Salary
Up to £52,000 DOE
Location
Coventry - MTC1007541
This is a permanent, full time vacancy that will close in 10 days at 23:59 GMT.
The Vacancy
The Advanced Production Systems (APS) Team are looking for a Senior Research Engineer – Systems Engineering to join them, based in Coventry.
Main Responsibilities
* Systems Engineering Process Development & Quality improvements.
* Leading Systems Engineering activities on multiple challenging projects.
* Providing guidance and support to colleagues on the systems engineering aspects of their project role.
* Supporting customers in the completion of their systems engineering tasks.
* Providing technical governance, including nurturing earlier-career stage engineers in their technical development.
* Supporting Senior Managers with a proactive approach in the identification, technical specification, and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, its customers, or industrial members' premises.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
* A track record of both verbal and written technical communication, tailoring communication style for different audiences.
* Experience with partner and supplier liaison, including collaborating directly with customers during project delivery.
* Demonstrable use of coaching and mentoring to support colleagues and transfer knowledge in area of expertise.
* Creative problem-solving abilities, with an analytical approach to implementation.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience
* Experience of applying Systems Engineering approaches in a product development or manufacturing environment, particularly on Defence or Aerospace projects.
* Experience of defining and leading Systems Engineering activities on large-scale complex projects.
* Familiar with FMEAs and robust engineering practices.
What we offer you
* Option to buy or sell up to a week’s holiday, plus long service holidays.
* Fully Flexible working offering.
* Wellbeing hub including Vitality PMI, access to Wellbeing champions.
* Corporate Discounts e.g. up to 50% selected gyms.
* Financial support for Professional memberships.
* Professional development opportunities.
* Opportunities to join and create clubs/societies.
* Enhanced family leave.
* Group Income Protection.
* Life Assurance.
* Company Pension Scheme and access to pension advice.
Please note we may close this vacancy earlier than the planned expiry date should we receive suitable applications.
For more information, please see the job description attached.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across various sectors.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
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