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COMPANY BACKGROUND: The company is one of the country’s leading waste management companies, with an ambition to become the first net negative emissions waste and recycling company in the UK. The company has committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, and net negative by 2045. They seek to develop and deliver innovative ways to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover energy from the things that you sort into your bins every day. Transforming domestic and commercial waste and recyclables into high-quality raw materials and energy, contributing to the UK’s transition towards a circular economy. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: •To provide support to, and work along-side, the various Engineering Teams within Dunbar ERF. •To gain an understanding of the importance of how an effective maintenance management strategy is in maintaining the availability of the plant. •Gain an understanding of the D365 Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in use at Dunbar ERF and work along-site the Engineers to input data and make improvements to the system. •To gain a detailed understanding of the various Engineering Systems and Processes at Dunbar ERF. ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Helping to update and maintain the CMMS database for Dunbar ERF and assist the discipline engineers in undertaking any equipment surveys required before submitting information onto the CMMS. •Support the maintenance planning process by ensuring tasks are effectively scoped, coordinated and communicated. •Assisting the discipline engineers in the development of an overall maintenance strategy for the systems / equipment installed at Dunbar ERF and liaising with the Central Engineering Team. •Project planning / monitoring / reporting for all Projects that they are involved with. •Providing feedback to the Engineering Manager / Discipline Engineers on the progression of all tasks / projects. •Work with the Community Benefits Officer on STEM programmes.•Helping to update and maintain the CMMS database for Dunbar ERF and assist the discipline engineers in undertaking any equipment surveys required before submitting information onto the CMMS. •Support the maintenance planning process by ensuring tasks are effectively scoped, coordinated and communicated. •Assisting the discipline engineers in the development of an overall maintenance strategy for the systems / equipment installed at Dunbar ERF and liaising with the Central Engineering Team. •Project planning / monitoring / reporting for all Projects that they are involved with. •Providing feedback to the Engineering Manager / Discipline Engineers on the progression of all tasks / projects. •Work with the Community Benefits Officer on STEM programmes.

The company is one of the country’s leading waste management companies, with an ambition to become the first net negative emissions waste and recycling company in the UK. The company has committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, and net negative by 2045. They seek to develop and deliver innovative ways to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover energy from the things that you sort into your bins every day. Transforming domestic and commercial waste and recyclables into high-quality raw materials and energy, contributing to the UK’s transition towards a circular economy. Key Accountabilities • To provide support to, and work along-side, the various Engineering Teams within the Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre (GRREC). • To gain an understanding of the importance of how an effective maintenance management strategy is in maintaining the availability of the plant. • Gain an understanding of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in use at the GRREC and work along-side the Engineers to input data and make improvements to the system. • To gain a detailed understanding of the various Engineering Systems and Processes at the GRREC. Activities and Responsibilities • Helping to update and maintain the CMMS database for GRREC and assist the discipline engineers in undertaking any equipment surveys required before submitting information onto the CMMS. • Support the maintenance planning process by ensuring tasks are effectively scoped, coordinated and communicated. • Assisting the discipline engineers in the development of an overall maintenance strategy for the systems / equipment installed at the GRREC and also liaising with the Central Engineering Team who are co-ordinating the overall project. • Project planning / monitoring / reporting for all Projects that they are involved with. • Providing feedback to the Engineering Manager / Discipline Engineers on the progression of all tasks / projects. • Work with the Community Benefits Officer on STEM programmes. Technical Skills / Knowledge • Basic Engineering skills / knowledge (Electrical / Mechanical / Instrumentation) • MS Office e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint • Analytical skills e.g. spread sheets, simple Access database • Organisational skills • Good attention to detail • Communication skills • Keyboard skills • Basic awareness or experience of business practices Interpersonal Skills • Ability to work on own initiative. • Proactive and good communicator • Team player • Comfortable presenting to a small audience on a subject they are knowledgeable about

This company is transforming cancer care through its surgical guidance systems based on magnetic sensing which surgeons across the globe are using every day to locate cancer lesions and lymph nodes. With 3 product lines on the market, Sentimag, Magtrace and Magseed, the Cambridge-based company has sales in over 45 countries worldwide. DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: This role will involve working within the Product Engineering team with focus on monitoring and optimizing existing product designs/processes and helping introduce new products and processes to manufacture. This requires working on a large array of tasks such as devising and testing product design improvements, reviewing customer feedback to understand areas for product or process improvements and designing jigs to help improve product manufacture. This will be achieved working alongside other functions in the company and with our manufacturing partners and may involve interacting with our network of third-party suppliers and consultants. Your responsibilities will include: • Working within a team to devise creative ways to improve product manufacture, performance, and robustness. • Work alongside our manufacturing partners and other members of the Product Engineering team to help optimise manufacturing processes, documentation, inspection, and testing methods. • Building and testing of prototype products and designs to verify and validate design improvements. • Assisting with jig design, build and verification/validation to improve product manufacture and testing. • Data analysis and presentation of findings to help guide product and process improvements. • Producing clear and concise written technical reports and presentations to share and support findings. KEY COMPETENCIES: The successful applicant will have a passion and excellent grades in Electronics/Physical Sciences. They will be a self-starter and have an inquisitive and probing nature, with a keen interest in product design and development. This is a hands-on role that requires analytical and practical problem-solving skills with critical attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. Other desirable abilities and skills: • Experience with any of the following software packages is a benefit: LabVIEW, MATLAB, JMP, Solid works, Fusion 360. • Proficiency with MS Office; Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. • Excellent written communication and presentation skills. • Effective communication and teamwork. • Excellent organisational and time management skills to effectively handle conflicting priorities and ensure tight deadlines are met. • Willingness to work in a closely regulated industry.

This is an exciting chance to immerse yourself in a dynamic and supportive work environment, where you can follow your interests while building valuable skills that will accelerate your future career. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a range of hands-on, cutting-edge projects that span various aspects of technology, engineering, and innovation. This year we have opportunities within our mechanics and design, software and electronics teams. Your First Year: You’ll work as a salaried employee for approximately ten months between finishing school and starting university. You’ll join a team that aligns with your interests and career aspirations. During this time, you’ll have the chance to contribute to meaningful projects and participate in the daily operations of the company alongside skilled professionals, complemented by practical training relevant to your chosen discipline. As part of the company, you’ll enjoy our wide range of benefits, including participation in the company bonus scheme, a 37-hour flexible working week, free breakfasts, lunches, and refreshments, plus 25 days of annual holiday (pro rata, excluding bank holidays). Your Subsequent Years: At the end of your placement you’ll have the opportunity to apply for an annual bursary and summer vacation work. If successful, you’ll receive an annual bursary during your first degree, along with guaranteed summer employment during your university vacations.

This is a global technology company that believes everyone deserves a better standard of cancer care. Many of the world’s leading physicians and hospitals use our magnetic-based technologies to help women with breast cancer avoid surgery when it isn’t needed, and experience better outcomes when it is. Using our Sentimag® probe, physicians are able to accurately stage breast cancer with our Magtrace® lymphatic tracer and perform tissue localisation procedures with our Magseed® marker. You will be an active member of the Systems Engineering Group (Research and Development), supporting the company's development programmes, assessing and optimizing the performance of electronic and magnetic sensing systems. This includes taking a product from initial concept through design, prototyping, development testing, design verification and validation, and manufacturing. You will need to bring together magnetic, electronics and software components within innovative new products. This will be achieved working alongside other functions in the company and the network of third party suppliers, contract development organisations, and consultants who work with and on behalf of the company. You will work on an existing portfolio of projects at different stages in the product development lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: - Prototyping and experimentation of new technology and product concepts - Integration of mechanical, electronic and software components for product development - Set up of experimental rigs - Performance verification testing - PCB assembly, testing and debugging - Data collection and analysis - Maintenance of records - Written technical reports - Performance optimization of electronic circuits and embedded systems with analogue front ends for magnetic sensing The successful applicant will have a passion and excellent grades in Electronics and Physical Sciences. He/she will be a self-starter and have an inquisitive and probing nature, with a keen interest in product design and development. This is a hands-on role that requires analytical and practical problem-solving skills with critical attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. Other desirable abilities and skills: - Experience with modelling and development tools e.g. Labview, SPICE, Comsol, Matlab and Solidworks. - Familiarity with PCB design tools, e.g. Altium. - Experience with rig prototyping and tools e.g. 3D printing / laser cutter - Experience with lab equipment e.g. oscilloscopes - Excellent written communication and presentation skills - Effective communication and teamwork - Excellent organisational and time management skills - Willingness to work in a closely regulated industry - Proficiency with MS Office

We are looking for a year in industry student to help support the engineers, get fully involved in the office and help us out in developing high- quality systems to allow us to develop the best designs that we can. In particular, we are looking for someone to help us set up more efficient ways of working. The student will be encouraged to learn building energy modelling techniques, 3D drawing techniques, including learning to use specialist software such as Revit, AutoCAD, MATLAB and IES Virtual Environment, and would help engineers out by setting up standard ways of working and developing tools within these software programmes, working closely with project engineers to develop high quality designs. This might involve programming within these software programmes to develop standard tools for engineers to use in the office. We would encourage the successful student to get involved in the modelling of buildings using software programmes that allow us to analyse how a building will react to the sun, the weather around them and the users within them to ensure that they are energy efficient and allow the users to remain comfortable all year round. We would aim to give the student the opportunity to get involved in the design of some of the buildings that we are working on, to give real experience of the Construction industry. The student would also have the opportunity to visit construction sites and understand how the work that they have been doing translates into the finished product. Lastly, the student would be given the opportunity to research specific subjects so that we can use this knowledge to help all the engineers work efficiently and accurately

The role will include research into new technologies and helping them to build and test prototypes in their laboratory. You will gain experience in getting new technologies to work, and discover the criteria that make commercially-driven R&D projects successful. You will discover how new products can be developed to overcome challenges in usability, business requirements, manufacture, and regulatory approval. As a member of one of the teams, working directly on client-facing projects, you will learn how to write technical reports and prepare information for presentation to clients. Depending upon which projects arise, there may be opportunities to take part in client meetings and phone calls. There are likely to be opportunities to take part in training and personal development, alongside permanent staff. Furthermore, the company will provide hands on support during the placement, including mentoring from senior members of staff. The company is proud of its excellent quality engineering, and so they look for diligent staff who like working in a team. You must be applying for engineering, physics, materials science, or a related subject at university and be strong academically with good physics and maths A levels. You will be keen to learn, motivated, conscientious and able to demonstrate an aptitude for practical work.

We are looking for a student to support the design and development of a new high-tech machine, incorporating multiple technological innovations. The company is an innovative start-up, with ambitious goals to grow the business. The company has launched its first product and has its first machines in the field with customers. As well as working in this fast paced high-tech environment, the role will offer a mix of everyday activities with design, testing and project management. We are looking for a YINI student to support a design and test projects, including working with external research organisations. This role will include some everyday tasks but a large amount of time will be spent on product design, running tests, analysing results, changing the design – an iterative design process. You will have the opportunity for 2D/3D drawing using CAD, carrying out design calculations, analysing data and feeding back results to the rest of the team, while designing custom and bespoke machinery. The role will also include creating concept designs for customers, attending design and review meetings, practical testing of designs, technical report writing alongside assisting a project manager with progress reporting and working as an integral part of the design project team.

We are an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection and sustainable 'smart' solutions. We employ 8,000 people across the UK with 1,800 based at the Edinburgh site. Where will you find our work? • Our technology defines the capability of the Eurofighter Typhoon. • Our products help to return service men and women safely home to their families. • Our surveillance radar helps coastguards to save lives of people lost at sea. • We provided the perimeter security for the Commonwealth Games. • Our thermal camera was used in the BBC's Winter Watch. We are number 1 in Airborne Infra-Red Counter Measures, in Airborne Laser Designators and in Airborne Radar outside of the US. https://uk.leonardo.com/en/home DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: The placement will be within the Radar Modelling and Simulation group. The role will require the successful candidate to write some C# code to convert a 3D CAD drawing of a wire antenna (such as a Yagi-Uda TV antenna) into a custom antenna model. This will require knowledge of 3D vectors, rotations, file formats, and an understanding of 3D CAD. The candidates must have strong mathematical skills, particularly: complex numbers, vectors, matrices, and coordinate transformations. They will show great curiosity of the physical world and an interest in the representation of real-world objects as mathematical models. Although this is a software engineering task, the candidate is not expected to know how to programme a computer; this will be covered through on-the-job training using Microsoft C#, an object-oriented programming language and possible accelerated programming through the computer’s graphical processing unit (GPU). The job is office-based in Edinburgh although the successful candidate will be issued with a company laptop and may choose a hybrid pattern of home and office working. They will be mentored throughout by a small team of highly experienced engineers with a strong track record of successful projects involving pre-university Year in Industry students – both at the Scottish and National levels. The successful candidate will be the 13th student to work in this small team. Please note that in order to apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business which includes having a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK. KEY COMPETENCIES: • Mathematics at Higher or Advanced Higher (or A level) • Physics at Higher or Advanced Higher (or A level) • An interest in coding, either prior experience or a willingness to learn on the job • An awareness of what object-oriented programming is • The ability to work with minimum supervision • The ability to research topics using the internet, textbooks, academic papers, etc • An eagerness to learn about the world of airborne radar • An understanding of what products are made by Leonardo, Edinburgh • Experience in presenting work to audiences • UK citizenship and eligible for UK security clearance (Security Check)

Year-in-Industry placement students will be involved in a variety of tasks in one of the following engineering disciplines – Systems, Software, Hardware, Firmware, Microwave or Antenna Engineering. Placement students have the opportunity to be involved in one or more phases of the engineering lifecycle to create and deliver new and emerging capabilities required by our customers: from the development of architectures and concept designs for the next generation of EW capability, through to live trials of equipment and systems alongside our customers and end-users. Providing support to real projects, placement students will be required to apply knowledge gained while studying in a practical way. Placement students will undertake activities including designing, testing, qualifying and supporting technology across our range of products. The challenging tasks will involve communicating with other team members to gain information before completing objectives and examining outcomes. Working as part of an established engineering community, and supported by a team of experienced engineers, you will responsible for delivering small packages of work to time, cost and quality, working within a team to achieve project targets, collaborate across multiple disciplines and solve problems and communicate with team members to share knowledge. You will be able to gain an understanding of the EW domain to support the development of relevant products and technologies, while completing tasks to a high standard in accordance with appropriate processes and procedures and using the opportunity to develop engineering skills. A supervisor will be available to provide mentoring whilst working as a fully integrated member of the team. Candidates must be able to obtain the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business. One of the requirements for this level of clearance is a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK.

A practical “hands on” placement for a student who is planning on studying for an engineering degree and who wants a “get stuck in” placement which will give them the valuable experience that comes from working within a small company. They would like a student who can combine planning with practical tasks. They are looking for a student who has a passion for real “hands on” engineering. The successful student will be working in the manufacturing area, testing, assembling, and getting their overalls dirty! Opportunities will arise to work within other areas. As this is a small company, you will gain lots of experience in a variety of different ways, however, you do need to be prepared to have a flexible attitude towards the work you may do and the hours may occasionally exceed those stated. You will be IT literate, be mathematically inclined and have good verbal and written skills. You will be expected to use your own initiative, enjoy problem solving, offering solutions and be analytical. You will be inquisitive in nature and not be afraid to ask ‘why’ regarding current processes. You will be looking to study Engineering at university. You will have common sense, be logical and reasonably practicable i.e. a ‘hands on’ approach, with a keen attention to detail, and must be able to work on your own and within a team.

The role will allow you to collaborate with development and product teams to understand software features and testing needs, while executing test cases, report issues, and verify bug fixes to ensure a high-quality user experience. Other tasks will include using manual testing techniques to identify software issues, from minor bugs to critical failures and assist in creating and maintaining test documentation, such as test plans and test cases. Additional responsibilities will include contributing to automated testing scripts to improve test efficiency and coverage over time, participating in team meetings to stay aligned with project goals and deadlines and assisting in the Release Management process, contributing to the drafting of customer and stakeholder communications. This exciting role will enable you to gain hands-on experience with testing tools and methodologies, building skills for career growth.