Job ID: 211963
2016 Manufacturing/Process Engineer
Summer Placement - 3 Months
Siemens Magnet Technologies | Eynsham
Siemens is a global company that employs over 360,000
people in nearly 190 countries worldwide. Siemens Magnet
Technology (SMT), based in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, is part
of the Siemens Healthcare Division and is a world leader in
the design and manufacture of super-conducting magnet
systems for MRI body scanners. Annually SMT make over
1100 magnets and a third of all MRI systems in the world
contain superconducting magnets made at SMT.
What are my responsibilities?
To be successful at SMT personal and work ethics are
crucial and candidates will need:
• Good analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Be a good team player and also be able to work
independently and be self motivated
• You will be supporting the manufacturing engineering
team deliver high quality and innovative solutions to
magnet production challenges.
• Good problem solving and reasoning skills
• The challenges and opportunities are varied in nature and
may include New Product Development / Introduction,
Facility development, New test processes, Quality
improvements, Waste reductions, Tooling / Plant
development and general process improvements.
• A practical and hands on aptitude
• You will be expected to technically understand complex
manufacturing issues, develop innovative engineering or
process solutions and then deploy them, under
supervision, to improve the performance of the product or
manufacturing facility.
• You will experience firsthand the challenges faced by
today’s design and manufacturing sector and gain an indepth insight into manufacturing operations at a modern
high tech facility.
What do I need to qualify for this job?
• You will be studying towards a degree in Engineering
(Mechanical,
Electronics/Electrical,
Materials),
Manufacturing or Physics and working towards achieving a
2:1 or above and looking to complete a summer placement
as part of your degree.
• Capable of learning and retaining new skills
What else do I need to know?
This SMT has a long history of taking students for
placement years, and students are given stimulating and
interesting projects to work on that are genuinely valued.
Being a placement student at SMT typically involves a
mixture of desk based office work and experimentation on
the factory floor, with plenty of opportunity to contribute to
the direction and scope of your work. Employees have a
real sense of pride in their work, and SMT’s success was
recently recognised with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise,
and three best factory awards in 2012.
How do I apply?
We
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application. Please ensure you complete all areas, of the
application form, to the best of your ability as we will use this data
to review your suitability for the role.
What else do I need to know?
Siemens is dedicated to quality, equality, and valuing diversity,
and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the
communities within which we work.