Electronic Manufacturing Engineer - FTC (6 Months)

At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image, analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. Our customers use our NanoScience ultra-low temperature and high magnetic field environments to go beyond what was once thought possible, whether that’s creating Nobel Prize winning materials or developing quantum computers to solve the world’s most complex problems.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electromechanical Engineer to join us on a 6 month fixed term contract and work on our newest range of products – Proteox. These dilution refrigerators will be instrumental in the development of Quantum Computers and we require an experienced individual to ensure that we have robust processes and operations in place within this complex manufacturing environment.

If you have experience of working with electromechanical devices, continuous improvement and are looking for a role that will allow you to be hands on with the products then we would love to hear from you.

The opportunity

In this role you will be responsible for delivering manufacturing processes and the appropriate tooling for our newest product range and subcomponents. This will include developing new, as well as reviewing and suggesting improvements to existing processes, ensuring that our world-class manufacturing standards are maintained, and risks are managed. You will be required to solve technical problems, raise non-conformances and work within the Quality Management System for document management and engineering change.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have a recognised engineering qualification, such as an apprenticeship, NVQ or HNC in electronics as well as demonstrable experience working with electromechanical devices. You will ideally be a Six Sigma Yellow belt or have the relevant continuous improvement experience. You will be able to document and control processes and guide our technicians through build and test operations identifying Critical To Quality and Critical To Satisfaction factors. Your experience of developing test processes of electromechanical subassemblies and devices is essential.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive starting salary, Oxford Instruments offers flexible working hours and a half-day on Fridays. We also offer 25 days annual leave, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements. We also invest in our talented employees by supporting them in their ongoing career and development so that they reach their full potential. We care and work hard to provide a workplace where you can grow and learn.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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