Eddy Current NDT Technician

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: Starting from £47,690(depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role:

AWE is currently recruiting professional individuals with a thorough knowledge of Eddy Current Testing (ET) used within Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). NDT at AWE is a growing organisation where we welcome candidates from the aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear, rail and military sectors, ideally with an engineering background. We are looking for those individuals who are certified as both Level 2 and Level 3 in ET (EN4179 / PCN / SNT / ASNT / NAS410) to apply. If however, you consider yourself a subject matter expert in eddy current testing, but missing the certification, then we are very much interested in you too!

All training will be provided as well as a career progression supporting NDT qualification to advance your career as a non-destructive testing professional. Our eddy current inspections include manual and automated scanning using a variety of coil types including array systems. If any of these areas is within your skillset or simply within your ambition to learn, then we welcome your application.

This role will be hands-on in the testing of warhead products, to inspect, develop, innovate, and validate future inspections and advise on capability that is fit for nuclear warhead inspections. You will be working in a friendly team of similar professionals where we encourage personal growth to truly develop your potential as world class.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.
• In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

Duties to include:

• Advise the customer with the most suitable NDT techniques to inspect the part.
• Develop and implement Eddy Current techniques and work instructions.
• Carry out the necessary support functions to support the Safe Systems of Work associated with NDT activities.
• Produce or support the team with the delivery of written technical assessments.
• Engage with the wider team, relevant AWE stakeholders and other functions to enhance inspection techniques.
• Work to company deadlines and targets.
• Continuous professional development to maintain formal NDT certification and to enhance current portfolio of NDT qualifications.

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