Senior Measurement Scientist - Electronics
- Employer
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE)
- Location
- West Berkshire, England, Berkshire
- Salary
- £41950 - £65000 per annum
- Closing date
- 15 Dec 2021
- Reference
- R12813
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- Discipline
- Building Services, Chemical & Process, Control & Instrumentation, Design, Electronics
- Sector
- Chemical, Consumer Electronics, Defence, Industrial, Manufacturing
- Job Type
- Senior & Chartered Engineer
Job Details
AWE has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Measurement Scientist to lead the design, characterisation, procurement, installation, commissioning and in-service support of radiological instrumentation across our Sites.
Senior Measurement Scientist - Electronic Engineering
Location: Reading / Basingstoke Area
Salary: £41,950 - £65,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) + Allowance
AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:
Market leading contributory pension scheme
Generous holiday entitlement, 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
Flexible working hours
Salary sacrifice scheme
Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
Relocation package available (terms & conditions apply)
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Task Management of apprentices and less experience staff; ensuring their safety and competence is upheld
Ensure the technical and financial success of large radiological instrumentation projects
Delivery of complex products and architectures to Customers at agreed costs
Issue of technical documentation for large instrumentation projects/service delivery
Timely delivery of radiological products to customers at agreed cost
Design, build and test complex products and architectures which meet project deliverables
Seek and identify new instrumentation/equipment with the potential to improve company plant and processes
Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player
Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system
To be considered for these roles, we will be looking for candidates to demonstrate:
Qualifications to minimum HND (preferably Degree or Chartered) or equivalent level of knowledge in electronics, engineering or physics discipline
Strong stakeholder communication skills
An ability to draw schematics and printed circuit board layouts
Experience participating in projects at all stages of development
Ability perform structured statistical analysis of complex data
Previous supervisory experience
Experience working in a design, development and metrology environment
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
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Company
We’re looking for talented and ambitious people to join us in our work at the forefront of nuclear defence engineering, science and technology.
To work at AWE is to play a valuable part in keeping our country safe and secure.
Working at AWE gives you access to exceptional technologies, facilities and projects no ordinary company can provide – and the support of world-class professionals at every stage of your career.
- Website
- https://careers.awe.co.uk/
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