Title:  Instrumentation Officer

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:    SF18205

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Instrumentation Officer at our Pendine site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As an Instrumentation Officer, you will have an exciting opportunity to be involved in crucial Test & Evaluation work which provides essential services to the UK’s defence landscape, contributing to the development and assurance of military hardware.

Day-to-day, you’ll will work as part of the Range team at Pendine, which consists of several different areas each with individual capabilities. You will play a key part in the delivery of trials on the site, ensuring the equipment is correctly set up and maintained.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting the Team Lead with the provision of trials costings and instrumentation trial solutions
• Operating and maintaining Instrumentation equipment in accordance with Instrumentation Work Instructions, manufacturers handbook and quality system
• Setting up Instrumentation equipment and gathering data
• Compiling trials data and producing customer reports
• Liaising with customers and other range section personnel

Essential experience of the Instrumentation Officer: 

• Experience of maintaining Instrumentation equipment
• Experience of various trial activities

Essential qualifications for the Instrumentation Officer:

• An Engineering/Science Degree/HNC/ONC/Electronic Apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
   

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Pendine site. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Pendine
The QinetiQ Pendine facility, located on the coast of South Wales, is renowned for its extensive capabilities in testing and evaluating defence systems, particularly in the fields of weapons and vehicle performance. Pendine plays a critical role in the UK’s defence landscape providing essential services that contribute to the development and assurance of military hardware.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
 

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
 

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)