Electrical/Electronic Laboratory Technician

2 months ago


Aldermaston, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Electrical/Electronic Laboratory Technician

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: From £31,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE has an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Technician to join our Technology Development Group, bringing their experience to AWE and to successfully playing a key role in delivering for our customers.

Working within our Plasma Diagnostic Support Team, you'll be assisting with the assembly and testing of bespoke hardware and supporting engineers and scientists with conducting laboratory experiments.

On a day-to-day basis, you will apply and hone your skills, working in accordance with task instructions in a safe and effective manner whilst maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment within the laboratory.

Where will you be working?

Orion - the largest and most powerful laser system and experimental facility for high-energy density physics in the UK.

Orion delivers high-quality output to a demanding user programme. It recreates physical conditions in the lab like those found in the heart of the sun, with its high-power laser beamlines, all housed in a building the size of a football pitch

Who are we looking for?

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

Practical Electrical/Electronic qualification(s) and/or experience in maintaining, fault finding, repairing electrical systems down to modular level

Working in a laboratory/workshop environment

Use of testing and measuring equipment, such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes etc

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave

Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)

Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay

Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body

Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending

Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV

We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process

Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process

We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes



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