Senior Production Engineer

Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in nanopore technology is seeking a Senior Production Engineer to enhance their DNA sequencing technology. This role offers an exciting opportunity to innovate within a cutting-edge environment, collaborating with teams to ensure high product quality and efficient manufacturing processes.

Benefits

Attractive bonus

Generous pension contributions

Private healthcare

Excellent starting salary

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering.
• Experience with medical or aerospace production engineering.
• Familiarity with process automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and process validation for production.
• Optimize manufacturing processes, reducing cost and improving yield.
• Create controlled documentation and maintain high manufacturing standards.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Degree in mechanical engineering or similar

Tools

Microsoft Applications

Solidworks

Job description

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Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere.

Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere.

The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis.

The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments.

With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries!

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our engineering team as a Senior Production Engineer to work on the world's first and only nanopore DNA sequencer. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about new technology.

The Details...

Reporting to the Director of Production Engineering, you'll work with executive management and contract manufacturers teams to define and develop the assembly and overall Production process. This will involve taking a lead role in product and process validation and participation in the design and implemention of assembly fixtures. You'll facilitate the development of internal and external production processes and establish and maintain production processes and quality for new products as well as improvements to existing ones. You'll always be looking for ways to develop and implement measures that improve product quality and drive cost savings.

Other Duties Include

• Provide manufacturing engineering support to Engineering Design and R&D project team and coordinate transfer of new products into manufacturing considering manufacturability and efficiency of processes
• Collate and interpret data to ensure the manufacturing processes are effectively maintained to achieve consistently high yields
• Identify production problems/deficiencies and be able to use a methodical system to solve these
• Create and maintain controlled documentation such as; process flows, process and tool drawings, component specifications, process routers, bills of materials, work and inspection instructions
• Optimise the manufacturing processes - improving efficiencies, reducing wastage, enhancing yield and reducing cost
  
  
  

What We're Looking For...

We'll expect you to have a degree or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering or a similar subject and you'll be apprentice trained with significant relevant industrial experience. You'll have a background of production engineering within a highly regulated industry such as medical or aerospace and have worked in manual cell manufacturing where lean initiatives have been practised. Also desirable would be experience with automating and semi-automating processes for medical products. You'll have experience in establishing and validating pilot production lines as well as in performing FMEAs, verifications and validations for medical devices products and processes. Alongside your strong technical background, you'll be a strong communicator with excellent writing skills enabling you to create detailing specifications, processes and manufacturing documentation. You'll also be proficient in Microsoft Applications including Project Excel and Visio. Competency in Solidworks would also be an advantage.

This role will suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively with others from multi-disciplinary teams, loves to take a hands-on approach and is a proactive problem solver. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a cutting-edge, high-tech industry in a fast-paced working environment on exciting projects where you can make an impact.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

About Us

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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