Electronics Engineer

Job title:

Electronics Engineer

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usThe Department is located on its own campus in the beautiful Surrey Hills, surrounded by woodland, and is the UK’s largest university space research group. Space science is a discipline that demands highly innovative technologies and the Department has an international reputation for excellence in this area. UCL was one of the first universities in the world to become involved in making scientific observations in space. Since the Department was established in 1966, it has participated in over 70 satellite missions with the European Space Agency, NASA (US), Japan, Russia, China and India, and flown over 230 rocket experiments.About the roleAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electronics Engineer to join the Electronics Engineering Group at the Department of Space and Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory), University College London (UCL). We have two new ESA missions that require additional support, one is a Japanese lead solar instrument EUVST Extreme UltraViolet Spectroscopic Telescope project, this instrument follows on from the successful Hinode instrument that was built at MSSL and launched in 2006. The other is Vigil project, which is part of the ESA space weather network, this instrument is based on the Solar Orbiter SWA instrument launched in February 2020 at the Kennedy Space centre in Florida. Also, we have several early proposal stage projects that will need leadership roles to hopefully get them selected for future missions.The post holder will work within project teams to design, develop and test electronics sub-systems as required for the Laboratory’s space projects.

The key duties and responsibilities are outlined in the job description.This is a 2 year fixed term post with the possibility of extension based on funding.About youThe ideal candidate will have a university degree or equivalent experience in electronic engineering or equivalent. Work-based experience and expertise in electronic engineering is essential. The candidate should understand the design and test of electronics circuitry and systems down to the component level.More information can be found in the Person Specification section of the job description.We particularly welcome female applicants as they are under-represented within UCL at these levelsWhat we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• On-site outdoor swimming pool • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

The Department is family friendly and applications would be welcome from applicants seeking flexible working hours.The Department has been awarded the status of Institute of Physics Juno Practitioner. The aim of Project Juno is to recognise and reward physics departments, schools, institutes and organisations that can demonstrate they have taken action to address gender equality in physics and to encourage better practice for all staff. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.If you have any queries about the role, please contact Gary Davison ( ).Please ensure you that attach a supporting statement as part of your application to address how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as outlined in the person specification.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https:Available documents

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Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:25:43 GMT

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