Ref: 124575 Role: Vacuum Systems Engineer – PVD / Thin Film Deposition Location: High Wycombe Working hours: Full-time | Permanent | Monday to Friday Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)Parkside Recruitment are seeking a Vacuum Systems Development Engineer to play a key role in the design, build, and refinement of precision bench-top PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) systems. This position offers a great opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge hardware used in research institutions and high-tech industries worldwide. What You’ll Be Doing: Designing and developing HV (high vacuum) and UHV (ultra-high vacuum) deposition systems
Assembling, testing, and optimising hardware for performance and reliability
Supporting customer system installations, occasionally on-site in the UK and internationally
Collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and control systems engineers to implement improvements and custom configurations
Troubleshooting and refining prototypes to enhance usability and system functionality
Providing technical documentation and contributing to design iterations based on real-world performance
What We're Looking For: Experience with vacuum technologies, PVD systems, or similar instrumentation
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