Careers
Careers
For 50 years Edinburgh Instruments has been providing customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities with the best fluorescence spectroscopy products in the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness and high performance and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand in this growing worldwide marketplace.
Please view our current job vacancies below.
Role: Applications Scientist Location: Livingston Type: Permanent 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. We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Applications Scientist to join our team and support our expanding Raman microscopy business. What You’ll Be Doing In this role, you will investigate challenging research samples in our Raman microscopy lab and create scientific content to support Edinburgh Instruments Raman customers and promote the Raman microscope product line. Previous commercial experience is not required; this is primarily a scientific role for those with a passion for Raman microscopy and who want to apply it to a commercial setting. Key responsibilities will include: What You’ll Need to Bring 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, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership. 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.
Application Scientist
• Create engaging educational and tutorial videos to explain Raman microscopy concepts and how to use our Raman microscopes and software.
• Create written tutorial and applications content based on experiments in the lab to promote the features and capabilities of our Raman microscopes.
• Measure customer samples, write test reports and advise on spectrometer and microscope configurations as part of the sales process.
• Discuss technical and application requirements with potential customers in person or virtually to tailor the product to their needs.
• Perform instrument demos and deliver technical presentations to potential customers.
• Flexibility to travel nationally and internationally to attend exhibitions and conferences, visit customer sites, and support sales teams and distributors.
• Liaise with other teams internally, such as working with research & development for a bespoke order or creating video content alongside the marketing team.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time by your line manager.
• MSc/PhD in a physical science discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of confocal Raman microscopy and the applications of the technique.
• Previous experience in spectroelectrochemistry techniques would be an advantage.
• Excellent science communication, presentation and technical writing skills.
• Customer-first mindset. Take ownership of customer problems and issues and work to resolve them.
• Capability to provide simple solutions to technical problems based on customer requirements.
• Responsiveness and focus, combined with attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, able to work under pressure, with the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines with proven analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of the larger applications team.
Role: Junior Software Developer Location: Livingston Type: Permanent 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. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Software Developer to join our Livingston Headquarters. What You’ll Be Doing Key responsibilities will include: What You’ll Need to Bring Other Skills We’d Like to See 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, permanent health insurance, 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.
Junior Software Developer
Role: Optical Product Engineer (Operations) Location: Livingston Type: Permanent Reports To: Product Manager – Operations Have you recently graduated with a degree in physics or electrical engineering and have a good understanding of optics? Do you have previous research experience using optical spectroscopy techniques? Or perhaps experience at a component level, for example building an optical system in a lab? Are you confident, enthusiastic and enjoy customer interaction and international travel? If you have answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then this could be the role for you. What You’ll Be Doing Reporting into the Product Manager – Operations, this role covers the most important facets of our customer-facing agenda. Coupled with rigorous in-house final-testing of our custom spectrometer products to ensure they meet the demanding specifications. As a member of the Service & Operations Team, the successful candidate will be enthused to act as an ambassador for our company, and conduct installation, training and service support visits to our customer-base. They will also provide technical support, customer feedback and give views on development strategy relating to our growing product range. Key responsibilities will include: What You’ll Need to Bring Why Us? 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. 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, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership. 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. [/accordion-item]
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