Junior Applications Engineer

Didcot
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Junior Applications Engineer - Oxford - £30,000-£35,000

Junior Applications Engineer required to join an innovative machine vision specialist, supplying into blue-chip manufacturing companies.

This role is a site-based role, working at my client's site in Oxford and offers individuals brimming with invention an extraordinary opportunity to join our ever growing, dynamic organisation, which thrives in the high-technology sector.

The successful Junior Applications Engineer will have the opportunity to develop automation, mechanical, and electrical skills, as well as all aspects of general industrial automation control and design.

Benefits:

Salary - £35,000

Company Pension

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Company Health Insurance

Bonus

Training Budget

Free On-site Parking

The Role:

Design machine vision applications with machine vision software and hardware.
Manage projects, work with team members, and communicate with suppliers and customers.
Update internal project documentation, ensuring information is reliable for purchase, traceability, and project metrics analysis.
Create specifications and test studies for the design of machine vision applications.
Document mechanical, electrical and communication specifications and technical files.
Work with the engineering team to manage and deliver projects on time.
Integrate, commission and site acceptance test machine vision systems and machines at customer site.
Provide training and support for machine vision machines and systems, remotely or at customer site.
Create machine vision solutions for use in customer demonstrations, evaluations and proposals.

Requirements:

Minimum of 2 years of engineering industry experience.
Educated to degree level in an Engineering discipline or related field (2.1 or above).
Clean and full UK driving licence.
Knowledge of machine vision, image processing, camera technology, optics and lighting technology would be highly desirable but is not essential.

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