Electrical Instrumentation Engineer - Pathogen

Led by a world-class faculty of scientists, technologists, policy makers, economists and entrepreneurs, the Ellison Institute of Technology aims to develop and deploy commercially sustainable solutions to solve some of humanity's most enduring challenges. Our work is guided by four Humane Endeavours:
Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology, Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2 and Artificial Intelligence & Robotics.

Set for completion in 2027, the EIT Campus in Littlemore will include more than 300,000 sq ft of research laboratories, educational and gathering spaces. Fuelled by growing ambition and the strength of Oxford's science ecosystem, EIT is now expanding its footprint to a 2 million sq ft Campus across the western part of The Oxford Science Park. Designed by Foster + Partners led by Lord Norman Foster, this will become a transformative workplace for up to 7,000 people, with autonomous laboratories, purpose-built laboratories including a plant sciences building and dynamic spaces to spark interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Pathogen Mission highlights EIT's transformative approach, using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Oracle's cloud technology to create a global pathogen metagenomics system. This initiative aims to improve diagnostics, provide early epidemic warnings, and guide treatments by profiling antimicrobial resistance. The goal is to deliver certified diagnostic tools for widespread use in labs, hospitals, and public health.

EIT Oxford fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and resilience, valuing diverse expertise to drive sustainable solutions to humanity's enduring challenges.

The EIT Pathogen Programme – Applied Sequencing team is seeking an Electrical Instrumentation Engineer to help advance next-generation diagnostic technology.

In this role, you will work closely with experts in microfluidics, microbiology, and data engineering to specify, source, and assemble off-the-shelf components into functional instrumentation for a point-of-care device capable of metagenomic sequencing through a microfluidic cartridge interface.

As the first Electrical Instrumentation Engineer in the team, you will act as a subject matter expert and remain flexible to the evolving needs of the R&D programme. Your work will focus on developing control systems for pumps, valves, actuators, and sensors used to manipulate fluids at the microscale, including movement, mixing, thermal control, and data capture.

This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative healthcare technology with real-world impact.

• Design and engineer electrical systems for laboratory instrumentation integration and automation, from LV (240 V) mains to ELV (