Production Scientist

The Production Scientist will be responsible for ensuring the scientific integrity of all production testing and calibration processes. This role is critical to maintaining product quality, compliance with radiation standards, and supporting strategic accreditation goals. This position is dedicated to production, ensuring robust, repeatable, and automated testing methods.

Testing and Calibration Oversight

• Maintain and validate test and calibration processes for production systems.
• Ensure algorithms used in testing are scientifically sound and accurate.
• Improve and automate production test processes to reduce manual intervention and rework.

Product Quality and Compliance

• Ensure calibration and accuracy meets required standards for radiation equipment.
• Support type testing and routine conformal testing across product lines.
• Prepare production processes for external scrutiny
• Extend improvements across all products.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop and maintain test software for internal and supplier use.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Analyse test data to validate processes and identify opportunities for optimisation.
• Provide clear documentation and reporting for internal teams and external audits.

• Degree in Physics, or related scientific discipline.
• Strong understanding of radiation detection principles and calibration standards.
• Experience with data analysis and algorithm validation.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams (production, engineering, software).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with accreditation processes.
• Familiarity with type testing and conformal testing methodologies.
• Knowledge of automated test systems and software integration.

• Full-time
• Temporary contract - up to one year

Kromek Group plc is an international technology group, with its global Head Quarters in the UK and offices and manufacturing facilities in the US.

As the only commercial business to produce Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) globally, Kromek's leading technology has allowed us to design, develop, manufacture and market world class detection capabilities, products and solutions.

Our Detection portfolio serves the Security & Defence, Civil Nuclear, and Biological Detection markets. Our durable and highly sensitive devices are built for the harshest of environments, infrastructure protection, security, and research applications.

Our Advanced Imaging portfolio serves the Medical and Industrial & Security markets, delivering CZT based detector solutions to OEMs, as well as global research and academic communities.

We provide a variety of detectors for various modalities, ranging from customisable configurations of metallised detector tiles, and plug and play detector modules, to linear arrays with full detection capabilities.

With Kromek's innovations in Detection and Advanced Imaging, we're heading towards a future of enhanced security and significantly better patient outcomes, ultimately leading to a safer and healthier world.