Pulsed Power Engineer

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Physicists or Electrical Engineers to join their innovative Pulsed Power team. This exciting role offers the chance to lead the design of advanced systems generating multi-terawatt pulses of RF electromagnetic power, contributing to groundbreaking scientific research that supports national defense programs. With opportunities for career progression and travel to international locations, this position promises to be both rewarding and impactful. Join a collaborative environment where your unique skills and perspectives will be valued, and help shape the future of technology in a role that truly makes a difference.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

208 hours of holiday plus Bank Holidays

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Qualifications

• Degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience in pulsed power, RF technologies, and high voltage design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of next generation Pulsed Power Systems.
• Manage and engage stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Pulsed Power

Radiofrequency Technologies

High Voltage Design

Stakeholder Management

Technical Project Management

Functional Safety Systems

Power Distribution

RF Systems

Antenna Design

Education

Degree in Physics

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Time left to apply End Date: January 1, 2025 (10 days left to apply)

Job requisition ID: R24839

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

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

Package: (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!

Are you interested in Pulsed Power? Would you like to work with a team of like-minded individuals to investigate the next generation of technology to improve modelling and research experiments at AWE? AWE is looking for Physicists or Electrical/Electronic Engineers who want to step into this field of work with AWE and lead the design of the next generation of Pulsed Power Systems.

AWE is looking for Scientists or Electrical/Electronic Engineers who have an interest in or would like to develop more knowledge into our Pulsed Power team. This role will give the successful candidate the career progression and opportunity to become a subject matter expert within a technical team that designs, constructs and commissions systems generating multi-terawatt pulses of RF electromagnetic power and their application in producing radiation bursts. This is a great opportunity to be involved in unique scientific research which underpins the safety and performance of our defence programmes.

This role also comes with exciting opportunities to travel to the US, France and within the UK to represent the business.

Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours:

• A degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated delivery of projects with at least one or more of the following aspects: pulsed power, radiofrequency technologies, electron beam control and high voltage design.
• Previous experience with stakeholder management and engagement.
• Experience managing product development across multidisciplinary teams and supply chains.
• Previous experience in leading technical projects and/or task management.
• Previous experience in planning and safely executing hazardous experimentation trials.
• Familiarity with Functional Safety Systems.
• Understanding of power distribution, including power network modelling and analysis.
• Experience or knowledge of RF systems and/or Antenna design.
• Experience or knowledge of Pulse Power / High voltage design.

If you are interested in learning more about this and would like to explore a career in this, please apply and ask for more details.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

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, 208 hours of holiday each year plus Bank Holidays.
• 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.

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.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.

About AWE

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.

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