User Experience Designers

Oxford Instruments GmbH; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in High Wycombe seeks two UX Designers for its Software Engineering team. The roles involve user-centered design for complex technical software, requiring collaboration with teams to maintain design standards. Candidates should have a Design/UX qualification and experience with design software like Figma or Adobe XD. The company offers a hybrid working model with strong support for professional development and various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension plan with AVIVA

Share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in user experience design.
• Understanding of UX and UI design principles.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the design influences for our technical software.
• Collaborate with teams for the next scheduled release.
• Maintain design principles and branding guidelines.

Skills

User-centered design

Prototyping

Figma

Adobe XD

Agile teamwork

Requirement gathering

XAML (WPF)

Education

Design/UX qualification

Tools

Design software

Interaction software

Job description

Overview

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are looking for two UX Designers to join our Software Engineering team, one position is permanent and the second is for a one year fixed term contract with possibility of extension. The Software Engineering team develops world class technical software used in academia and industry to create scientific breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world. Our software is technical and specialised and therefore needs careful design influence to help make it easy to understand and use.

Responsibilities

• In this position the work is generally supervised and approved by others
• You will be working with a number of teams to help them deliver functionality targeted at the next scheduled release
• You will help us maintain good design principles and work within our branding guidelines, but also take a keen interest in UI trends in the market to keep us best in class

About You

• A Design/UX qualification. If not, a Design/UX qualification then also backed up with formal design/UX training
• Proven user-centred design and prototyping skills with a minimum 2+ years’ experience
• Proficient in design and interaction software such as Figma or Adobe XD
• Experience working in an Agile environment with a cross functional team.
• Proven experience collaborating with product owners and developers
• Have a full understanding of UX and UI design
• XAML (WPF) Experience is desirable
• Ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven experience with requirement gathering working with business owners to propose and discuss product designs and solutions
• Full understanding of Windows Application Design Guidelines and implementation

This role is ideal if…

• You have a background in user experience design and are looking to further develop those talents on a complex technical product
• You like the idea of working in large team of designers, developers, and testers (45 people in the software department) in a highly technical environment
• You have an interest in desktop development and instrument control, rather than web or cloud development.

Location and working hours

We are based in High Wycombe on the Cressex Business Park and have hybrid working, which includes 3 days in the office and 2 days at home. We have a 37-hour working week and finish on Fridays at 12:30pm.

Benefits

• Wellbeing – Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance
• Money & lifestyle – MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan

Development

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and/or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
• Defined career paths and regular reviews

Equal Opportunities

Oxford Instruments is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Oxford Instruments is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Please get in touch if you require any reasonable adjustments within the interview process.

If you would like to learn more about the role, or have any questions before applying please contact [e-mail]

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