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Company Description
-Element Six, part of De Beers Group, is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide supermaterials.
With research and development facilities and manufacturing sites in the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and the US, we have been pushing the boundaries of synthetic diamond innovation for more than 60 years. We utilise the extreme properties of synthetic diamond to open up new possibilities in exciting areas such as quantum optics, acoustics and thermal conductivity.
Our success comes from building strong, collaborative relationships, both internally in our extraordinary teams, and externally with our customers. We strive to deliver extreme performance and we seek talented, ambitious people who will thrive in an environment that fosters individuality, inclusivity, innovation and creativity.
We offer an exciting and varied career, with opportunities to work in various locations and teams, and across different functions and projects.
If you like the idea of an exciting variety of work in a diverse global team, then we want you to get in touch.

Job Description
-The Global Innovation Centre (GIC) is the hub for Research and Development within the Element Six group. In our Laboratories, a team of skilled Technicians, Engineers, and Scientists produce and evaluate new diamond super-materials for the Global market. This work includes understanding the fundamentals of materials science, designing equipment and processes.
An opportunity has arisen for a 12-18 month fixed-term contract within the Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) Innovation team, based at the GIC.
The position is ideally suited to a recent graduate/post-graduate looking to acquire new skills and experience within the commercial area of diamond quantum technologies to develop new products and materials within the innovation environment.
The ideal candidate will bring a fresh perspective and challenge the way we do things within CVD.

Duties and tasks

• Working with the existing Quantum Technologies team to develop new materials and processing techniques to meet Element Six’s deliverables as part of the EU’s Quantum Flagship program.
• Supporting the planning and execution of experiments. This will involve some or all of: setting up and running CVD synthesis processes; maintaining and calibrating CVD equipment and instrumentation; performing characterization of CVD diamond materials; analysing data; communicating your results and conclusions to colleagues and external collaborators.

• Qualifications

-Studying or completion of a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or related disciplines.

• Hands-on, self-motivated approach to problem solving.
• Technically versatile and fast learner.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in some of the following would be advantageous but is not essential:
• Synthetic diamond and general materials science
• CVD or thin film deposition processes
• Scientific instrumentation
• Manufacturing principles and process engineering
• Electrical or mechanical design,
• Computer modelling
• Quantum technologies

Job Types: Full-time, Contract