Senior Technologist - NMR

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 seeking an NMR Expert (Technologist) to join our New Product Development team based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The primary purpose of this role is to develop and deliver technology innovations for future NMR product requirements, and, to investigate and provide solutions for technical issues with existing products.  

Location:

We are based in High Wycombe (Cressex) and have hybrid working, which is 3 days in the office, with 2 days at home. Our working week is 37 hours, with flexible working hours and 12:30 Friday finishes.

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?

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

What we are looking for…

• An appropriate degree in Physical Science or Engineering
• Ideally - Further Degree in Physical Science or Engineering High level of competence with NMR hardware and familiarity at the system level, ideally with the ability to diagnose hardware behaviours and faults at the sub-modular level.
• Proven ability to identify a path of investigation and to align experimental work with theoretical concepts
• Familiar with modern testing and diagnostic methodologies and equipment.
• Ability to identify and implement safe working procedures (COSHH, (pressurised) fluid systems, electrical safety, magnetic safety, etc.)
• Knowledge of intellectual property concerns, FTO principles, and the ability to document and communicate technical ideas during the patent process 
• Ability to translate complex technical expertise to others

Responsibilities:

Impact

• Impact on commercial results will be important.  Technical insight and proficiency will have an impact on the end results of others.  The role holder will contribute to end results indirectly, providing contributory input of explanatory, advisory or supporting assistance for use by others.  Impact may be qualitative or quantitative.

Knowledge

• Recognised as an expert in own area or function within the organisation.
• Demonstrates a depth and/ or breadth of technical knowledge and expertise.
• Identifies applications of functional knowledge and existing methodologies to complex problems
• Demonstrates proficiency and insight acquired through qualification and expertise.

Problem Solving

• Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends solutions or best practice.
• Solves complex problems, taking a broad perspective to identify solutions.
• Will typically resolve problems where precedents may not exist.

Other Responsibilities

• Deliver technology enhancements in accordance with agreed specifications, budgets and time scales. May include interim deliverables such as feasibility studies, cost estimates, prototypes and proposed production methods.
• Contribute to technology and development projects as appropriate.
• Maintain professional awareness of relevant technology developments.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for existing products.
• Operate at all times in accordance with health & safety at work legislation.

Next steps:

If you’d like to learn more before applying, or have any questions please contact abby.gelder@oxinst.com. Applicants will be reviewed as quickly as possible, with successful applicants being invited to a Teams call to learn more about the role. Our interviews will consist of a psychometric test, and a 2 stage process, which will be held on-site at our office.

Equal opportunities and reasonable adjustments:

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.