Senior RD Engineer Tools Methodologies
Senior RD Engineer Tools Methodologies
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Job Description
The salary for this role is 54376 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP)). Onsite working is expected for 4 days each week however we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role can be based at either of the following sites; Rotherham South Yorkshire or Culham Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Senior R&D Engineer (Tools & Methodologies) you will play a pivotal role in best practice tools and methodologies within UKAEAs test rigs and facilities projects. Having responsibilities for best practice use of engineering tools to enable successful delivery of engineering solutions to high impact fusion problems.
You will work closely with engineering teams to support adoption of the most appropriate tools providing training facilitating workshops preparing guidance material and generally championing best practice and will work in cross disciplinary teams supporting systems engineers to ensure that the needs of the programme are being met.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Provision of coaching in the use of appropriate tools and methodologies to design teams including establishment of mechanisms to enable the dissemination of guidance material on the selection and use of suitable tools and methodologies
- Expands own network through seeking out work with external collaborators (including universities public sector research establishments and industry in fusion and related fields) creating links to complement UKAEAs internal capability offer access to additional expert knowledge and to facilitate new project proposals.
- Uses own initiative to identify opportunities for high impact technology transfer from nonfusion sources and follows up by performing relevant research and preparing project proposals.
- Proactively identify and coordinate work packages for development of junior team members including industrial placement students graduates and apprentices.
Qualifications :
Essential Requirements:
- An experienced practitioner of best practice engineering and organisational tools (e.g. Robust Engineering (FMEAs PDiagrams etc.) Six Sigma Systems Engineering TQM etc.
- Degree or higher (or equivalent training/experience) in engineering physics chemistry technology or similar science
- Highly selfmotivated and demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrable ability to manage R&D work packages
- Strong verbal and written communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in a (project or otherwise) leadership role
Additional Information :
A full list of our benefits can be found here
UKAEAs mission is clean energy for all and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are underrepresented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team supported by our Head of Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis for example changes to the way we interview or share information.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
