About the role

The Faculty of Engineering and Design is looking to appoint an Instrumentation & Electronics Technician to work as part of a multi skilled team providing high quality support for the teaching and research programmes within our Faculty Services Department in the Faculty of Engineering and Design.

Skills provided by the team include the use, commissioning and configuration of electronic test and instrumentation systems, electronic and electrical circuit design, testing and construction, electrical safety testing and inspection (PAT). The post holder will contribute to the design, support and maintenance of electronic systems used in a variety of laboratory rigs.

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact:

• Mr Dave Wood, Technical Manager, 01225 384275 or D.N.Wood@bath.ac.uk
• Mr Vijay Rajput, Technical Supervisor, 01225386367 or ensvr@bath.ac.uk   

About you

Applicants should have:

• served a recognised electronics engineering / technical apprenticeship.
• a minimum of GCSE level qualifications (a BTEC HNC or C&G in electronics or electrical engineering or a related subject an advantage).
• experience of working within an electronics or electrical workshop, laboratory, or research environment.

About us

The University of Bath is set amongst green fields overlooking the world-heritage city of Bath - with the city centre only 1 mile from campus. On-site you will find all the local amenities you could ask for including shops, restaurants, cafes & the world-class Sports Training Village. It is an innovative, successful & rewarding place to work & develop your career. Other benefits include a generous leave entitlement, pension schemes and a wide range of learning & development opportunities and various staff benefits.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification