Location
Bristol | United Kingdom
Job description
We are currently seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Innovation team on a permanent basis at Severn Beach in Bristol. As a Data Engineer, you will contribute your technical knowledge and creativity to tackle data engineering challenges. Your responsibilities will include designing, building, and maintaining data infrastructure such as data pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes. You will work closely with other teams, including Data Scientists, to ensure that our data is accurate, reliable, and easily accessible. Additionally, you will lead and inspire the creative process, developing prototypes and new concepts using practical skills and ideation methods.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Data Engineer:
- Work with the wider Innovation and Applications Departments - Manage the development of application lab data management system for lab data.
- Gather, clean and organise existing application lab data for data investigation and producing useful models and actionable insights where possible.
- Develop and maintain ETL (extract, transform, load) processes to move data from various sources into internal data systems.
- Ensure key stakeholders are informed and up to date with data processes via presentations, reports, and other such training material.
- Assist in the development of our long-term data strategy.
As an Innovator:
- To communicate effectively with senior management, peers, marketing and sales teams on project technical decisions and product benefits.
- To understand the use of the product in the wider “Jobs to be done” context in support of product business model development.
- To work towards becoming a recognised expert in their field, capable of supporting complex customer or field service projects – the role may involve some international travel.
- To support developing and maintaining the products and product road map in their field of competence.
- Be a flexible thinker, proactive and drive the design and development of new ideas that can make a difference.
- To have the ability to think broadly and adopt and/or adapt technology or understanding from other fields of interest to create future business opportunities and communicate their potential to peers.
Education / Qualifications:
- A degree or higher qualification in Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Engineering.
- An Innovation Developer must be a skilled developer of ideas. A clear background in development is preferred so a developing portfolio or industry track record of innovation is important.
Professional Skills/ Abilities:
- Knowledge of data science tools, e.g. Python, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Tensorflow, Spark.
- Strong experience with ETL processes and building the data pipelines.
- Cloud based and on-premise database experience.
- Experience of managing lab data.
- Familiarity with big data, timeseries.
- Working knowledge of SQL.
- Understanding of data security, privacy regulations, and best practices for data handling.
- Good understanding of version control (e.g., Git).
- Have a solid understanding of general physics and engineering principles and have a good knowledge of engineering methods and technology relevant to semiconductor processing market.
- Be able to demonstrate a natural, logical problem-solving ability is important.
Desirable
- Experience with data visualization tools.
- Working knowledge of Linux/Ubuntu.
- Experience with API.
- Knowledge of data pipeline frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow).
At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for engineering micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics, to electric cars and quantum computers.
Benefits:
In addition to a competitive starting salary, Oxford Instruments also offers structured career development opportunities, an excellent work-life balance, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, 25 days annual leave, half-days on Fridays, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your requirements.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us.
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