Software Developer - Design Factory Birmingham

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Design Factory where provides opportunities for students to work on real-world projects using industrially relevant technology platforms. It will also support Aston academics achieve transformational impact by providing a technology resource that bridges the gap between academic research and real-world stakeholders.
You will provide technical leadership to scope, manage, and deliver projects. You support project teams (student placements and interns) in terms of technical mentoring and ensuring the team works effectively and delivers high-quality projects on-time and meeting the expectations of the sponsor. Where appropriate, you will contribute to planning and managing the technical infrastructure of the lab and for supporting the lab director liaise with external stakeholders as required. The post holder is expected to have industrially relevant technical expertise and can act as mentors to students when preparing for employability, for example job applications, technical interviews and giving technical talks. You may be asked to give occasional lectures and workshops to Computer Science students on industrially relevant technologies.
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