Engineering Technician

The Engineering Technician will play a key role across all Owlstone’s Product Lines by providing hands-on support, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting for our various product ranges. The role involves working under minimal supervision, supporting the development of our products within strict safety, regulatory, and performance specifications.

Responsibilities (Key Tasks/Accountability)

1. Systems Development, Maintenance & Support

• Build, operate and maintain Owlstone’s trace chemical detection systems.
• Performing testing routines (A to B), analysis, and reporting of results to Engineering Team.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and repair complex electronic and electro-mechanical systems to the component level, including sensor arrays, ion sources, pneumatics and control electronics.
• Running commissioning and calibration processes.

2. Other General Support

• Building/assembly/manufacture of test-jigs.
• Conduct acceptance testing and commissioning of new products/equipment.
• Calibrate and validate instruments.
• Component inspection / IQC (use of microscope/inspection techniques).

3. Quality & Safety Compliance

• Operate within the accredited Quality Management System (e.g., ISO9001, ISO 13485 for medical devices).
• Adhere to strict safety standards (EHS) regarding chemical exposure, hazardous materials, and electrical safety.
• Investigate equipment failures and contribute to resolutions.

4. Documentation & Technical Collaboration

• Understand and interpret Technical Drawings and electronic schematics
• Maintain accurate technical records/reports of equipment history, maintenance, and repairs.
• Provide technical/user documentation (SOP/WI) for assembly, commissioning and calibration processes in alignment with the QMS
• Liaise with relevant internal stakeholders, and external customers regarding equipment technical issues.

Person Specification

Education and Training

HNC/HND or equivalent in Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.

Experience

Proven experience of providing support to Engineering in a high-technology laboratory.

De-bug and repair of PCBs’ – Working knowledge of schematics, use of multi-meter to fault-find to component level, soldering skills, cable preparation.

Hands-on experience of machine shop equipment (Lathe, pillar drill, hand-tools)

CAD/Solidworks experience desirable

Knowledge and Skills

Technical: Able to de-bug and repair PCB’s. Ability to fault find to component level within complex systems.

Software Proficiency: Proficiency in using PC-based diagnostic tools and equipment software.

Dexterity: High level of dexterity for working with fine tools and delicate, high-sensitivity instruments.

Focused: Able to perform repetitive tasks within the relevant protocols (Safety, accuracy etc)

Behaviours / Attributes

Methodical approach to work.

Able to take instruction and follow them accurately.

High attention to detail with recording and reporting of results.

Key Information

Equal Opportunities: Owlstone is an equal opportunity employer, and we will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on any characteristic protected by law including but not exhaustive to; grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status.

Security: Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained and attainment of a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Access to selected project information requires prior additional security authorization. Access to US technical data by employees requires prior Export Control function approval. Full clearance must be satisfactorily attained against all applicable project-security and US export control authorisations. Failure to meet any reference, BPSS, project-security or export-control authorisations may have an impact on successfully completing your probationary period.

Notice to agencies

Owlstone Medical Ltd politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Application

To apply please email us your CV, covering letter and salary expectations.