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The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university focused on delivering excellent teaching and world-class research and known for forging strong collaborative links with industry, government, business and the third sector. Challenging conventional wisdom has been fundamental to the University’s ethos for over 200 years. Today our research activity continues to be of central importance in everything we do – informing our teaching and enabling us to translate outcomes for the benefit of business, industry and society as a whole. We are continually advancing the intensity, quality and international competitiveness of our research.

The Department of Physics has an international reputation for teaching and research. Our strong international research profile is supported by excellent mechanical and electronic engineering facilities that are key to continued performance at the highest levels of research. The advertised post particularly supports our Semiconductor Spectroscopy & Devices research group, which is a world leader in developing new semiconductor materials, devices and measurement techniques, and the Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA), which uses state-of-the-art laser laboratories to develop and exploit potentially transformative laser-driven plasma accelerators and radiation sources.

Applications are invited for a Manufacturing Engineering Technician to join the Department of Physics Mechanical Workshop. The successful candidate will be part of a team of researchers from the SSD group and will join other manufacturing engineering technicians supporting SCAPA and other areas of the Department. Central for the role is the collaborative design and manufacture of precision mechanical components using CNC and manual lathes, mills, and other mechanical workshop machinery. Examples of the technical requirements of the research groups are customised mechanical adjustment mounts for optical devices, vacuum components, and machining of adapters and mounts for use in our electron microscopes and other measurement set-ups. The role involves working alongside teams of senior and junior researchers, with collaboration in design and review stages being vital to the overall role. The role will extend to supporting the installation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, for example, accelerator beamline target stations and basic equipment such as water chillers and vacuum pumps. The work will be varied in nature, but will always have a requirement for timely and professional completion and will involve engineering innovative practical solutions to facilitate the development and use of equipment for scientific research and applications.

To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of HNC level or equivalent, or have completed a recognised apprenticeship, plus relevant work experience in industry or equivalent experience in a similar role. You will have good computer skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and show a creative approach to solving problems. You will be flexible in your approach, possess strong team working skills, and conduct the role with a high level of personal responsibility and initiative.

The University is recognised as being people-oriented, and you will receive ‘on-the-job’ training, a holiday entitlement of 31 days and 11 statutory days; generous employer contributions to your pension; and be eligible to subscribe to a variety of schemes associated with being an employee of the University including: a world-class Sport Centre; family friendly policies; and various additional incentives including a Cycle Scheme. The University also has on-site childcare and parking for which you can apply.