CERN, XFEL, ITER) and industrial applications. The tech stack—C++, Python, Beckhoff TwinCAT, SAP—reflects a manufacturing-heavy operation with embedded systems depth rather than a software-first company. Hiring is accelerating in manufacturing and engineering roles, and procurement optimization appears as a repeated pain point, suggesting RI is scaling supplier relationships and supply-chain complexity as volume grows.
RI Research Instruments, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne, designs and manufactures custom components and systems for research facilities, energy, medical, and industrial sectors. With over 400 employees across sites in Bergisch Gladbach and Dortmund, the company serves high-stakes applications: superconducting RF accelerators for particle physics, beamline instrumentation for synchrotrons, pulsed power systems for plasma coating and lithotripsy, and supply-chain support for semiconductor fabrication. Work is project-based and bespoke; RI operates as a specialized contractor to research institutions and industrial OEMs rather than a product company.
C++, Python, CMake, C#, .NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, SvelteKit, Beckhoff TwinCAT (embedded systems), Heidenhain iTNC530 (CNC), and SAP (ERP).
Yes. Five open roles with hiring accelerating, concentrated in manufacturing (2), engineering (1), operations (1), and one other area. Roles span junior to senior levels. Hiring currently in Germany.
Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a second manufacturing site in Dortmund. Founded 2009; 201–500 employees.
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