Senior Vacuum Electrical Technician

Diamond Light Source; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 26 days

Pension scheme

Relocation allowance

Flexible working hours

On-site facilities

Job summary

Diamond Light Source in Harwell, Oxfordshire, seeks a Senior Vacuum Electrical Technician for a 3-year fixed-term, onsite position. You will provide electrical support for vacuum systems, including design reviews, testing, and calibration of vacuum instrumentation across accelerators and beamlines.

You will lead and train staff, develop procedures, and ensure safety when wiring, testing and fault-finding LV/HV electrical systems.

Qualifications

• Hold ONC/OND/City & Guilds Electrical/Electronic qualification or equivalent.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings and circuit diagrams.
• Experience with soldering, crimping, cable assembly and rack wiring.
• Proficient with oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• Capable of making off cables with LV/HV connectors.
• Skilled in testing and fault-finding electrical systems with proper safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and supervision to technical staff on vacuum instrumentation projects, reviewing electrical designs before issue.
• Lead development of test, commissioning, fault-finding and repair procedures for vacuum instrumentation systems.
• Develop and deliver training on vacuum systems instrumentation and specialised cable construction, testing, installation.
• Maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation and control equipment used on girders and ovens.
• Support installation, testing, commissioning and fault-finding of vacuum control systems during upgrades.
• Carry out risk assessments and write method statements for vacuum electrical systems.

Skills

Electrical drawings

Soldering

Crimping

Cable assembly

Rack wiring

Electrical safety

Test & fault find

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Education

ONC/OND/City & Guilds Electrical/Electronic qualification

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

3-Year Fixed Term - Based in Harwell, Oxfordshire

As standard this role requires a fully onsite working arrangement.

About Us

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth and environmental sciences.

About the Role

We now have an opportunity for a Senior Vacuum Electrical Technician to provide vacuum systems electrical support, guidance and planning to the Diamond Project for a 3-year fixed term contract.

This role will contribute directly to the construction, testing, installation, commissioning, servicing and fault finding, repair and calibration of the Diamond vacuum instrumentation and associated systems including cabling, vacuum controllers and ancillary equipment such as pump carts, bakeout equipment and vacuum laboratory equipment

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing guidance and supervision to technical staff undertaking vacuum instrumentation projects, ensuring work is completed safely and in accordance with approved procedures. Liaising with engineers to support the production of electrical designs for vacuum systems associated with accelerators, beamlines and new equipment, including reviewing vacuum electrical drawings prior to issue and build.
• Lead the development and implementation of electrical test, commissioning, fault-finding and repair procedures for vacuum instrumentation systems, working with the Vacuum Instrumentation team to ensure safe working practices are maintained.
• Develop and deliver training programmes for vacuum systems instrumentation in collaboration with the Vacuum Instrumentation team, with particular emphasis on specialised vacuum cable construction, testing and installation.
• Work with the Senior Vacuum Engineers to maintain, fault-find and repair the instrumentation and associated control equipment used on the girder ovens.
• Support the installation, testing, commissioning and fault-finding of vacuum control and instrumentation systems across the accelerators and beamlines during Diamond II upgrade dark periods.
• Carry out formal and informal risk assessments and write method statements for the vacuum electrical systems.

About You

You will hold an appropriate ONC/OND/City & Guilds Electrical/Electronic qualification or similar level in a relevant subject.

You will have experience and ability to:

• Understand and work with electrical and mechanical drawings and circuit diagrams.
• Carry out a variety of mechanical and electrical assembly tasks, including soldering, crimping, cable assembly and rack wiring.
• Use standard electronic measurement instruments including oscilloscopes and multi-meters.
• Make off cables with various connectors for LV and HV low power circuits.
• Test and fault find within electrical systems, with a good understanding of electrical safety practices for LV & HV low power circuits and devices.

Benefits

Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure, public holidays, 2 annual volunteering days and flexible working hours. We also offer an excellent defined benefit pension scheme with a 2.3% accrual rate. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.

The closing date for applications is 1st November.