Oxford, England, United Kingdom Hybrid Employment

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is hiring a Quality Engineer

About the Role

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking a Quality Engineer to support design control activities across flow cells, chemical components, and reagent-based products. You will ensure compliant development through to production transfer by partnering with R&D, Technical Transfer, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs teams.

What You'll Do

  • Support design planning, requirements traceability, and documentation review.
  • Oversee Verification & Validation (V&V) planning and execution.
  • Partner with R&D, Technical Transfer, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs.
  • Contribute to risk management activities.
  • Review and approve Design & Development and Change Control documentation.
  • Support CAPA, non-conformance, and Quality System processes.
  • Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 / ISO 13485, GMP, GLP, and GDP.
  • Review and approve D&D processes and records.

What We're Looking For

  • BSc in Engineering or a relevant Scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years’ experience in Design/Development or QA within an ISO 9001 / ISO 13485 regulated environment.
  • Strong understanding of design controls, V&V, risk management, and traceability.
  • Experience with design and development of software and firmware products, including software product lifecycle management.
  • Working knowledge of DMS, Change Control, and CAPA systems.

Nice to Have

  • Medical device or IVD experience.
  • Internal Auditor training (ISO 9001/13485).
  • Validation experience (statistical, process, or CSV).

Work Mode

This role operates on a hybrid basis from our Oxford, UK office.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

Required Skills
ISO 9001ISO 13485Design ControlsVerification & ValidationRisk ManagementTraceabilitySoftware Development LifecycleFirmware DevelopmentDocument Management SystemChange ControlCAPA
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and its subsidiary Oxford Nanopore Diagnostics (OND) develop and manufacture market-leading nanopore-based next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies used across research, biopharma, and in-vitro diagnostics (IVD). The company's goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere.

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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category qa_testing
Posted 14 days ago