http://www.4sciencejobs.com/ Latest Jobs Posted Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:01:14 +0000 rss20 by http://www.4sciencejobs.com/ admin@4sciencejobs.com http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=652 My clients in Cambridgeshire are looking for an Optical Thin film Device Engineer - LED's. This role is commutable from Saffron Walden, Royston, Cambridge, Bedford, St. Neots, Huntingdon. JOB PURPOSE: Develop devices that integrate structures that enhance the outcoupling of light. Perform optical characterisation of lighting and display devices. Work closely with device and modelling activities to drive forward improved understanding of optical device performance. MAIN ACTIVITIES: Device fabrication associated with incorporation of outcoupling structures and optical characterisation of devices in collaboration with project members and other staff. Run optical models for relevant device structures. Liaise with scientists/engineers to provide device optical characterisation and device optimisation through optical modelling. Develop plan with project manager and report progress against plan on regular basis. Keep up to date with external developments in the area of optical out-coupling. Provide support for device fabrication as required. KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED: M.Sc. or PhD (or equivalent experience) in thin film device fabrication, preferably optoelectronic devices and ideally in organic LEDs. Preferably post-graduate experience in thin film fabrication, ideally in industrial R&D environment. Computer literacy essential. Team player showing strong leadership skills. Good presentational skills essential. An independent, innovative, resourceful and highly motivated individual. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=651 My clients in Hertfordshire are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer - AutoCAD / Inventor. This role is commutable from Bishops Stortford, Dunmow, Chelmsford, Harlow, Braintree, Epping. My client have an opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer to be based at their design, engineering and manufacturing facility The product development process involves the generation of detailed specifications with the customer, development of the design concept, detailed mechanical design, electronic protection, prototype testing and validation, and new product introduction. Responsibilities of the job will include: Project management of module design projects, from product conception through to manufacture. Development of mechanical concepts and designs for products, tooling and production test equipment (mechanical models and associated drawings, specifications etc.) Prototyping, testing and validation of products. Liaison with customers, suppliers and production. Providing technical support to sales, marketing and production. The ideal candidate will have: Mechanical design experience using 2D/3D CAD (ideally AutoCad Inventor 3D) as well as project management experience. An advanced qualification in mechanical engineering or a related discipline (eg., product design or manufacturing). Innovative, practical problem-solver and a good communicator, capable of working on their own initiative in a multidisciplinary team environment. Knowledge or experience in machine vision/automation, opto-electronics or microelectronic packaging and thermal analysis would be an advantage. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=650 My clients in Berkshire are looking for an Optical Test / Design Engineer - Zemax, Lighttools. This role is commutable from Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Camberley, Egham, Staines, Slough, Rickmansworth, High Wycombe. The succesfull candidate will work as part of a dedicated team carrying out optical test & design of a wide range of novel optical systems. You must be a practical person who is self-motivated and can (if necessary) work independently. During your initial development you will primarily be responsible for the testing of new LED's in the optical labs and will work closely with design colleagues to verify the performance of new designs. During this period your design capabilities will be nurtured so that after about 8-12 months you will be ready to fulfil a full-on design role. Qualifications Degree level in physics or physical science (or equivalent experience). An MSc/PHD in Optics would be advantageous. Skills: My clients are looking for someone who wants to pursue a career in engineering rather than research. You must be able to demonstrate that you have practical skills perhaps with a hobby related to engineering. It would be an advantage if you had previous experience in Optical Ray tracing (using e.g. Zemax, ASAP or LightTools). It would be advantageous if you had any industrial optical engineering design experience or work experience with ProEngineer, plastic materials or injection moulding. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=649 My clients in Hampshire are looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks. This role is commutable from Winchester, Eastleigh, Southampton, Romsey, Portsmouth, Fareham. The successful candidate will be working on product & process design, development and improvement. Duties will include: Propose conceptual designs. Assess technical viability. Select and specify materials. Design solutions in detail to meet requirements. Document designs and processes so that they can be manufactured, tested and inspected. Investigate and resolve problems and failures. Identify & propose improvements to product & process performance, reliability and cost. Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: A Higher Education Qualifications in a mechanical engineering discipline, or equivalent vocational training in a relevant industrial environment. Solid experience in the design of integrated electro-mechanical or opto-mechanical assemblies or equivalent products. Relevant experience is likely to have been gained in industries such as scientific engineering, aerospace, defence or electronics working to micron tolerances. You should have experience with machined components rather than moulding, welding etc. Knowledge of manufacturing techniques appropriate to small batch production. Hands-on experience of 2D and 3D CAD systems such as Solidworks. Design for manufacture. Failure mode analysis. Familiarity with ISO 9001. Tooling design experience would be useful (e.g. jigs and fixtures). Knowledge of precision optics principles would be advantageous but is not a requirement. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=648 My clients in Hertfordshire are looking for a Radio Frequency Systems Design Engineer . This role is commutable from Aylesbury, Tring, High Wycombe, Chesham, Amersham, Hemel Hempstead, Watford. My clients are a major provider of coverage systems and a significant force in wireless communications worldwide. Their distribution network, constantly increasing systems integration partners and local sales offices make them a truly global presence in wireless coverage. They want to recruit a systems engineer to provide RF coverage enhancement solutions to enable radio propagation into confined space environments including arenas, in-building and tunnel locations. The successful candidate will assist in the sales definition of the solution, the RF design and practical implementation of the product or system. Duties & Responsibilities: Design of RF system solutions using a portfolio of filters, amplifiers, DSP channelisers and peripheral components. To provide a cost effective custom product solution to radio coverage issues against customer requirements. System design and calculations for radiating cable and distributed antenna solutions. Perform gain, noise figure, and intercept point analysis and interference analysis associated with the design of RF systems. Produce circuit schematics and calculations for RF system design. Produce Bills of Materials for manufacturing. Technical support to sales engineer to determine the optimum solution to a customer problem of radio coverage using a selection of standard components and modules. Support to Sales engineers with system specifications and estimates. Education and/or Experience: The successful design engineer must have a passion for cost effective practical RF design and a track record of innovation and creative problem solving. Must have substantial practical experience in RF system design and a passion for innovation. In-depth knowledge of Analogue and Digital wireless communication techniques Strong knowledge of RF measurement equipment and techniques. HNC in Electrical Engineering with substantial practical experience (possibly Ham Radio). General Skills: General and RF Specific lab equipment (Network / Spectrum Analyzer, RF Signal Generator). Strong teamwork and a positive attitude is a must. Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels. Good written and oral communication skills. Working independently and in a team environment. Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=647 My clients in Surrey are looking for a Manufacturing / Supplier QA Project Engineer. This role is commutable from Woking, Godalming, Dorking, Guildford, Farnborough, Aldershot, Farnham. Position Summary: Supplier QA & Manufacturing Project Engineer to join an expanding small team, delivering fibreoptic based monitoring solutions to a global subsea customer base. The successful candidate will be involved in delivering product through established third party manufacturing partners, for installation in oil fields worldwide. The role will be suited to an experienced Manufacturing / SQA engineer with expertise in managing key 3rd party supplier relationships. Role will involve significant travel to manufacturing partners, with visits involving overnight stays, and occasional field based travel when delivering product to customers. Responsibilities: Management of array build (Quality plan adherence and assurance review / audit throughout build). Define and manages Quality Assurance programme. Identifies QA requirements from system contract. Supports diagnosis of technical issues during build at manufacturing partners. Supports Manufacturing partner up-scaling. Support to customer specification & tendering activities on manufacturing & quality related areas. Supports Manufacturing partner Final Acceptance Testing (FAT) and all other downstream field related testing where required. Successful candidates will: Have work experience in both manufacturing engineering and quality assurance for hi tech products. Be primarily a manufacturing engineer, with understanding of common manufacturing processes, but also with deep experience of hands-on and practical quality assurance for new products. Have experience of:- New product introduction, including the validation of parts and manufacturing process capability for those parts to specification, and a controlled ramp up of component / product release. Assessing QA approaches and plans for robustness, especially of suppliers. Experience of robust modern manufacturing tools such as:- Statistical process control (SPC), and doing manufacturing process / piece parts capability studies. Carrying out measurement system and error analysis (MSA), validating measurement capabilities of test & inspection equipment. Manufacturing process robustness techniques such as FMEA, fail safing. Reviewing of suppliers delivery progress and agreeing status / outlook and reporting progress / issues. Managing and resolving supplier issues when components / sub assemblies / finished product deviates from spec. Be comfortable with medium volume manufacture (ie 10,000 units per year alongside low volume manufacture of 10 off per year) Fluent in MS Office packages such as MS Project. Qualifications: BSc level degree in manufacturing, engineering or science subject. Note candidates with deeper manufacturing & quality assurance experience but lower formal qualifications may be considered. Other experience / skills required: Hi-tech product manufacturing, where testing and quality assurance is a key aspect in manufacturing. Fiber optic based product / system manufacture. Other experience of value, but not critical: Common fiber optic components, such as wavelength multiplexers, couplers etc. Optical based sensor manufacture. Marine telecoms hardware engineering (eg repeater housing design / assembly). Marine cable terminations and over moulding. Subsea product engineering. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=646 My clients in Berkshire are looking for an RF Design Engineer - Video Products. This role is commutable from Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell, Camberley, Egham, Staines, Slough, High Wycombe, Wallingford. My client's cutting edge products include full motion video downlink receivers, airborne video recorders and ruggedised long range surveillance cameras. They are looking for an experienced RF Engineer to join a multi disciplined design team and take ownership of RF product development from existing designs, and also to create new products in line with customer requirements and in house future products. The ideal applicant will possess: In depth understanding of Analogue modulation techniques. In depth understanding of Digital COFDM techniques. Understanding of antennas and propagation. Capable of PCB circuit design (currently Altium). Able to interpret requirements and provide technical solutions. Able to write design specifications, wiring schedules, parts lists. Capable of fault finding and prototype development. Able to do production testing and fault finding. Familiar with RF test equipment - Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers, Vector Analysers, Power meters. Able to hand solder and modify prototype systems. Capable of independent thinking. Able to do R&D development testing in lab and field environments. Able to work on initiative and with minimum supervision. Able to work as part of a closely knit team. Assisting with exhibitions and demonstrations, and providing technical support to sales. As with all small companies there should be a willingness to help out in other areas occasionally when required. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=645 My clients in Oxfordshire are looking for Mechanical Assembly Technicians - Instrument Making. These roles are commutable from Oxford, Faringdon, Witney, Abingdon, Didcot, Reading, Thatcham, Newbury. My client is a world leader in the design & manufacturing of high technology systems for material analysis & inspection. They currently have vacancies for skilled Mechanical Assembly Technicians to expand their assembly team; building sample holders and other devices for scientific applications. Required Skills: Time served skilled instrument maker or similar mechanical engineering background. Ability to work from CAD drawings, hand-building complex assemblies to close tolerances. High levels of manual dexterity required. Some fine wiring assembly also required. Experienced in joining processes such as brazing and soft soldering. TIG welding also an advantage. Ability to use conventional machine tools. Previous experience of assembly for cryogenic applications an advantage. Familiarity with helium leak detection techniques would also be beneficial. The ideal candidates would have a mechanical apprenticeship, preferably instrument making or machining. They will consider candidates without a mechanical apprenticeship if they can prove that they have been working in a similar instrument making field (this would be mechanical bench fitting, machining, brazing etc. not just bolting kit together). Alternatively, they will consider candidates who are starting out in Engineering and are part way through or about to begin an apprenticeship. Overtime is paid at 1½ for these roles. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.4sciencejobs.com/view.php?job_id=644 My clients in Oxfordshire are looking for a Production Test Technician - Scientific / Electromech. This role is commutable from Oxford, Faringdon, Witney, Abingdon, Didcot, Reading, Thatcham, Newbury. My client is a world leader in the design & manufacturing of high technology systems for material analysis & inspection. Duties of the role will include: Systems level testing following written protocol and utilizing pre-tested, or batch tested components. Troubleshooting to component level in electrical and mechanical systems. Developing and implementing standard operating procedures and supporting documentation for new products. Root cause and correction analysis with feedback into the company quality system. Other duties include low volume batch testing, goods-in inspection of high value stock assemblies or auditing 3rd party supplier testing protocols. Key skills/experience: Relevant technology experience such as scientific, optical, vacuum, cryogenics etc. Electronics knowledge - analogue in particular. IT hardware and software. Experience with the following skills sets will be advantageous: Testing / developing or supporting scientific equipment. SEM / TEM techniques. Optics including spectroscopy and light detectors. Ability to follow cabling diagrams / electronics circuit schematics. Mechanical assemblies and precision movement equipment. Fault diagnosis and trouble shooting. Technical writing and documentation. Candidates will ideally be qualified to a degree level in a related discipline. Occasional UK and international travel is likely to be required. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000