Principal Electrical Engineer

Date : Oct 20, 2025

Location : Santa Barbara, CA, US

About Oxford Instruments

Our purpose is to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world.

Our technology and scientific expertise enable our customers to discover and bring to market exciting new advances that drive human progress. We aim to be the scientific instrumentation partner in every significant lab and production facility across the world.

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research is a technology leader in Atomic Force Microscopy. We specialize in making the best atomic force microscopes (AFMs) for academic research and industrial R&D. Our passion for innovating AFM technology is our driving force, and since then we have continuously worked to develop higher performance AFMs.

We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, 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 want to empower our employees so that they innovate, support our growth and improve our productivity. We support them to make the right decisions and reach their full potential as they develop their careers at Oxford Instruments. Our ways of working are lived every day and are as follows :

• We start with the customer
• We succeed by being focused
• We make and keep our promises
• We work together as one team
• We help and trust each other to succeed

About the Opportunity

We are looking for a senior level Electrical Engineer to join us as a key member of our highly technical product development team. At Oxford Instruments Asylum Research, we design and manufacture atomic force microscopes which are used in a wide range of materials science applications. These complex instruments enable cutting‑edge research discoveries for our customers around the world, while simultaneously providing our team with an endless stream of unique and interesting engineering challenges to be solved.

If you are a curious, collaborative problem solver looking to have a big impact in a hands‑on role which touches all parts of the product life cycle, this could be the perfect opportunity for your next career move. You’ll be part of a small but robust engineering team working out of our Santa Barbara facility where we design, sell, manufacture and support a complete product suite of research instruments used in industry and academia.

Key Job Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Salary

In accordance with California law, the expected salary for this full‑time, benefited position is between $143,888 - $199,000 . The actual compensation will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience and other factors permitted by law.

Oxford Instruments Perks and Benefits

Generous benefit packages – We offer our employees competitive health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans.

Applicants Must Be Authorized to Work for Any Employer in the US

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa at this time for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employment

Oxford Instruments is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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, its services, programs, and activities.

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Nearest Major Market

Santa Barbara

Nearest Secondary Market

Santa Maria

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