Location: Livingston
Type: 12-Month Fixed Term – Maternity Cover
Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.
We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.
Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit an Instrumentation Development Scientist to join our Livingston Headquarters on a 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover).
What You’ll Be Doing?
The Instrumentation Development Scientist supports the Project Manager and conducts instrumentational development tasks for new products, bespoke customer requests and sustainability and product improvements. Responsibilities also include supporting the Project Manager in the generation and maintenance of technical documentation. The Instrumentation Development Scientist works in a team with mechanical, optical, electrical and software engineers and will communicate to other teams such as marketing, applications, sales, operations, and production, as required. The ability to present ideas and information accurately in a clear and concise manner is important.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Performance testing of existing products, prototype instrumentation assemblies and test rigs.
- Processing data and writing technical reports.
- Fulfilling the role of the product end user and providing associated feedback.
- Undertake any other duties as required
What You’ll Need to Bring
- Degree or higher in a physical sciences discipline, with a strong analytical focus or relevant work experience.
- Experience and understanding of the practical use, and theoretical principles of optical spectroscopic equipment including; UV-Visible Spectrophotometers, Fluorescence Spectrophotometers and Microplate Spectrophotometers.
- Possess good, broad, practical experience of handling and operating scientific instrumentation, and working in scientific laboratories.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Relevant experience within the scientific industry, ideally in research and development (R&D) environments, would be beneficial.
- Proficiency in preparing standard solutions using accurate weighing and pipetting techniques is preferred.
- Prior exposure to scientific optical design is advantageous.
- Experience working within quality management systems, such as ISO 9001, is desirable.
Why Us?
This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, group income protection, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.
As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
