Electromagnetic Engineer

Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE); England; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job description

Electromagnetic Engineer

Closing Date: 5th March 2025

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

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

Package: £37,860 - £56,800 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

A relocation package may be available (terms and conditions apply).

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 is currently recruiting for an Electromagnetic Engineer for the Surety Group, who deal with the safety, security, and reliability of the system.

This role is ideally suited to an engineer or applied physicist with design, analysis or research experience in areas related to electromagnetics (EM) or Radio Frequency (RF), who has an enquiring mind, a proactive approach to embracing simplicity, and the ability to develop new and novel techniques to solve problems.

Working within the Surety Group, the successful candidate will undertake the assessment of designs, setting requirements, as well as designing, conducting, and analysing results from experiments. You will also be responsible for researching and evaluating evidence and presenting results in a reasoned and clear form to both technical and non-technical audiences.

As a member of the Electromagnetics and Radio Frequency (EM & RF) team, some other responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the production and delivery of high-quality technical documentation, including test plans, reports, and procedures.
• Supporting Project and Task Management in scoping, planning, and estimating future activities.
• Identifying and supporting opportunities for cost savings, efficiency, and business improvement.
• Demonstrating excellent customer facing skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Organising personal training and development under the guidance of a professional mentor.
• Taking the lead on the development or requirement setting for novel tests and capabilities in support of validation and verification activities on a variety of installations, equipment, components, and systems.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Degree or HND/NVQ4 level (supported by considerable practical experience) or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, or Applied Physics.
• A working knowledge of at least one of the following: Electromagnetic Radiation/Compatibility (EMR/EMC), or Radio Frequency (RF).

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

• Hands-on experience in applying principles to design, assessment or research relating to systems or devices.
• Competence in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and engineering applications, e.g. 3D CAD, Circuit Design and Simulation, Programming.
• Experience teaching/training others.
• Post-graduate qualification or research in a relevant subject area.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has a 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'.