Control System Engineer - Orion Laser Facility
Location: Reading/Basingstoke area
Salary: £33,850 - £45,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:
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Market leading contributory pension scheme
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Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
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Flexible working hours
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Salary sacrifice scheme
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Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
Would you like to join a diverse team who oversee innovative systems that enable the successful execution of experiments in the Orion plasma physics facility?
AWE is looking for a Control Systems Engineer to support its world class Peta-Watt laser facility. You will work on systems such as precision motion control, visual alignment, pico-second timing and information technology systems.
As a member of the Control & Instrumentation team your main responsibilities will be:
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Ensuring that systems and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely
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Testing, maintaining and modifying existing systems
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Fault-finding and addressing system issues as they arise
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Supporting the design and development of new control systems
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Understanding and ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and quality standard
Whilst not considered a checklist, candidates would benefit from having any of the following knowledge, skills and experience:
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The fundamentals of control & instrumentation
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System design fundamentals
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Dynamic fault-finding skills
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Programmable logic controllers (PLC)
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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
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The IET Wiring Regulations
Full training will be available, but candidates must have a willingness to learn and therefore the successful candidate will have a self-motivated attitude to learning.
Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and on occasions travel within the UK and overseas.
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