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SalaryOpportunity to join one of the UK s most advanced Research & Technology organisations and champion of breakthrough manufacturing and engineering innovation.
Established across 3 geographic locations, this combined centre of excellence supports a diverse range of manufacturing industry, providing Specialist R&D, Advanced Manufacturing Management, Factory Design, and Training across multiple businesses and sectors.
About to commence the next chapter in its growth and development strategy, we seek career driven and agile talent from industry, academia, and other leading organisations to work in this truly unique environment.
Positioned as an employer of choice, the culture of this organisation is driven by success and wellbeing resulting in one of the most extensive and progressive employee benefits packages available, designed to inspire, develop and reward employees to the full including:
- Fully flexible working including compressed hours, remote working, part-time hours, flexible start and finish times. And career breaks. Tell us what works for you and don t let anything stop you from applying!
- Enhanced Holiday leave with accumulated days plus option to buy & sell
- Private Health Insurance from Vitality Health
- Life Insurance
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Income Protection in the event of long-term illness or incapacity to work
- Salary Sacrifice (tax efficient Bike 2 Work plus Car Lease Scheme including competitive on-site EV charging)
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity support
- Professional subscriptions paid plus access to Leadership Academy
- Long service recognition plus contribution awards
- Envious working environment with free parking, excellent public transport links, employee discounts and on-site canteen, plus more
The Role
The Senior Research Engineer (SRE) role is focused on the independent technical delivery of projects and leadership in the development of project related activities across the MTC, working across various technology departments and industrial sectors.
To lead project technical deliverables, taking ownership to ensure work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, and is delivered within agreed budgets and timescales, also capable to lead Technical Governance for other teams project deliverables.
Proactive approach in the identification, technical specification, and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, undertaking innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery including, but not restricted to: concept generation, detailed design, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, technical support of commissioning, awareness of project budget and deliverables.
The Person
- Self-motivated and a self-starter, with the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines, budgets and quality expectations, both within a team, or independently.
- Experience working where subsequent adherence to associated process and policy is critical to maintain customer confidentiality.
- Pragmatic hands-on experience, providing problem solving approach and who is willing to physically participate in completion of work when required.
- A BSc/BEng degree in Electronics engineering, Electrical engineering or equivalent or other relevant topic.
Essential Experience/Skills:
- State-of-art Power electronics engineering & components
- System design & optimisation
- Practical Bench work experience
- Testing & Characterisation (component & system)
- Industrial/Academic research centre experience
Desirable Experience/Skills:
- PCB circuit and layout design
- Motor/Invertor design
There is a preference that you are willing and able to apply for Developed Vetting security clearance by the UK Government and undertake duties associated with this level of clearance.
To apply for the position of Senior Research Engineer forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Matthew Fielding.
