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Synchronization Engineer

STFC - The Science and Technology Facilities Council - Engineering and Technology

Location: Warrington
Salary: £31,931 to £44,166 Band D - Band E
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 3rd February 2023
Closes: 22nd February 2023
Job Ref: 2300001S

Contract Type: Open Ended.
Benefits: 30 days holiday + 8 bank holidays + 2.5 privilege days + exceptional defined average salary pension + excellent work life balance
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington

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. And, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, and daily life, 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.

STFC’s Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (ASTeC) mission is to build the ‘Big Science’ facilities of the future; we design, build and operate particle accelerators and make major contributions to many of the biggest projects in the world today. Based at Daresbury Laboratory, we work with high-profile national and international partners that include the Cockcroft Institute.

As a member of the Femtosecond Lasers and Timing (FLT) group, you will help realise systems which generate and manipulate particle and photon beams with single-femtosecond precision.

About the role
We are looking for a synchronisation engineer to contribute to a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
You will contribute to the design of technical systems for innovative electron beam facilities, including CLARA (currently under development at STFC Daresbury Laboratory) and UK XFEL.
You will work on the development of advanced optical and electronic systems used to synchronise electron beams and pulsed lasers with femtosecond precision.

The role will be appointed at either UKRI Band D or Band E, based on how you meet the criteria below.

Band D Job criteria (essential)

  • Minimum 2:1 Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject area (e.g. Physics, Electronic Engineering) or equivalent.
  • Experience in the design, assembly and operation of complex optical and electronic systems.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain concepts concisely and with impact.
  • Excellent attention to detail.

Band E Job criteria (essential) - all the above, plus

  • Significant experience in the design, assembly and operation of complex optical and electronic systems.
  • Responsibility for the delivery of robust working systems, including technical supervision of staff towards this goal.

Employee Benefits:

  • 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.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are invested in creating an environment that is welcoming and supportive of all, to help us achieve the highest possible standards in our work and organisation together. In this regard, we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn –about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself. Join us and discover what’s possible.

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