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!
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our engineering team as a Production Engineer to work on the world's first and only nanopore DNA sequencer. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about new technology.
The Details...
Reporting to Senior Production Engineers and with the guidance of other engineers and management, you'll work with our R&D and Production teams to define, develop, implement and support the assembly and overall Production process. You'll facilitate the development of internal and external production processes and establish and maintain production processes and quality for new products as well as improvements to existing ones. You'll always be looking for ways to develop and implement measures that improve product quality and drive cost savings.
Other duties include:
- Provide manufacturing engineering support to Engineering Design and R&D project team and coordinate transfer of new products into manufacturing considering manufacturability and efficiency of processes
- Collate and interpret data to ensure the manufacturing processes are effectively maintained to achieve consistently high yields
- Identify production problems/deficiencies and be able to use a methodical system to solve these
- Create and maintain controlled documentation such as; process flows, process and tool drawings, component specifications, process routers, bills of materials, work and inspection instructions
- Optimise the manufacturing processes - improving efficiencies, reducing wastage, enhancing yield and reducing cos
What We're Looking For...
We'll expect you to have a degree in mechanical engineering or a similar subject or be apprentice trained with significant relevant industrial experience.
You'll have a background of production engineering within a highly regulated industry such as medical or aerospace and have worked in manual cell manufacturing where lean initiatives have been practised.
Also desirable would be experience with automating and semi-automating processes for medical products. You'll have experience in establishing and validating pilot production lines as well as in performing FMEAs, verifications and validations for medical devices products and processes.
Alongside your strong technical background, you'll be a strong communicator with excellent writing skills enabling you to create specifications, processes and manufacturing documentation.
You'll also be proficient in Microsoft Applications including Project Excel and Visio. Competency in Solidworks would also be advantageous.
This role will suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively with others from multi-disciplinary teams, likes to take a hands-on approach and is a proactive problem solver. In addition, you'll be encouraged to be self-sufficient and involved from day one with a very supportive and capable team behind you.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced working environment on exciting projects with the prospect to develop your skills and experience further.
We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary.
If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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About UsOxford 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.
Skills Required
- Degree in mechanical engineering or a similar subject
- Alternatively, apprentice training with significant relevant industrial experience
- Production engineering experience in a highly regulated industry such as medical or aerospace
- Experience with manual cell manufacturing and lean initiatives
- Strong technical communication and writing skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, and Visio
- Experience automating or semi-automating medical product processes
- Experience establishing and validating pilot production lines
- Experience performing FMEAs, verifications, and validations for medical device products and processes
- Competency in SolidWorks
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered good to above average across many roles, with employer-provided ranges visible for several U.S. commercial and applications positions and company materials emphasizing market‑competitive base pay. Commercial and some senior technical posts, particularly in the U.S., are positioned as competitive and often paired with strong variable components.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — All‑employee share plans in the UK and a U.S. employee stock purchase plan indicate broad access to equity as part of total reward. Company communications highlight attractive bonus and share plans that add meaningful upside beyond base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. roles indicate strong health insurance and core protections, while official materials and country overviews reference private medical coverage and wellbeing support. These elements position the health package as a notable strength alongside cash compensation.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Insights
What We Do
Our goal is to enable the analysis of anything, anywhere, by anyone. We have developed the world’s first and only nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing platform. It’s a new generation of sequencing technology — the only one to offer: scalability to portable or ultra-high throughput formats, real-time data delivery, and the ability to elucidate rich biological data. We are aiming to disrupt the way that biological analyses are currently performed, and open up new applications that have a profound, positive impact on society. Our devices offer real-time analysis, for rapid insights, in fully scalable formats — from pocket to population scale — and the technology is being used in more than 100 countries worldwide. Founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford, the company now employs more than 600 people from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
