Product Development Engineer

Oxford Instruments EMEAI; Severn Beach; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Half-day Fridays

Private healthcare

Share incentive plan

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Career development

Job summary

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, Bristol-based, is seeking a Product Development Engineer to support the product development team by investigating design challenges, validating new solutions, and improving products and processes through thorough testing.

You will work on released platform issues, product improvements, and quality, collaborating with design, manufacturing and test teams. A mechanical/electrical background and practical experience in assembly are valuable.

Qualifications

• HND or higher in Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic disciplines.
• Experience in electro-mechanical production engineering.

Responsibilities

• Investigate engineering problems on released platforms.
• Identify root causes using problem-solving methods.
• Maintain concise, traceable evidence and reports.
• Update build documentation to support assembly and test plans.
• Interrogate BOMs, ECOs, and DPs effectively.
• Support product improvements with validation activities.
• Monitor and optimize product quality; respond to faults.

Skills

Electro-mech systems

Fast-paced ops

Commercial awareness

Design validation

Problem solving

Mechanical assembly

Education

HND or higher

Job description

Product Development Engineer

Date: 15 Oct 2026

Location: Bristol, GB, BS35 4GG

Job Function: Technical

Business Unit: Plasma Technology

We are excited to announce a new permanent opportunity for a Product Development 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.

Quality

Ensure quality is at the forefront of all your activities and ensure;

• Monitor, report and optimise 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.

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.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave + half-day Fridays
• Private healthcare
• Share incentive plan
• Pension scheme
• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs
• Structured career development opportunities
• A collaborative environment with excellent work-life balance

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.