The Opportunity: Principal Instrumentation Engineer
Are you a systems thinker with a passion for multidisciplinary engineering? Do you excel at integrating diverse engineering principles to solve complex problems? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic Systems Team as a Principal or Senior Instrumentation Engineer, working on the development of existing and next generation instrumentation products.
This role is suited for a multidisciplinary-, systems-, instrumentation-, hardware- or development- engineer with an interest in systems who would like to grow further in that domain. It requires working with strong problem-solving skills to define, evaluate and improve requirements and performance criteria of complex systems across a diverse range technical disciplines including mechanics, electronics, motion, control, optics, and software. You will also be an advocate for promoting best practice and working with stakeholders to ensure technical and functional compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Apply systems thinking to define and manage (sub-) system specifications and breakdowns, ensuring alignment with project goals and performance criteria.
Assess, manage and improve (sub-) system performance (and budgets), ensuring a clear understanding of how each module impacts overall system performance.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and integrate complex (sub-) systems that incorporate mechanical, electrical, control and software components.
Work hands-on with the equipment and apparatus to build an in-depth understanding of the machine operating characteristics and prove performance of the implemented designs.
Prepare and maintain various types of documentation.
Support applications, manufacturing and service in fault identification and resolution.
Professional Skills/ Abilities:
Essential
>5 years' experience in a multidisciplinary engineering domain.
Experience working on complex instruments containing several of the following: mechanics, electronics, software, motion systems, control systems, acoustics, optics or similar.
Experience of planning and addressing complex tasks and activities.
Excellent communicator at all levels - Fluency in written and oral technical English.
Desirable
Experience of Systems Engineering within leading-edge instrumentation, measurement or advanced process tools, preferably for the Semiconductor or similar end-user industry.
Experience of project management methodologies and technical documentation.
Experience in micro/nano analysis or relevant fields and ideally with in probe microscopy (such as AFM).
Experience in areas such as: FMEA, test automation, environmental testing would be advantageous.
Technical lead on several projects