Senior Mechanical Design

3 days ago

Didcot, United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Full time

**Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary**:£31,931 to £44,166 per annum (dependent on skills and experience). A Specialist Allowance of up to £3000 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. 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._**

**_Are you a self-motivated mechanical engineer interested in the development of innovative mechanical structures, involving novel concepts, novel materials, and extremely challenging requirements?_**

The ISIS Target Design Group has an immediate requirement for an experienced senior design and analysis engineer with specialist knowledge in complex mechanical systems to manage the design, development, simulation and procurement of its scientific researchequipment. Design and analysis of target station components and systems is a key element in supporting the user community carrying out scientific studies at the ISIS facility, and there is an active programme of development of these systems as part of a widerfacility growth.

This opportunity will see you join the Target Design Group, operating at the heart of ISIS’s Design Division. You would work closely and collaborate with leading scientists, engineers and technicians in the field and work on a breadth of novel technologiesand to specify, design, simulate, develop, procure and test bespoke mechanical components and systems for some highly challenging environments. These could include but are not limited to cryogenic neutron moderators, neutron producing targets, proton beamwindows, fluid systems and supporting mechanical structures. You will be involved in full lifecycle engineering from concept to commissioning of one-off components and larger, sophisticated systems. As a senior part of a dynamic and responsive engineeringteam, you will lead the development of high tech engineering solutions.

**The post holder’s duties would include**:

- Play a leading role in design teams, with coordination between different disciplines
- Actively managing priorities of own work and your staff’s work against technical board priorities
- Provide technical support and advice to other specialists in the division and department
- Managing the design and analysis of complex components and systems
- Carrying out appropriate analysis of the systems
- Presentation of designs and results for peer and stakeholder review
- Line manage staff
- Be responsible for training and developing early careers staff
- Managing procurement and delivery of approved designs
- Ensuring all engineering design and analysis is carried out safely and in accordance with required codes of practice
- Production of technical reports and safety assessments
- **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.**_

**Person Specification**

The below criteria will be assessed at Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I)
- Significant postgraduate experience in the design including experience in working in multi-disciplinary teams. (S&I)
- Significant postgraduate experience in carrying out engineering simulation and analysis (mechanical, thermo-mechanical and computational fluid dynamics) (S&I)
- Proven ability to analyse, design and deliver systems from first principles. (I)
- Proven ability to work to procedures, and Industrial Standards and Regulations. (S&I)
- Understanding of safe design, risk assessments, and risk mitigation. (S&I)
- Comprehensive understanding of materials and manufacturing. (S&I)
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work collaboratively and constructively in multidisciplinary project delivery environments. (S&I)

**About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)**

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We’re proud of the impact we make. And we’re committed to helping build a globally competitive,knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You’ll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you’ll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And,in a positive and supportive culture, you’ll discover just what a difference you can make when you’re equipped and inspired to excel.

We’re a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don’t, ask questions that others won’t, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongside Mars landings and black holes, we also explore diverse,international projects in everything from science and engineering to computing and technology. Whether it’s at the cutting edge or behind the scenes, our work is intellectually challenging. It’s very often ground-breaking. And it’s endlessly, irresistiblyfascinating.

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