Mechanical Design Engineer
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Update day: 01-06-2024
Location: Didcot South East
Category: High Technology Mechanical / Technical Electrical / Electronics IT - Software
Industry: Appliances Electrical Electronics Manufacturing
Position: Entry level
Job type: Contract
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Salary: £31,931 - £34,709 or £39,748 - £44,166 per annum (dependent on skills and experience). A Specialist Allowance of up to £5,000 per annum is also available for this role.Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location:Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire
Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer. Stretch your technical skills while building human understanding. Promote sustainability and create new materials. Alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives in the UK and far beyond.
Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you’re equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best.
Discover the science your skills can enable by bringing your engineering experience to our Central Laser Facility. The facility is one of the world’s leading laser centres, providing scientists mainly from the UK and continental Europe with access to an unparalleled range of pioneering laser technology.
Responsibilities
As a Mechanical Design Engineer at this facility, depending on your experience, you will be responsible for either supporting or leading the design of the following
- vacuum systems and hardware used in high vacuum
- high purity gas systems and gas infrastructure
- motion systems for large optics
- chambers and structures
- a HNC or HND, or equivalent degree (BEng in mechanical engineering) along with experience working in an engineering field
- experience working in a mechanical engineering or multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- to be considered for the higher salary, you should have a MEng in mechanical engineering along with extensive experience working in an engineering field & evidence of responsibility such as budgets, management, risk and safety
We are offering a permanent position with a whole host of benefits including:
- 30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days)
- flexible working hours
- an excellent defined average salary pension scheme
- employee shopping/travel discounts
- excellent learning and development opportunities
- visa Sponsorship for candidates applying outside of the UK
UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.
We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business-support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe’s largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what’s possible.
Please submit an application including your CV and a Cover Letter that clearly showcases how your skills and experience align to the requirements of the role.
If you experience any difficulties with applying online, please contact us on
Closing Date:27th November 2022.
Deadline: 16-07-2024
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