New Job Opportunities at Froilabo

Role: Electronics Design Engineer – Edinburgh Sensors & Froilabo

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Froilabo, Edinburgh Instruments and Edinburgh Sensors are part of the Techcomp Europe family.

Froilabo develops and manufactures temperature-controlled equipment for sample preparation and preservation in laboratory and industrial applications, including ultra-low-temperature freezers, ovens, and incubators.

Edinburgh Sensors is a world’s leading manufacturers of gas detection instruments and systems for cutting-edge gas sensing solutions. Edinburgh Sensors providing solutions to a number of different industries such as agriculture, HVAC, process control and etc.

Froilabo has sites in France, Romania and a shared R&D hub with Edinburgh Instruments and Edinburgh Sensors in Scotland. Froilabo and Edinburgh Sensors are looking to create a strong engineering team to build the next generation of gas sensing technology and environmentally-friendly freezers.

We are looking to recruit an Electronics Design Engineer to join out Livingston centre.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Electronics Design Engineer will support the Senior Electronics Design Engineer / Program Manager and conducts electronic engineering tasks for new product development, bespoke customer developments and sustainability and product improvement developments. Responsibilities include designing and developing electronic products and systems, ensuring the performance and safety of products meet the specified requirements and standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Undertake the design and development of specified projects / products or sub-systems.
• Produce, maintain, record and ensure safe keeping of computerised design documentation.
• Provide technical support to other divisions, production or sales teams as required.
• Remain abreast of state-of-the-art electronics technology and products.
• Undertake off-site visits for design, consultancy, installation, warranty or maintenance of electronic products, as required.
• Undertake any other duties as required.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Degree or higher in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (Candidate without formal qualifications who can demonstrate relevant experience will also be considered).
• Experience of signal and data processing for control systems, and implementation of HMI modules.
• Understanding of component selection, schematic capturing and PCB layout.
• Coding experience for Firmware in C/C++ and assembler coding.

We’d Also Love to See

• Familiar with manufacturing techniques and product development environment in digital and analogue electronics.
• Willingness to learn Altium and SVN software.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role: Senior Electrical Technician – Froilabo

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Part of the Techcomp Europe family, Froilabo develops and manufactures temperature-controlled equipment for sample preparation and preservation in laboratory and industrial applications, including ultra-low-temperature freezers, ovens, and incubators.

With sites in France and Romania and a shared R&D hub at Edinburgh Instruments in Scotland, Froilabo are looking to create a strong engineering team to build the next generation of environmentally-friendly freezers.

To this end, Froilabo are looking to recruit a Senior Electrical Technician to join our Livingston R&D centre.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Senior Electrical Technician will support the manufacturing team in the operation and R&D team in design and obtain performance data and working to resolve problems such as equipment issues and malfunctions with bias towards electrical installations, circuits, and power distribution systems.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Carry out build, modification and testing of electrical circuits and power distribution units.
• Support wider team with electrical installations, including peer review designs and buddy checking completed works.
• Carry out pre-operation checks on the test pieces and PPAP sample.
• Work with team on continuous improvement activities.
• Generate and follow work instructions.
• Follow company safety standards and report safety issues.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• HNC level in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Experience of lab or industrial environments including safety procedures.
• Experience of electrical installations and build of power distribution units.
• Experience of completing mechanical and/or electrical works on equipment or systems in line with engineering documentation.
• Mechanical and electrical fitting skills.
• Competent user of MS Office packages.
• Ability to read diagrams and schematics (ideally electrical and P&ID).

We’d Also Love to See

• Experience of operating automated software and PLC system.
• Practical working knowledge of sensors, actuators, instrumentation, wiring and control systems.
• Experience of working in a product development or research environment.
• Industrial wiring, e.g., contactors, breakers, 3-hase etc.
• Analogue’s electronics, e.g., resistors, inductors, capacitors, band pass filters etc.
• Design of electrical circuits (and P&ID) and power distribution systems.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Location: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Hybrid working.
Salary: £DOE, includes benefits, bonus and pension
Contract: Full time, Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Marketing & Communications Manager to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be doing

Reporting to the Group Head of Product, the Marketing & Communications Manager will lead the marketing & graphics team with a remit to provide the Techcomp Group with a fully joined up, collaborative and responsive marketing & communications function. Working across the Techcomp Group of companies, they will own the marketing strategy, establish a consistent tone of voice with compelling stories to drive traffic and develop a unified communications message.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Marcomms – produce a wide range of online and offline marketing communications materials – high quality brochures, advertisements, direct mail, newsletters, press releases etc. that are in line with brands and corporate identity.
• Global Exhibitions & Conferences – work closely with key stakeholders to identify, book and provide end2end marketing input and support including booth design.
• Content Creation – work closely with the technical teams to create relevant, consistent content at the right level to reach optimal audiences.
• Advertising – digital & print including managing external agencies.
• Budget Management – marcomms for each Group company.
• Team Management – leadership, development and motivation.
• Ownership of company websites – CMS and SERP.
• Deliver bottom line success – review KPIs, track results, monthly reporting.
• Analysis – Track the Company’s website traffic through Google Analytics and Google Ad Words and acting upon the information.
• Undertake off-site visits to support the Company as required.
• Any other ad hoc duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• You’ll be an experienced Marketing Manager with an impressive track record of success leading a multi-functional team.
• Your profile will include developing marketing strategy, managing budgets and key stakeholder management and engagement.
• You’ll enjoy writing innovative, creative copy to a high standard adapting style for different channels and audiences, and will be a stickler for accuracy!
• With broad digital channel marketing expertise to grow audiences you’ll be adept at lead generation and a strong user of SEO, Google Analytics and Google Ad Words; with the ability to act upon the data and track KPI’s. CMS and SERP experience also essential.
• You’ll understand the benefits of collaborative working with the wider technical teams (sales, applications & product management) and be a considered thinker.
• Possess the ability to own a communication plan and implement a consistent tone of voice.
• We’re a fast-paced multi-branded business and so the desire to get stuck in with a practical hands-on approach is key.
• You’ll have some previous line management experience and understand the importance of resource allocation, people development, task delegation and prioritisation.
• Results orientated you will track results and celebrate success.
• A degree in Marketing or a related discipline, would be beneficial but not essential.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, pension scheme, paid holidays, employee discount scheme, cycle to work, subsidised gym membership and group life, permanent health & private medical insurance.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role: Electrical Engineer

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Part of the Techcomp Europe family, Froilabo develops and manufactures temperature-controlled equipment for sample preparation and preservation in laboratory and industrial applications, including ultra-low-temperature freezers, ovens, and incubators.

With sites in France and Romania and a shared R&D hub at Edinburgh Instruments in Scotland, Froilabo are looking to create a strong engineering team to build the next generation of environmentally-friendly freezers.

To this end, Froilabo are looking to recruit an Electrical Engineer to join our Livingston R&D centre.

What You’ll Be Doing?

The Electrical Engineer designs, tests, and develops electrical systems for refrigeration products, encompassing component selection, distribution of AC/DC power, signal and control wiring, creation of system cable harnesses and wiring diagrams, ensuring product electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility, and supporting overall product reliability.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Primary engineer for electrical system design: Select components, design system electrical layout and wiring, share in developing unit control systems, ensure the safety and reliability of the electrical subsystem supports the overall system’s safety and reliability.
• Ensure electrical design fulfills relevant regulatory requirements and standards and exceeds them where appropriate.
• Document system wiring and cable harnesses for transfer to production. Ensure product manufacturing and service needs are considered and incorporated during design. Develop test methods for production where appropriate in conjunction with the Production Engineers.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Relevant experience in electrical engineering design and development, with demonstrated competence in system wiring design and accompanying documentation. Any suitable combination of practical experience and education will be considered, with an emphasis on experience.
• Knowledge of control systems, including relay logic and fail-safe design principles. Demonstrated competence in designing systems to be safe, robust, and reliable, as well as putting in place appropriate testing to prove the same.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards, including electrical safety and EMC, and their implications for design and test; able to identify and apply relevant requirements for markets outside the UK and European Union.

We’d Also Love to See

• Industrial equipment design experience preferred; otherwise, experience with design of systems containing mains-powered rotating equipment, heating elements, etc., preference for products in series production rather than bespoke installations.
• PLC programming experience a plus. Opportunity for growth in this area based on Engineer’s career development interests.
• ATEX or Medical Device design experience a plus.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role: Refrigeration Design Engineer

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Part of the Techcomp Europe family, Froilabo develops and manufactures temperature-controlled equipment for sample preparation and preservation in laboratory and industrial applications, including ultra-low-temperature freezers, ovens, and incubators.

With sites in France and Romania and a shared R&D hub at Edinburgh Instruments in Scotland, Froilabo are looking to create a strong engineering team to build the next generation of environmentally-friendly freezers.

To this end, Froilabo are looking to recruit a Refrigeration Design Engineer to join our Livingston R&D centre.

What You’ll Be Doing?

The Refrigeration Design Engineer works with a small team of engineers in developing refrigerated equipment for laboratory environments, including low- and ultra-low-temperature freezers, blast freezers, and refrigerated incubators. The role will require the ability to fit in well as part of a team, whilst also being capable of working independently. As Froilabo’s resident design authority for refrigeration, the role will require international travel to Froilabo’s production site in Romania as well as occasional travel to France.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Design and develop refrigeration circuits, including component selection (compressors, heat exchangers, regulators, etc.), test, and optimization. Create and enact test plans to determine circuit reliability and make appropriate design tweaks based on the data.
• Drive ongoing transition of products to green refrigerants, ensure product compliance to relevant European and foreign regulatory requirements. Monitor changes to the requirements and ensure products and production processes continue to comply.
• Assist the Production Engineers in transitioning refrigeration circuits into production; advise on tools and processes to increase quality and throughput. Consult on refrigeration issues seen in production, working with the Production team to troubleshoot and resolve them.
• Manage a small team of Refrigeration Technicians (1-2) to carry out circuit prototyping, modifications, and test.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Demonstrated theoretical and practical knowledge of refrigeration circuit design and relevant fluid mechanics (industrial cooling, air conditioning, or similar field), especially knowledge of cascade refrigeration circuits and design for series production.
• Knowledge of the regulations regarding refrigeration systems and pressure equipment (e.g., Pressure Equipment Directive, EN 378-2).
• Knowledge of the different families of refrigerants and the relevant F-GAS and ATEX regulations.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.