Salary: £42,000 DOE
Location: Coventry - MTC1054700
This is a permanent, full-time vacancy that will close in 15 days at 23:59 GMT.
The Vacancy
The Laser Processing Team are looking for a skilled Advanced Research Engineer to join their team, based in Coventry.
Reporting to a Resource Lead within the Laser Processing Team, the Advanced Research Engineer (ARE) role will be focused on the technical delivery of surface engineering projects and support the development of project related activities across the MTC. This will include the Advanced Research Engineer working across various technology departments and industrial sectors.
Main Responsibilities:
* Largely independent supply of larger project's technical deliverables, and act as Technical Lead for smaller projects, where required.
* Ensure project work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, within agreed budgets and timescales.
* Undertake innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery.
* Contribute in the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, customers, or industrial members' premises.
* This role will require involvement in all aspects of the 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.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
* Degree calibre scientist, engineer or technologist.
* Knowledge and demonstrable experience in any or all the following areas:
o Laser surface engineering and short-pulse laser-matter interactions.
o Approaches to developing functional surfaces.
o Experience with laser programming.
o Approaches to producing textured surfaces.
o Surface analysis techniques including the measurement of wettability, chemistry, tribology, and physical modifications.
* Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills are required for the role.
* Able to demonstrate a high standard of report writing and presentation skills.
* A desire to support colleagues and transfer knowledge in area of expertise to others in the department, and to wider MTC colleagues.
* Committed to work collaboratively and network effectively.
* Pragmatic hands-on experience, providing problem solving approach and willing to physically participate in completion of work when required.
* 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.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
* Professional registration or a desire to work towards professional registration.
* Have good knowledge of the UK manufacturing sector.
* Have knowledge or be willing to learn about the application of life cycle analysis.
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 incl. 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, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
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 for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
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 a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
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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