Senior User Experience Designer

Oxinst; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company based in High Wycombe is seeking a Senior UX Designer to join their Software Engineering team. The role involves designing user-friendly interfaces for technical software, requiring proven user-centered design skills and collaboration with product owners. Candidates should possess a science or engineering qualification and be proficient in design tools like Figma or Adobe XD. This position offers a hybrid working policy with excellent employee benefits including private health insurance and support for professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Private health insurance

Car salary exchange scheme

Pension plan

Share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Background in user experience design or coding is beneficial.
• Passionate about scientific product design.
• Experience presenting complex design ideas.

Responsibilities

• Design windows desktop applications and instrument controls.
• Collaborate with product owners to gather user needs.
• Work in a large team of designers, developers, and testers.

Skills

User-centered design

Prototyping

Figma

Adobe XD

Agile methodologies

Education

Science or Engineering qualification

Job description

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X‑Ray Technology. With a sixty‑year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world‑class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are looking for a Senior UX Designer to join our Software Engineering team. The Software Engineering team develops world‑class technical software used in academia and industry to create scientific breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world. Our software is technical and specialised and therefore needs careful design influence to help make it easy to understand and use.

This role is ideal for you if…

• You have a background in user experience design, specifically designing windows desktop applications and instrument controls OR you come from a coding background and are looking to move into a UX role
• You are genuinely passionate and/or curious about working for a science business and helping to create products that enable ground‑breaking research and discovery.
• You like the idea of working in large team of designers, developers, and testers (45 people in the software department) in a highly technical environment
• You enjoy presenting and articulating complex design ideas and thrive in coming up with new solutions

What we are looking for…

• A science or Engineering qualification
• Proven user‑centred design and prototyping skills with considerable experience
• Proficient in design and interaction software such as Figma or Adobe XD
• Experience working in an Agile environment with a cross functional team.
• Proven experience collaborating with product owners and developers to gather requirements and understand user needs

Location:

We are based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and have a hybrid working policy. A UX Designer in our organisation needs to be onsite a couple of times a week, as required, because effective design in this context depends on close collaboration and deep product understanding.

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What’s in it for you?

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance

Money & lifestyle –

• MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.

Development –

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
• Defined career paths and regular reviews

Equal opportunities and reasonable adjustments:

Oxford Instruments is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Oxford Instruments is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. Please get in touch if you require any reasonable adjustments within the interview process.

If you would like to learn more about the role, or have any questions before applying please contact [e-mail]