Our world-leading Time & Frequency department seek a Time Scale Engineer.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure.
Backed by a government investment of £180 million in the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, we are developing a world-first resilient time distribution capability that will provide industry with a robust complement to satellite systems (such as GPS) – which are increasingly vulnerable to disruption from solar storms, jamming and spoofing. This will underpin essential services, including
* Telecommunications,
* Online banking,
* Emergency response,
* Transport networks, and
* Wider digital and data-driven operations.
Together, these services form the backbone of modern society - and you will help ensure they remain secure, reliable and robust even if global navigation satellite systems fail.
Key responsibilites:
* Building domain-specific knowledge to support cross-functional teams
* Performing calibration and measurement activities in our laboratories
* Supporting through-life management of hardware assets; including
* Specifying and procuring equipment
* Contributing to engineering artefacts (e.g., compiling compliance reports or supporting obsolescence planning)
* Testing & integration of new equipment (e.g., time interval counters)
* Maintaining accurate records and contributing to information management
* Ad-hoc data processing / analysis to review the performance of the time scale and constituent components.