Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. Located on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire a 20 minute drive south of Oxford in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Diamond Light Source conducts world-class research in virtually all fields of science and offers rewarding career opportunities covering both technical and scientific disciplines.

Aim:

To provide professional mechanical engineering support in carrying out projects related to the technical systems of the Diamond facility.

Duties include:

• Interact closely with in-house and external scientific and engineering staff in support of Diamond accelerator, insertion device, front end and beamline projects as assigned;
• Provide creative, innovative and adaptive solutions to problems involved with the mechanical engineering systems and provide professional input to the mechanical design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning phases;
• Produce design calculations to predict performance of designs prior to manufacture and where necessary perform or supervise FEA on critical areas;
• Produce layouts and design concepts, ideally employing AutoCAD;
• Negotiate, agree and write technical specifications, produce and monitor project management plans including Gantt charts, resource and procurement plans;
• Make presentations of project status and technical issues at project meetings;
• Contribute to hazard analysis and risk assessment exercises;
• Work within DLS procedures and contribute to their development;
• Supervise internal and contract staff;
• Keep up to date with relevant technology and industry best practice;
• Maintain and Manage project files containing all relevant project documentation.

• Honours degree or equivalent  in relevant discipline;
• Ability to provide ideas and creative solutions to design problems;
• Lead projects completing specifications and managing time, cost and quality;
• Demonstrate self-motivation;
• Demonstrate ability and initiative to get to the heart of a problem and take it through to completion;
• Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills with management, peers, subordinates, customers and suppliers;
• Some practical background in mechanical engineering and relevant experience;
• Some appreciation of at least one mechanical CAD system and an FEA package;
• Very good working knowledge of engineering drawings;
• Competent in the use of computers and Word, Excel, Power Point, MSProject;
• Must be available to travel on work related business with some overnight stays occasionally.

• Masters, PhD or equivalent in relevant discipline;
• Engineering Council registration and membership of relevant professional body;
• Driving Licence;
• Demonstrate ability to lead, motivate and manage internal and contract staff;
• Experience in the specification, procurement, installation and commissioning of engineering systems;
• Good appreciation of project management;
• Experience of working in a team and presenting ideas and solutions to customers;
• Experience of fabrication and manufacturing techniques;
• Competence in the selection of materials;
• Experience of supervision; 
• Experience of working within a QA system;
• Experience in ultra high vacuum technology;
• Experience of heat transfer calculations and design;
• Experience in precision mechanism design;
• Experience in motion control systems;
• Experience with cryogenic and other pressure systems;
• Competence in AutoCAD or Pro-Engineer.