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Precision Mechanical Engineer

Department of Physics

Location
Egham

Salary
£37,000 to £39,058 per annum - including London Allowance

Post Type
Full Time

Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 01 December 2024

Reference
1024-324

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Full Time, Permanent

We are seeking to appoint a Full Time Precision Mechanical Engineer within the Department of Physics, which is one of the major centres for Physics teaching and research in Royal Holloway, University of London.

The main duties involve supporting the research of the department. You will machine, construct and develop a range of specialised equipment to support research projects in close collaboration with academics, research assistants and postgraduate students. A high degree of accuracy using the full range of workshop machines, skills and techniques is essential.

You will have excellent high precision mechanical workshop skills and be able to develop good team working relationships with the research groups. Good organisation skills, initiative and enthusiasm are important in this role.

We have a HURCO CNC milling machine and a Emco CNC Lathe within the workshop, as well as manual mills and lathes, we have a new HURCO 5 axis milling machine and Colchester Master Lathe coming to the workshop soon. A willingness to operate the CNC machines is important, full training will be given.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement 
  • Training and Development opportunities
  • Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
  • Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
  • Free parking 

Informal enquires may be made to the Technical Operations Manager (Physics), Andy Always via E-mail: andy.alway@rhul.ac.uk  or  telephone: 01784 443470.

This is a full-time permanent post, available at the end of March. This post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor great Park and within commuting distance from London.

The Recruitment team can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.

Please quote reference: 1024-324

Closing Date: 23:59, 1 December 2024

Interview Date: 11 December 2024

Further details:    Job Description & Person Specification    
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This position is not eligible for hybrid working.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.


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