The salary for this role is £56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working., Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Robotics Research Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing expertise and leadership for research and technology projects, as well as contributing to developing the research engineering capability of the organisation.,

• Act as an expert consultant in one or more technical or domain specialisms, advising projects, designing solutions in complex situations, and developing skills in others
• Leading and initiating external contracts or collaborations (or significant aspects of larger collaborations) forming and maintaining a professional network.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners to analyse and establish requirements, deliver projects, and define future collaborations
• Manage projects and other activities (including supervising the work of others) to ensure the aims are achieved with appropriate quality standards, timescales and costs and partners are kept informed
• Provide research advice and help to colleagues, including strategic aspects such as project scoping, technology choices, make vs buy decisions, sustainability planning
• Deliver projects to develop or improve/extend research over timescales of weeks to years
• Diagnose issues and design solutions considering full technical and human context
• Contribute to the development of the group or team by shaping processes and mentoring colleagues to set high standards in quality, culture, and practices
• Contribute to improving UKAEA's research culture and practices
• Project management - leading mid-sized research projects or work packages of large projects and/or managing a portfolio of smaller projects and tasks and prioritising/allocating work for a team