Director of Product Development
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This role involves providing strategic direction and leadership for product development within the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) business, ensuring timely new product introductions and continuous growth. The Director will lead a cross-functional team in the development, design, and implementation of AFM technology, contributing to the long-term business strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead the product development team in the development, design, and implementation of AFM technology using a hands-on approach and systems-engineering experience
- Play an integral role in the AFM business leadership team, helping to improve and deliver the long-term strategy
- Deliver the new product roadmap for the AFM business, with ownership of early-stage development phases
- Provide strategic and technical leadership, mentor talent, drive team development and succession planning
- Manage and sustain engineering projects, providing support for existing and new products
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, utilize best practices, and select new tools and techniques to improve product quality and development process
- Oversee and optimize third-party engineering services/outsourcing
- Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage agreed project deadlines
- Ensure compliance with safety, design, quality, and corporate processes
- Manage budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for all projects
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering or a related field
- 10+ years’ experience leading cross functional product development teams
- 5+ years’ experience as a systems engineer
- Proven experience leading high performing product development teams
- Experience in working within a project management matrix structure
- Proven experience in the design and development of hardware, firmware, and software solutions
- Experience with modern project management and reporting tools such as Microsoft TFS or other bug or issue tracking system
- Experience in reporting on the status of projects, people, and processes
- Experience in developing microscopy or similar product type applications
- Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to handle numerous details
- Strong problem solving, decision-making, and creative thinking abilities
- Demonstrable confidence, excellent interpersonal and communication skills to lead technical teams
- Proven ability to work well within a board level team to deliver the goals of the overall business
- Ability to motivate and challenge others
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering or a related field
- 10+ years’ experience leading cross functional product development teams; 5+ years’ experience as a systems engineer
Nice to Have
- Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) experience
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About Oxford Instruments plc
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is a manufacturer of nanotechnology instrumentation, specifically Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM), used to analyze material properties. Part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group, it focuses on scientific instrumentation and customer-centric innovation.