Electronics Technician/Engineer

Salary: £31, to £34, (dependent on skills and experience). A Specialist Allowance of up to £ per annum is also available for this role.

Hours: Full Time.

Contract Type: Open Ended.

Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, 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 ISIS Neutron and Muon Source. At this world-leading scientific research centre, each problem requires a unique solution, taking advantage of the latest technologies. Our engineers and technicians are encouraged to share, develop and input new or novel solutions.

Working as an Electronics Engineer/Technician at this facility, you will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and servicing of a vast range of electrical and electronic equipment and systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Provide electronic and electrical support to the ISIS Linac section, through the provision of fast and effective fault diagnosis and repair.
  • Support the design and manufacture of custom pieces of equipment that enhance and enable the accelerator to perform reliably.
  • Be responsible for specific areas within our equipment maintenance programme.

    • We are looking for someone with:

  • HNC qualification or above, or equivalent experience, in Electronic Engineering.
  • Good range of technical experience outside of academia, such as electronics design work, fault finding skills, test, and repair work.
  • Creative and adaptive approach to problem solving as shown through previous work and achievements.
  • Excellent communications skills.

    • What we offer

    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

    • Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

    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. 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.