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Research Engineer

Employer
QinetiQ
Location
England, Sevenoaks, Kent
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
20 Mar 2019
Reference
9601

Job Details

QinetiQ

JOB TITLE: RESEARCH ENGINEER

LOCATION: SEVENOAKS

PERMANENT ROLE

At QinetiQ we're dedicated to defending sovereign capability, protecting lives and securing the vital interests of our customers.

We are a company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise that helps our customers protect, improve and advance their vital interests.

We provide technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests.Working across every aspect of the life cycle of critical equipment and infrastructure, providing services and products that address our customers' most pressing challenges; our breadth and depth of experience spans many markets and industries.

Who we are?

We are a world leading security and technology service provider who have invested billions of pounds in their services working with the most high profile clients on the most cutting edge projects. This role is available as the company is expanding.

The Job:

You will be working in the Weapons science team. You will help the customers ensure that assets perform effectively and safely. This particular role involves conducting research, evaluation and assessment of weapon and warhead systems.

Within Weapons Science, our teams come from a variety of physics, chemistry, mathematics and related engineering backgrounds. They are critical to research, advice and the assessment of weapons systems from long range missiles to small arms pistols.

The role responsibilities include:

You will be leading and contributing to technical programmes in this area.

You will be working with programme and project managers to deliver projects to forecast performance by proactively managing risk.

You'll be networking both internally and externally to maintain awareness of relevant activities and to identify opportunities

The Fit.

You need a credible technical background with experience of research, evaluation and assessment and an aptitude and willingness to develop in other areas. It is desirable for some of the experience to be within the weapons domain but training will be given if required.

You need good interpersonal, influencing, and analytical and team working skills

You need good listening and questioning skills to fully understand customers' requirements and problems, good interpersonal and relationship building skills

To Apply:

We look for outstanding technical people, creative and analytical thinkers, decisions makers, influencers and excellent communicators. Join us today.

 

Company

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Life at QinetiQ

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems. 

Diversity and inclusion
Our differences are not only embraced but make us stronger. With that goal in mind, we have Diversity & Inclusion Champions in all our businesses; employee-led networks; and a number of employee communication channels. In a diverse, inclusive environment, we can all achieve our potential.  

Adaptive Working

Flexible & hybrid working options
We understand our people have different needs when it comes to balancing work and life. With Adaptive Working, there’s the potential to work in the way that suits both you and QinetiQ best. We offer flexible working to enable you to work fewer days per week or have flexible start and finish times. 
Meanwhile, hybrid working means you could work remotely or partly on-site. All options are powered by digital technology and designed to balance individuals’ needs with those of teams and customers. 
The goal is to create an inclusive, collaborative and customer-focused culture where everyone can thrive. Find out more here.

Your wellbeing
Looking after the health and wellbeing of you and your family is our number one priority. As part of our Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) strategy, we offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. Your wellbeing is critical to our collective and individual success. 

Rewards and benefits
In addition to global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects, we offer a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme, to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There’s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It’s all designed to make life easier for you and your family. 

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