Quality Control Engineer

Quality Control Engineer Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington Salary £ 38,318 – £45,576, dependent upon qualifications and experience and inclusive of annual allowance. Full time About the Role We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Quality Control (QC) Engineer to develop and maintain QC documentation, procedures and inspection regimes to ensure the Cryomodules meet the required quality and acceptance criteria throughout their production. Based at the STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory site, the QC Engineer will directly support the UK’s contribution to the PIP-II project. Responsibilities will include leading the development of Quality Control management arrangements for procurement and manufacturing and testing of all equipment required in the construction of SRF cryomodules. It is expected that the post-holder will agree these management arrangements with Fermilab and with the STFC’s PIP-II project team – liaising closely with the UK team’s Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer. Once developed, the QC Engineer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the documented arrangements and reporting any deviation from process. The post-holder will be expected to provide leadership to the team charged with cryomodule assembly to ensure compliance with agreed processes - capturing lessons learnt to ensure continuous improvement. The post-holder will collaborate with QA/QC Engineers from Fermilab and STFC to develop the procedures and documentation for successful delivery and reporting across the two institutes. The successful applicant will also work with a UK industry consortium to develop QC procedures for the first demonstration of SRF cavity manufacture in the UK. About You You will have a very good understanding of Quality Control in engineering and have experience in quality management and technical procurement within an engineering environment. You will have an honours degree in a relevant engineering, technical or science discipline (or equivalent) and will be comfortable in managing other members of your team and contractors. You will have experience in overseeing the assembly, fabrication, construction, maintenance, or modification of equipment and have the ability to fault-find and resolve technical problems. An in-depth knowledge in some specific areas of particle accelerator type technologies, such as cryogenics, vacuum engineering and cleanroom precision assembly (contamination control) would be desirable. About Us The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of Europe’s largest science research organizations. We’re trusted to support, enable and undertake pioneering projects in an amazing diversity of fields. Through world-class facilities and people, we’re driving ground-breaking advances in science and technology. The STFC Technology division provides advanced technology and engineering in support of both STFC funded activities and other high profile international projects. Our Daresbury Laboratory is part of a vibrant high technology campus within the Sci-Tech Daresbury Enterprise Zone, where we want to grow the economy, by creating highly skilled jobs filled by attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent. Most of all, we want to keep the UK at the forefront of research and innovation by working in a vibrant collaborative research eco system. As part of UK Research and Innovation, STFC offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. This includes 30 days’ annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas shut down, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, an exceptional defined benefit pension scheme, and social and sporting activities and societies. How to Apply Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Applications are handled by UK Shared Business Services, to apply please click the apply button. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 44 (0)1793 867000. The closing date for applications is 26 th April 2020.