Oxford Instruments Plc
Development Test Engineer
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Development Test Engineer
We are excited to announce a new permanent opportunity for a Development Test Engineer located in Severn Beach, Bristol. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the Product Development team by investigating intricate product challenges, validating innovative design solutions, and enhancing our products and processes through thorough testing and development.
Key Responsibilities:
Product Engineering Issues on Released Platforms
Provide technical assistance and support to ensure:
- Selective engineering problems relating to design and/or issues identified by customers are investigated in a thorough manner.
- Identification of root causes. Follow the PT problem-solving methodology or 8D RCA investigation tools where necessary.
- Collation of evidence and reporting is concise and traceable.
- Use appropriate and/or initiate new build documentation to support the assembly and test plans.
- Capable of interrogating BOM’s, ECO’s and DP’s effectively.
Product Improvements and Product Correction Validation
Provide technical assistance and support on product improvements and product corrections being implemented to ensure:
- From information provided by the design team, implement improvements to current released products including control systems, plumbing, pneumatics, and mechanical elements.
- Test documentation is developed to ensure product improvements are fully tested to ensure performance is appropriate and will meet customer expectations.
- Provide expert advice and guidance to production engineering and test department following any product improvement validation activities or outcomes from the product development team.
- Support corrective action requests, typically FRN (fault reports) and DP’s Deviation permits.
- Provide feedback to the design team as to the suitability and robustness of solutions, with particular attention to DFM, DFA, and DFS is required.
- Products are manufactured and tested to the standards as set out in our documentation.
- Support the Manufacturing engineering team to keep documentation (SOP, Instructions) up to date.
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Quality
Ensure quality is at the forefront of all your activities and ensure:
- Monitor, report, and optimize product quality.
- Upon assignment, Quality Notifications and customer feedback/faults on commissioning relating to product improvements, react in a timely and efficient manner.
Education / Qualifications:
- HND or higher (Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic disciplines).
Professional Skills/ Abilities:
- Substantial experience in electro-mechanical systems production engineering environment - preferably small batch, high technology system integration, ideally with machining/fabs.
- Experience in a fast-paced operations environment.
- Commercial awareness.
- Knowledge of Design validation methodologies, such as Design for Manufacture, Design for Assembly, and Design for Service.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Recent and practical experience of mechanical and electrical assembly.
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About Us
At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics to electric cars and quantum computers.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work-life balance, Oxford Instruments offers 25 days annual leave, early finish on Fridays, 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us.
Note to Recruitment Agencies
Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.
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