Overview
We're seeking a highly motivated person with excellent practical and design skills to join the Conservation Science Technical team. Collaborating closely with other scientists and colleagues across RSPB and a wide array of conservation organisations, you'll have opportunity to develop field equipment from the conceptual phase to its field deployment for the conservation of threatened species and habitats throughout the UK and overseas. You will be part of a small, friendly team of staff and volunteers that design, develop, assemble, maintain and issue the equipment used to support practical conservation research across the UK and internationally. The role will provide leadership on procuring and maintaining RSPB's stock of equipment used to support our conservation science, and in the running of the workshop at our HQ. The role will also involve considerable scope to collaborate with a wide range of technical innovators, scientists and conservation practitioners to develop and implement cutting-edge technologies that make a positive impact for nature. The role will contribute to the electronic and engineering design, development and build of new tracking and monitoring innovations across multiple projects. You will bring technical expertise in engineering, electronics and programming to adapt commercially available equipment and components to deliver new technologies for RSPB's science and conservation work and be keen to further develop your skills to help deliver practical conservation science. You will possess exceptional organisational skills to manage our workshop and stock of technical equipment, experience of design, build and testing of equipment, an ability to assess the suitability of a range of technology/equipment for current or future conservation projects. As equipment frequently needs to record critical time-bound events, you must be meticulous, organised and capable of working to fixed deadlines. This role will require an average of 3 days a week in the ConSci Workshop at The Lodge, in Sandy, Bedfordshire.
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