Manufacturing/Process Engineer Placement

by Siemens

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Deadline: 1st February 2015
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Engineering, Manufacturing
Location: South East
City: Eynsham, Oxford

About Siemens

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?

  • You will be supporting the manufacturing engineering team deliver high quality and innovative solutions to magnet production challenges.
  • 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.
  • 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 first hand the challenges faced by today’s design and manufacturing sector and gain an in-depth 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 12 month placement as part of your degree.

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
  • Good problem solving and reasoning skills
  • Capable of learning and retaining new skills
  • A practical and hands on aptitude

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.

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