Vacancies- Field Process Engineer
- Applications Engineer MEMs
- Technical Support Specialist (EBSD)
- Senior Firmware Engineer
- Sales Manager
- Sales Manager
- Magnet Systems Engineering Leader
- Product Manager Customer Service
- Procurement Specialist
- Customer Service Engineer
- Technical Buyer
- Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm)
- Senior Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm)
- Field Service Engineer
Field Process Engineer|
Job Title:
| Field Process Engineer | |
Business:
| Plasma Technology | |
Closing Date:
| 13 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| 10099 | |
Location:
| East Coast, USA | |
Country:
| United States | |
Responsibilities:
| Respond quickly to process issues in the field during emergency breakdowns, warranty service and service contract work. Provide technical process troubleshooting and liaison with customers. Demonstrate process performance of tools installed at customer’s sites to pass customer acceptance tests and achieve system acceptance. Develop an excellent working knowledge of the technology to facilitate faultfinding and root cause analysis on processing results or equipment performance to deliver optimised process and hardware performance. Carry out customer training both at OIPT and at customer sites. Liaise with the process department and development teams to gain a working knowledge of new processing requirements for NGP / ALD and other new market technologies. | |
Technical Skills:
| A relevant science or engineering degree, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. At least 2 years experience in the semiconductor industry or relevant experience in an academic institution. Exposure to Ion Beam and MBE processes. Thin film measuring skills (e.g. SEMS).At least one of Ion Beam (Deposition and / or Etch); MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy); General deposition or etch experience. | |
Personal Skills:
| Self-starting, diligent and enthusiastic. A professional approach to working independently and managing your own time. Highly innovative and good lateral thinking skills for identifying opportunities for technology development applications. Focused on excellent customer service. Good diagnostic skills and problem solving abilities. Excellent written and oral communication. Able to articulate, present and report on technical or complex issues clearly and succinctly. Ability and willingness to travel for a high percentage of time. | |
Contact:
| Sandra Kindlan (Sandra.kindlan@oxinst.com) | |
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Field Process Engineer|
Job Title:
| Field Process Engineer | |
Business:
| Plasma Technology | |
Closing Date:
| 13 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| 10099 | |
Location:
| East Coast, USA | |
Country:
| United States | |
Responsibilities:
| Respond quickly to process issues in the field during emergency breakdowns, warranty service and service contract work. Provide technical process troubleshooting and liaison with customers. Demonstrate process performance of tools installed at customer’s sites to pass customer acceptance tests and achieve system acceptance. Develop an excellent working knowledge of the technology to facilitate faultfinding and root cause analysis on processing results or equipment performance to deliver optimised process and hardware performance. Carry out customer training both at OIPT and at customer sites. Liaise with the process department and development teams to gain a working knowledge of new processing requirements for NGP / ALD and other new market technologies. | |
Technical Skills:
| A relevant science or engineering degree, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. At least 2 years experience in the semiconductor industry or relevant experience in an academic institution. Exposure to Ion Beam and MBE processes. Thin film measuring skills (e.g. SEMS).At least one of Ion Beam (Deposition and / or Etch); MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy); General deposition or etch experience. | |
Personal Skills:
| Self-starting, diligent and enthusiastic. A professional approach to working independently and managing your own time. Highly innovative and good lateral thinking skills for identifying opportunities for technology development applications. Focused on excellent customer service. Good diagnostic skills and problem solving abilities. Excellent written and oral communication. Able to articulate, present and report on technical or complex issues clearly and succinctly. Ability and willingness to travel for a high percentage of time. | |
Contact:
| Sandra Kindlan (Sandra.kindlan@oxinst.com) | |
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Applications Engineer MEMs|
Job Title:
| Applications Engineer MEMs | |
Business:
| Plasma Technology | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| PT1005 | |
Location:
| Yatton, Bristol | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| You will join our innovative process team to deliver world market leading semiconductor capital equipment and processes to a global customer base. You will work closely with customers to determine their requirements and be fully accountable for setting up and running trials to push the performance boundaries of our new and existing technologies to achieve demanding customer specifications. | |
Technical Skills:
| MEMs process development experience, ideally in a commercial environment. Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, or Material Science PhD / Professional with experience of applications and process engineering in high density plasma processes. If you are experienced in using nano-technology measurement equipment (e.g. SEM, Nanospecs, Ellipsometry) then this would be a benefit. | |
Personal Skills:
| You are a highly innovative individual with excellent problem solving skills. You have proven practical skills in a high technology laboratory environment and a passion for finding a solution. You have a professional approach to working independently and managing your own time. Good interpersonal and customer facing skills are essential and the flexibility to travel internationally. Fluent English is essential and a second language could be an advantage in dealing with our international customer base. | |
Contact:
| Helen Kirkcaldy (Helen.Kirkcaldy@oxinst.com) | |
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Technical Support Specialist (EBSD)|
Job Title:
| Technical Support Specialist (EBSD) | |
Business:
| Nanoanalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| HW1506 | |
Location:
| Saclay, France | |
Country:
| France | |
Responsibilities:
| Offer application support to Sales team, OEMs and customers. Run EBSD demos, analyse cusomers samples and provide suitable solutions. Install EBSD and EDS Equipment. Take ownership of customer problems, liaising with internal departments to resolve issues. Develop and roll out training Programs to customers. Develop and maintain records of problems and solutions. | |
Technical Skills:
| A degree in Materials Science, Physics, Crystallography, Chemistry or similar. Knowledge within the microanalysis field. EBSD (Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction) would be preferred. | |
Personal Skills:
| Must be fluent in French and able to communincate clearly in English. Self motivated, flexible, with strong organisational skills and a willingness to travel. | |
Contact:
| Vicki Potter (Vicki.potter@oxinst.com) | |
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Senior Firmware Engineer|
Job Title:
| Senior Firmware Engineer | |
Business:
| Nanoanalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| HW1406 | |
Location:
| High Wycombe | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| Design and develop embedded firmware for new products, feasibility projects, maintain and improve the performance of existing products. Work with project team members to produce detailed specifications and develop products that meet them. Design and execute tests to validate firmware solutions at appropriate points throughout the product development lifecycle. Plan, prioritise and manage own work and work closely with other team members to achieve integrated solutions consistent with project milestones. | |
Technical Skills:
| A relevant engineering or science degree. Experience with: Design and development of real-time embedded firmware in C,C++ and assembler on custom hardware using C16X and ARM microprocessors, Implementation of serial communication stacks using one or more of IEEE1394 Fire Wire, TCP/IP, USB. Device driver development using Windows DDK. Application level development in Windows using C# or C++ for the construction of test harnesses. The ability to write tight, well structured and annotated C or C++ code. Familiarity with the use of oscilloscopes and logic analysers. Ability to interpret electronic schematic diagrams. Understanding of VHDL. | |
Personal Skills:
| Able to work to deadlines within a commercial environment. Able to articulate technical issues clearly and succinctly. | |
Contact:
| Vicki Potter (vicki.potter@vpconsulting.co.uk) | |
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Sales Manager|
Job Title:
| Sales Manager | |
Business:
| Plasma | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| PT00001 | |
Location:
| Shanghai | |
Country:
| China | |
Responsibilities:
| To achieve sales value, product mix, and gross margin in East of China, basically for Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan etc. To develop relationships with significant current and potential clients in order to facilitate increased sales | |
Technical Skills:
| Degree level qualification in relevant scientific discipline, with sales/marketing specialisation. Excellent English, written and spoken. Experience of working in a high technology, rapidly changing business environment. Familiar with product and process applications. Knowledge in sales and account management. Understands high tech/capital equipment industry, preferably semiconductor related, but at least a broad understanding of the technologies associated with semiconductors. | |
Personal Skills:
| Customer focus – Has a sound appreciation of the current and future requirements of Asia customers and of the key issues facing them. Establishes and exploits good, mutually beneficial relationships with customers, key institutions and other relevant bodies. Places customer satisfaction as the highest priority, both personally and for the team. Possesses strong customer facing skills. Able and willing to travel internationally. Team player - who makes the best use of the contributions that can be made by others, and has the ability to work constructively with others. | |
Contact:
| Helen.kirkcaldy (Helen.kirkcaldy@oxinst.com) | |
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Sales Manager|
Job Title:
| Sales Manager | |
Business:
| Plasma | |
Closing Date:
| 07 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| PT01 | |
Location:
| Germany | |
Country:
| Germany | |
Responsibilities:
| An excellent opportunity to join our technical sales team to lead the customer support sales across Europe for our industry leading etch, deposition and growth systems and processes. This role would suit an individual with experience of customer support / sales of high technology equipment or a highly motivated Physics / Materials Science graduate. In this role you will have accountability for managing customer support sales initially with a view to taking on system sales. Responsibilities include: Quotation and sales of service visits, spares packages, upgrades and service contracts, and driving the business within the region to increase sales and profitability. Visit existing and potential customers, owning the resulting actions and reports. Work as part of the Customer Support Sales Team to identify and generate additional Services and Support revenue products. Develop knowledge of all systems produced by OIPT, and relevant process capabilities to support correct configuration of quotations. Create and submit up-to-date reports and sales forecasts on a weekly and monthly basis | |
Technical Skills:
| The successful candidate will have relevant technical knowledge with an ability to understand semiconductor processes quickly and ideally a degree in Physics or Materials Science. Experience of the semiconductor or electronics sector would be an advantage. | |
Personal Skills:
| Establishes and exploits good, mutually beneficial relationships with customers, key institutions and other relevant bodies. Places customer satisfaction as the highest priority, both personally and for the team. Possesses strong customer facing skills. Able and willing to travel internationally. Team player - who makes the best use of the contributions that can be made by others, and has the ability to work constructively with them. Fluent German and English. Self-motivated, with confidence, presence, a high level of personal integrity and the ability to quickly establish effective relationships internally and externally. | |
Contact:
| Helen Kirkcaldy (Helen.Kirkcaldy@oxinst.com) | |
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Magnet Systems Engineering Leader|
Job Title:
| Magnet Systems Engineering Leader | |
Business:
| NanoScience | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| NS00006 | |
Location:
| Tubney Woods, Abingdon | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| You will play a key role in the Magnets Business Group by taking the system level engineering lead in the design, manufacture & support of cryogen free & liquid helium cooled superconducting magnet systems & their sample environments, to meet customer, regulatory & company requirements. You will be a key driver for change through the development of the Engineering team & through continuous improvement & implementation of engineering processes. You will be required to develop the roles & skills within the team to realise & maximise each individuals potential; Own the engineering process & ensure that they are implemented & improved; Develop & maintain strong links between the Magnets business group & the New Product Development group ensuring that technologies & processes are aligned to enable the successful implementation of new product designs; Be a technical authority for the group, providing overall technical direction at a system level, considering all aspects of the various sub system design & build on the specific contributions of magnet & cryogenic engineers; Support commercial & operational decision making by the timely & accurate input of technical expertise. | |
Technical Skills:
| You will have a degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline; detailed knowledge and experience in at least two and preferably more of the following: superconducting magnet design; cryostat design; the use and principles of operation of cryocoolers; low temperature insert design; ultra high vacuum design. You will also have practical experience in building and testing cryogenic systems; The ability to produce clear and concise technical reports and proposals to a very high standard; Practical knowledge of system integration, design for manufacture procedures, test analysis and measurements and engineering materials technology. | |
Personal Skills:
| You will be able to provide outstanding, credible leadership to a team and present and promote a positive attitude; Be passionate about the growth of the business and your role in the development of technology and people to deliver it; Able to initiate, lead and deliver change both individually and through the team; Able to influence others adopting appropriate styles towards individuals and situations speaking with authority and able to engage positively at all levels; Able to challenge existing assumptions and generate innovative ideas based on your solid base knowledge; Able to analyse projects and problems and make effective appropriate decisions accordingly and drive your team similarly to make effective timely decisions; Able to work across multiple projects applying effective strategies to prioritise and manage your time and activities. | |
Contact:
| Kelly Howlett (Kelly.Howlett@oxinst.com) | |
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Product Manager Customer Service|
Job Title:
| Product Manager Customer Service | |
Business:
| Industrial Analysis | |
Closing Date:
| 30 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| IA0001 | |
Location:
| Uedem (Germany), High Wycombe (UK) or Concord (US) | |
Responsibilities:
| Growth of CS business revenue and profit. Implementation of the IA CS growth strategy. Manage CS Marketing. Develop new CS products and strategies and roll out to the global market. Improve existing CS products and strategies. Analyses of CS products revenue, profitability, margins etc. Collect feedback from customers, distributors and sales on existing CS products, possible new products and customer satisfaction. Conducting campaigns for specific CS opportunities. Collect and compile competitive CS information. Provide CS product information to colleagues such as sales teams, service engineers, accounting and administrative people as required. | |
Technical Skills:
| Degree from college or technical school or equivalent from; or more then one year experience in a CS or technical sales role most suitable experience in a field CS or field sales and CS or sales manager role. Understands and manages within a technical and commercial environment. Familiar with the technical issues related to the relevant products and markets. Understands the industry trends in the relevant product area and requirements in the marketplace. | |
Personal Skills:
| Plans in order to meet business objectives. Puts in place monitoring processes and makes appropriate adjustments when progress is not as planned or when requirements change. Plans own time to maximum effect, delegating responsibility and authority appropriately. Has a sound appreciation of the current and future requirements of target customers. Establishes and exploits good, mutually beneficial customer relationships. Places customer satisfaction as the highest priority balancing it with the financial reality. | |
Contact:
| Astrid Pfaffenbach (Astrid.pfaffenbach@oxinst.com) | |
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Procurement Specialist|
Job Title:
| Procurement Specialist | |
Business:
| Plasma Technology | |
Closing Date:
| 07 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| PT00002 | |
Location:
| Yatton, Bristol | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| Responsible for implementing purchasing strategy and direction within the commodity group. Develop and implement a vendor base development strategy consistent with the overall strategy of the business. Create, implement and manage purchasing improvement initiatives that deliver measurable benefit to OIPT including: Material cost reduction via consolidation and negotiation; vendor development, measurement, selection, and reduction; inventory reduction, including external stock holdings; business simplification programmes; lead time reduction programme, including Kan Ban system for core product; vendor involvement in new product introduction. Responsible for the day-to-day management of allocated suppliers, ensuring the PT team is focused and delivers on existing objectives of improving material supply. | |
Technical Skills:
| Qualified in a technical/engineering discipline, preferably to degree level, but must have at least a strong engineering background and understanding. CIPS or equivalent essential. Significant experience estimating and buying in aerospace, machining or similar manufacturing companies. Current in purchasing “Best practice” processes and procedures. Experience in measuring and monitoring performance to drive improvement | |
Personal Skills:
| Team motivator and talent developer; Project management skills and strong negotiation and contracts management skills. | |
Contact:
| Vicky Potter (vicki.potter@vpconsulting.co.uk) | |
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Customer Service Engineer|
Job Title:
| Customer Service Engineer | |
Business:
| Industrial Analysis | |
Closing Date:
| 13 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| IA10110 | |
Location:
| Concord, MA | |
Country:
| United States | |
Responsibilities:
| To provide on site product installation and ensure the operation of assigned systems options to factory performance specifications; provide customer training ensuring the customer is aware at all times of the correct method to obtain basic results, basic safety and system care; troubleshoot and repair all assigned systems to the appropriate level ensuring that the system is returned to full operation in accordance with its performance specification and within a cost effective time frame for the company and the customer. | |
Technical Skills:
| BS degree in Physics, Chemistry or the Physical Sciences or three to six years related experience and/or training; knowledge of electronics and PC based instrumentation; previous experience with spectroscopic techniques and with XRF a plus. | |
Personal Skills:
| Strong interpersonal and communication skiils; excels with working within a Windows environment and familiar with Microsoft office; willingness to travel up to 60%; establishes good customer relationships and has a strong customer orientation; high level of personal orientation. | |
Contact:
| Marianne Gruber (marianne.gruber@oxinst.com) | |
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Technical Buyer|
Job Title:
| Technical Buyer | |
Business:
| Nanoanalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| HW1509 | |
Location:
| High Wycombe | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| Analyse, interpret, challenge and action MRP data to provide information and support to operations and supply chain. Purchase materials required for production, in line with MRP& KANBAN recommendations and commercial agreements, by means of Purchase Orders and supplier schedules. Work with operations teams to implement advanced inventory control, process improvement and storage systems (e.g. value stream mapping, Kanban, VMI, FIFO, “Lot Tracking”). Liaise with suppliers in response to engineering changes, for example, issuing new drawings, managing quotations and assessing supplier capabilities in order to support smooth new product introduction | |
Technical Skills:
| HND / degree in an engineering / technical / commercial discipline or equivalent experience. Experience of buying within a technical environment (e.g. electronics or mechanical engineering) is essential. CIPS qualified or working towards CIPS qualification. A working knowledge and use of ERP and MRP for BOM, scheduling, forecast analysis, and capacity planning. Knowledge of Kanban / Pull Systems / JIT. Ability to read / understand technical drawings. Experience of purchasing from global suppliers would be an advantage. | |
Personal Skills:
| Knowledge of engineering concepts related to design for manufacture, pre-production, industrial engineering, purchasing and supply chain processes, integration, cost effectiveness, quality, and readiness for production are desirable but not essential. Extremely competent in negotiating and have a proven track record. | |
Contact:
| Vicki Potter (Vicki.potter@oxinst.com) | |
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Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm)|
Job Title:
| Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm) | |
Business:
| Nanoanalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| HW1108 | |
Location:
| High Wycombe | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| Assemble and test high spec manufactured components. Adhere to standard operating procedures. Meeting production targets. Housekeeping & health and safety. Working hours 8.00 - 4.30 Monday to Thursday; 8.00 -1.00 Fridays | |
Technical Skills:
| Good aptitude to learn. Motivated by practical work. 5 GCSEs at grade C or above. Experience or ability to work with PCs (loading software & hardware, system prep & checks) and familiar with Excel and Word. | |
Personal Skills:
| Locally based. Superb attention to detail and good concentration skills. | |
Contact:
| Vicki Potter (Vicki.potter@oxinst.com) | |
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Senior Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm)|
Job Title:
| Senior Manufacturing Technician (Temp and Perm) | |
Business:
| Nanoanalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 10 September 2010 | |
Reference:
| HW1208 | |
Location:
| High Wycombe | |
Country:
| United Kingdom | |
Responsibilities:
| Testing, calibration and fault diagnosis of electro-mechanical instrumentation prior to shipping. Mechanical assembly of high technology instrumentation to working instructions and mechanical drawings. Quality assurance checks and tests. Working hours 8.00 - 4.30 Monday to Thursday; 8.00 -1.00 Fridays. | |
Technical Skills:
| Ideally HNC Electronics or Mechanical engineering. Experience in either an electronic or mechanical assembly environment. Experience and/or training in mechanical assembly from drawings or electronics testing. Able to read circuit diagrams and wiring schedules. Experience or ability to work with PCs (loading software & hardware, system prep & checks) and familiar with Excel and Word. | |
Personal Skills:
| A strong determination to get things right first time results driven and takes ownership of problems. Superb attention to detail and good concentration skills | |
Contact:
| Vicki Potter (Vicki.potter@oxinst.com) | |
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Field Service Engineer|
Job Title:
| Field Service Engineer | |
Business:
| OI Japan / NanoAnalysis | |
Closing Date:
| 30 November 2010 | |
Reference:
| JP2 | |
Location:
| Tokyo | |
Country:
| Japan | |
Responsibilities:
| Based in Tokyo and responsible for customers in Japan. Responsible for installation and maintenance of nanoAnalysis products Provide service reports to OIKK and UK Support sales team technically when necessary | |
Technical Skills:
| * Electronic or Physics major background preferable * Some knowledge of Micro Analysis or Electron Microscopy Preferable * English level > TOEIC500-600 or enthusiasm for English study * Fluency in Japanese * Driver license | |
Personal Skills:
| * Customer interface skills * Willing to travel constantly in Japan * Flexible attitude & team player | |
Contact:
| Shoji Nobuyuki ( nobuyuki.shoji@oxinst.com) | |
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