Job Description

Overview of Business Unit

Ultra Energy is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with just over six decades of experience designing for heavily regulated markets, such as nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas, and more. We develop sensors and instrumentation and control solutions for harsh environments and mission critical applications when safety and reliability matter.

We focus on our customers\xe2\x80\x99 success in every step of our process from sales engagement, quality, delivery, and customer service. Our customers trust us and know our commitment to safety is our top priority.

Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It\'s the \'innovating\' and \'empowering\' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Role Purpose

• The Chief Physicist will be responsible for providing Subject Matter Expertise to support delivery of both internal and customer funded projects & products. They will be the technical authority on physics aspects, provide technical governance, support, guidance, and expertise to internal project teams, business development teams, and senior management, as well as via consultancy to third parties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technically lead & support delivery of both internal and customer funded projects & products.
• Able to act as Technical Authority on Products and Projects.
• Represent the business at conferences and seminars.
• Directly support and oversee resolution of project technical issues within Engineering.
• Work closely with project management and engineering teams to ensure projects\xe2\x80\x99 technical requirements are met.
• Review and verify technical reports, drawings and designs for safety, functionality, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead customer technical engagement, via sales/business development functions
• Carry out all work ethically, safely and in accordance with the relevant standards and best practice within the nuclear industry.
• Advise and mentor both junior and senior team members.
• Perform any other relevant duties as and when required.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

• A higher level Physics/Applied Mathematics degree (Masters or equivalent level of experience in a scientific role).
• Significant knowledge and/or implementation experience in at least one of the following areas, with experience in some of the other areas advantageous.

• Nuclear/Reactor Physics
• Nuclear Instrumentation
• Nuclear engineering
• Radiation Metrology
• Medical Physics
• Radiometry
• Particle Physics
• Ultra High Vacuum
• A PhD in a relevant field would be highly advantageous, but not required
• Additional experience within a regulated industry (e.g. Nuclear, pharmaceutical, Aerospace, etc.) would be highly advantageous, but not required
• High level of computer literacy (Microsoft Office incl. Excel & data analysis)
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills
• Highly confident in own knowledge and understanding
• Able to make technically informed and balanced judgements
• Ideally membership of appropriate professional and industry bodies.

Essential Functions:

• The role may involve travel to customer or other sites within the UK and occasional travel overseas.
• A full driving licence, passport and a flexible approach are therefore highly desirable.
• The ability to achieve a UK security clearance to SC level.

Here at Ultra we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers.

We therefore do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

Ultra Electronics