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Experimental Scientist

Employer
AWE
Location
Berkshire, England, West Berkshire
Salary
£33300 - £44000 per annum
Posting live until
1 Dec 2021

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Discipline
Defence & aerospace, Materials science & nanotechnology, Fusion & plasma science
Job type
Industry & business
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Job Details

AWE is currently recruiting for an Experimental Scientist to conduct world leading research in the study of hydrodynamic behaviour of materials under explosive loading conditions. This role will support AWE's core mission of underwriting the safety and performance of the UKs nuclear deterrent and maintaining national nuclear security as well as developing the capabilities and technologies needed to meet future nuclear deterrent needs.

Package - £33,300 - c£44,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

  • Market leading contributory pension scheme
  • Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year, including Bank Holidays, plus every other Friday off)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Salary sacrifice scheme
  • Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
  • Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply)

You will be working in a team consisting mainly of physicists, but with some engineers and materials scientists. This role will include experimentation with explosives and computational modelling of the experiments. You will have the opportunity to use AWE's unique computational and experimental facilities and those across the UK. Key objectives for your work will be to progress experimental projects on the safe containment of high explosive events, developing capabilities to effectively protect against explosively generated threats, such as blast, fragment and jet attack. Due to the unique nature of the work training will be provided.

What will you be responsible for?

  • Learning and maintaining a good level of knowledge and awareness in the behaviour of explosively driven materials and blast
  • Participate in collaborative working relationships with UK universities and US national laboratories
  • Ensuring technical equipment is maintained and operated appropriately and risks are appropriately communicated
  • Documenting your work in reports and presentations
  • Ensure the safe conduct of research activities

What will you need to be considered?

  • A Degree in a scientific or STEM discipline, equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or equivalent experience
  • Working experience conducting empirical scientific research and drawing and presenting sound detailed conclusions
  • Previous experience of managing own research project activities
  • The ability to plan and manage the delivery of your own work or that of a small technical team
  • The ability to provide technical input within your own field of expertise that can influence scientific projects
  • Ability to learn to manage specialist equipment and develop and define specialist research processes to deliver solutions to technical problems, appropriate training will be provided
  • The ability to solve technical problems by applying specialist technical knowledge to own work or working as part of a team, transferring knowledge to help solve problems outside their own area of expertise

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

Company

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AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Working to support the defence of our country, we’re a community of creative thinkers from all kinds of backgrounds in all kinds of roles, with one clear mission – to keep everyone, our environment and everything around us safe and secure. Our role in nuclear defence and the specialist expertise we provide to the government, is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK – and to keeping the peace. From developing the warheads for the nuclear deterrent, to providing counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions, the work we do is of global importance.

Why work for us
What we do is unique and so are the people who work here. We are a team of around 6500 people – proud to be part of such an important mission. We are com​mitted to equality at work and to mainstreaming diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We believe that by bringing together a diverse range of people we’ll get the diversity of thought to approach challenges in new ways.

Training and development
We believe in supporting our people through long-term investment in learning and development. Alongside in-house and on-line training capabilities, we support membership of professional bodies. We also focus on building and developing leadership skills, in pursuit of our best-in-class ambition. We do this through tailored leadership development programmes, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, designed to equip our leaders with the skills to drive performance and bring out the best in their teams.

Graduate schemes
Our two-year Evolve programme offers four career pathways: Science, Engineering, Environment, Safety, Health & Quality and Corporate & Operations. The programme is designed to be flexible, to incorporate a range of experiences as well as business needs. You’ll undertake several placements to expand your knowledge of your discipline, enabling you to develop yourself and your ongoing career. Your line manager will work with you and support you on your journey.

What we are looking for
We are always looking for high-calibre people to join our team. Whatever stage of your career, AWE is an exciting and challenging environment to develop your skills and achieve your potential. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognize 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. Please note that you must be a British national to apply for a role at AWE.

Location
Reading, UK

Number of employees
6500

Main areas of research
Nuclear defence, nuclear forensics, radiation detection, plasma physics, hydrodynamics, high-performance computing, materials science

Positions recently recruited for
Computational physics, criticality scientists, experimental physics, radiation science, high-performance computing, radiation detection

Pre-requisites
Must be a British national and have resided in the UK for 10 years for our science and engineering roles 

How to apply
Please visit our website www.awe.co.uk/careers for further information

Contact
Tel +44 (0)118 981 4111
www.awe.co.uk

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 0118 98 24643
Location
AWE Aldermaston
 Reading
Berkshire
RG7 4PR
United Kingdom
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