Principal Pulsed Power Scientist

Principal Pulsed Power Scientist

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

Due to the experimental and 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: £59,960 - £68,000 salary range (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.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently looking for either an experienced scientist or electrical/electronic engineer to work within our Pulsed Power teams.

This role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to become a subject matter expert within a technical team that designs, constructs, and commissions pulsed power systems, generating multi-terawatt pulses of RF electromagnetic power.

This role sits within our Technology Development Group, and the successful candidate will be working with a team of like-minded individuals to investigate the next generation of technology to improve modelling and experiments at AWE.

The responsibilities of a Principal Pulsed Power Scientist/Engineer are:

• To lead the design, construction, and commissioning of high pulsed power systems.
• Incorporate technological understanding and stakeholder needs to advise on suitable development programmes.
• Develop collaborative programmes with academia, industry, and government laboratories to tailor emergent technologies to AWE needs.
• Provide technical leadership of projects at phases from concept to commissioning.

Who Are We Looking For?

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following:

• 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 Radio Frequency systems and/or Antenna design.
• Experience or knowledge of Pulse Power / High voltage design.

You will need to be able and willing to travel across the UK, and to the US and France to represent the business.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

• 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.

Next steps:

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 above, 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.

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.

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.