Composite Design Engineer

The department of Physics are looking to recruit a Composite Design Engineer
in a full time fixed term position for 3 years.





**What We Offer**





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loan



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs





The successful candidate will design, analyse and arrange for the production
of both composite and traditional material components, mechanical moving
parts, test rigs and experimental equipment for Physics research. A large
portion of the work is in the area of precision instrumentation for
experimental Physics, some of which operate within Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) and
Extreme-High Vacuum (XHV) environments. The role requires regular liaison with
senior academics, research support staff, workshop technicians, other
Universities and large international research establishments. The ability to
develop a concept into something practical, taking ‘ownership’ of the
deliverable and participating in the commissioning of equipment is essential.





The position of Mechanical Design Engineer is within the Mechanical Design
Group which is a part of the Oxford Physics Technical Excellence Centre
(OPTEC). The OPTEC group is made up of the Mechanical Design Group, Mechanical
Workshops, Electronics Engineers Group, Electronics Workshops, Thin Films
Unit, Photo Fabrication Facility, Nano Fabrication and the Cryomagnetics
Group. OPTEC is charged with the support of teaching and research across the
whole department and has impact and interactions with projects and research
ranging from large telescope arrays, beamline projects at CERN, space flight
instrumentation, fixed target Dark Matter and Neutrino experiments and atomic
level projects.





The work of the Mechanical Design Engineer can be very varied and challenging;
technological boundaries are being reached and pushed back through the
research carried out in the Department pf Physics Department and it is in the
design phase that much of the advancement in this new technology can be
instigated. We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer who has the drive and
determination to take an idea from concept to fabricated and commissioned
assembly (or instrument), helping Oxford Physics advance the boundaries of
science.



The full duties and selection criteria can be found in the Job description
found below.





**Application Process**





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.





The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 3 November 2023