UKCEH
Water and Climate Science
EngineeringWorkshopTechnician
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“Engineering Workshop Technician at UKCEH. Skills: Mechanical / Electro-Mechanical Workshop Technician, Precision Machining, Electro-mechanical assembly, Conventional and CNC machining, Welding and fabrication. Developing, maintaining and supporting facilities and equipment. Developing leading-edge sensor systems, environmental monitoring networks, survey equipment and bespoke experimental apparatus”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver data, insight and innovation needed to protect communities, inform policy and safeguard the environment; Enable high-quality environmental research; Deliver safe, efficient and effective operations
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Technical problem-solving; Resolve technical challenges
Comfortable working outdoors, Travel to field sites across the UK, Occasional overnight stays, Comfortable moving and handling heavy or awkward equipment between vehicles and sites, Reasonable adjustments available for handling equipment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Relevant technical qualification (BTEC Level 3–7) or equivalent experience, Understanding of materials, mechanical engineering principles, and engineering tolerances, limits and fits, Hands-on experience working in a machine shop, ideally supported by a modern or time-served apprenticeship, Experience building and fault-finding electro-mechanical assemblies, such as sensor wiring and circuit diagnostics, Solid understanding of workshop health and safety practices, Full UK manual driving licence, Comfortable to work outdoors and travel to field sites across the UK, including occasional overnight stays, Comfortable moving and handling heavy or awkward equipment between vehicles and sites
Nice to Have
A good understanding of applied engineering principles, materials and manufacturing techniques, Experience of CNC machining with a passion for precision engineering, An interest in sensors, instrumentation, electronics or IoT technologies, Experience using 3D printing for prototyping, Awareness of quality systems such as ISO9001, Experience with Raspberry Pi and/or Arduino
What You'll Do.
maintaining and supporting facilities and equipment
Developing leading-edge sensor systems
environmental monitoring networks
survey equipment and bespoke experimental apparatus
Interpreting technical drawings
Producing precision-machined components
Building fully tested electro-mechanical assemblies
Translating complex designs into robust
field-ready solutions
Contributing to electro-mechanical construction
and maintenance of equipment
Supporting deployments to remote field sites
Designing and building research-grade instruments and bespoke experimental systems
Producing machined parts and fully tested electro-mechanical assemblies from technical drawings
Operating conventional manual and CNC lathes
welding equipment and other workshop machinery
Working flexibly across engineering disciplines
including electro-mechanical construction
servicing and maintenance of equipment
both in the workshop and at remote field sites
Supporting procurement activities
Maintaining accurate workshop records and documentation
Workshop-based fabrication and prototyping
Technical problem-solving
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working closely with scientists and researchers; Joining a small, hands-on workshop team; Working collaboratively; Sharing knowledge; Contributing to a positive, hands-on engineering culture; Building relationships with colleagues; Contributing positively to team culture
Communication Scope
Clear communicator
Full Job Description
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Permanent We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mechanical / Electro-Mechanical Workshop Technician to join our highly collaborative, research-focused engineering team based at our Head Office in Wallingford. As part of the wider Water and Climate Science team, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining and supporting the facilities and equipment that underpin our science. As a technical specialist, you will become part of a small, hands-on workshop team, developing leading-edge sensor systems, environmental monitoring networks, survey equipment and bespoke experimental apparatus to support a wide range of research objectives. Working across the full engineering lifecycle, you will interpret technical drawings, produce precision-machined components, and build fully tested electro-mechanical assemblies. Using conventional and CNC machining, welding, and fabrication techniques, you will translate complex designs into robust, field-ready solutions. You will work flexibly across disciplines, contributing to electro-mechanical construction, wiring, installation, servicing, and maintenance of equipment. This will include supporting deployments to remote field sites, where reliability, adaptability and problem-solving are essential. Through this work, you will contribute to nationally significant initiatives such as: [ _UKCEH AMI,_](https://www.ceh.ac.uk/solutions/equipment/automated-monitoring-insects-trap)__[_COSMOS-UK_](https://cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/) , [ _DELTA,_](https://www.ceh.ac.uk/services/delta-active-sampler-system)__[_Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI)_](https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/floods-and-droughts-research-infrastructure-fdri)_ and _[ _AgZero_](https://agzeroplus.org.uk/) - helping us to deliver the data, insight and innovation needed to protect communities, inform p
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