Director of Product Development

Oxford Instruments Plc • Santa Barbara, CA

6d • $190,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Product Development will lead, manage, and provide the strategic direction for the product development function within the AFM business. He/she will own and deliver the timely completion of new product introductions to enable continued growth of our AFM business.

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

Responsibilities

• Use a hands-on approach and considerable systems-engineering experience to lead the product development team in the development, design and implementation of AFM technology
• Play an integral role in the AFM business leadership team, helping to improve and deliver the long-term strategy that will grow our AFM business
• Deliver the new product roadmap for the AFM business, with ownership of the early-stage development phases
• Provide strategic and technical leadership, mentor talent, drive team development and succession planning to maintain the levels of expertise needed in the business
• Manage and sustain engineering projects, providing support for existing products and new products, as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, utilize best practices, select new tools and techniques that will continue to improve product quality and the development process.
• Utilize best documentation practices
• Oversee and optimize third party engineering services/outsourcing
• Plan, estimate, prioritise and manage agreed project deadlines
• Ensure compliance with safety, design, quality and corporate processes
• Manage budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for all projects
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Generous benefit packages - We offer our employees competitive health insurance options, including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Our 401k program has options for saving both pre- and post-tax dollars for retirement.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Work-life balance is a key part of our company culture here at OI, and we know that our employees do their best work when they can take the time they need to rest and recharge. Employees start with 4 weeks of PTO, which is accrued each pay period.
• Holidays - We recognize 12 holidays this year
• In addition to all the standard PTO options, Oxford Instruments proudly offers a generous and progressive paid family leave policy.
• Professional Development - Oxford Instruments supports you and your professional development with $5,250 available in annual tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees