Year In Industry Chemist - 2025
Functional area: Engineering
Country: UK - United Kingdom
City: Bristol
Company name: Edwards Ltd
Date of posting: Nov 11, 2024
2025 Programme –Year in Industry Chemist
Empowering People, Enabling Innovation
Are you looking for a Year in Industry?
Are you looking for your big break into a global technology business?
Right now, we are looking for the next generation of talent to join our global family and become part of the team in our Clevedon facility.
Edwards Exhaust Management Systems business is the worlds leading supplier of technology to abate toxic and global warming gases produced during the manufacture of microelectronic devices.
Edwards Exhaust Gas Management (EGM) division is seeking a Year in Industry Placement student to undertake development work in the Clevedon Gas Abatement Laboratory. The position will be within the innovation, development and applications (IDA) group, interacting with an interdisciplinary environment of engineers and scientists. The position will report to a Technologist.
Whilst on the programme…
* The role requires an ability to work in an industrial lab environment and observe Edwards EHS rules and guidelines.
* Analytical chemistry skills including instillation of test gases, leak checking of test equipment, analysis of gases using equipment including FTIR, mass spec, electrochemical cells, analysis and write up of data.
* Ability to contribute to innovative technology development or product improvement.
* Carry out risk assessments on prototype equipment or lab test rigs and to operate them safely. Ability to interact with other members of the team.
* Collect accurate data and writeup detailed and accurate reports on experimental work.
* Ability to present and convey the results of this work in a concise and clear way to other members of the team.
Sounds Interesting...
We're looking for a Year In Industry to join our operations team within Clevedon, half an hour from the vibrant city of Bristol.
The Role
The role requires an ability to work in an industrial lab environment and observe Edwards EHS rules and guidelines.
In return, we offer you
Our Year in Industry programme offers students who are still at University the opportunity to experience time in a global company.
It’s an amazing insight into life inside an organisation that is growing and developing at an incredible rate. You will have mentor from day and will be supported throughout your placement.
Typically, the programme lasts for 12 months as a paid placement
You will be responsible for:
* Analytical chemistry skills including; instillation of test gases, leak checking of test equipment, analysis of gases using equipment including FTIR, mass spec, electrochemical cells, analysis and write up of data.
* Ability to contribute to innovative technology development or product improvement. Carry out risk assessments on prototype equipment or lab test rigs and to operate them safely. Ability to interact with other members of the team.
* Collect accurate data and writeup detailed and accurate reports on experimental work. Ability to present and convey the results of this work in a concise and clear
About you
The ideal placement student needs to design, build and operate experiments with the aim of experiencing working in an experimental lab; you are expected to collect data, analyse, write-up and report results of your experiments. You will be consistently supported by more experienced staff.
You will need to be confident in discussing process, chemical and abatement issues within the team and when needed to other teams, you must be able to use available resources on site to perform basic analysis of flow conditions and abatement performance.
You are expected to be mechanically adept, being able to upgrade and modify systems when setting up experimental conditions.
Benefits and Rewards
If you join us, you will work on some of the most challenging engineering projects of our time, shaping the future of energy. You will have opportunities to learn from some of the most experienced engineers in the industry.
Our two-year fixed graduate programme will give you the support you need to develop your technical, commercial and consultancy skills. Some of our benefits, to name a few, include:
* A competitive starting salary.
* A career development plan, including core learning modules and on the job technical training.
* Global Talent Forum and network.
* Support and mentoring to achieve chartered status with your chosen institution.
(Please note if we receive a large number of applications we may close the application window early, so don’t delay and apply today)
We are Diverse by nature and inclusive by choice. We recognise bright ideas come from all of us. We embrace our different experiences and perspectives to create an inclusive, safe, and innovative culture where we all have a sense of belonging and purpose. Being an employer in a male-centric industry. Our aim is to encourage more diversity into our workplace. We have a comprehensive suite of family ready policies, including flexible working, shared parental leave, a private express room for new mothers and a fertility policy.
We’re proud to partner with InnovateHer, an organisation dedicated to championing diversity and empowering young women in tech. Together, we're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and inspiring the next generation of innovators. You can read more on InnovateHer here: https://www.innovateher.co.uk/
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