Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Senior Production Engineer

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Location
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/4/2025
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Description
Job Description

Senior Production Engineer – Semiconductor Manufacturing

Oxford | Onsite 5 days per week

We’re looking for a Senior Production Engineer to join our growing team in Oxford.

This is a full-time, onsite role where you'll play a key part in the technical leadership of our advanced semiconductor wafer production processes.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide hands-on technical support for all escalated engineering issues in semiconductor wafer production
  • Lead the introduction of new process equipment and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Liaise with internal development teams and suppliers on tooling and design changes
  • Ensure safe systems of work and compliance with EH&S regulations (including PUWER and CE marking)
  • Oversee equipment commissioning (IQ/OQ/PQ), FAT/SAT testing, and process validation
  • Champion process excellence using tools such as Lean and Six Sigma


What You’ll Bring

  • A degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing or equivalent experience
  • Proven experience with semiconductor/MEMS wafer manufacturing, including photolithography and plasma etching
  • Skilled in troubleshooting and maintaining high-spec equipment, managing vendor service schedules, and rapid fault identification
  • Experience working in regulated industries with Quality Control and validation systems
  • Familiarity with technical documentation such as specifications, work instructions, and validation reports


Nice To Have

  • Experience with Minitab, SolidWorks, and Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)


About Us

Oxford Nanopore Technologies: Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology for faster, information rich, accessible and affordable molecular analysis. The first application is DNA/RNA sequencing, and the technology is in development for the analysis of other types of molecules including proteins. The technology is used to understand and characterise the biology of humans and diseases such as cancer, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, and whole environments. With a thriving culture of ambition and strong innovation goals, Oxford Nanopore is a UK headquartered company with global operations and customers in more than 125 countries.

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