Advanced Research Engineer - Mechatronics
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Advanced Research Engineer - Mechatronics
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: Coventry
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 per annum
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4-day week, WFH available)
The Vacancy
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]) is an internationally renowned research and development organisation. We are looking for an Advanced Research Engineer to join our Mechatronics and Machines Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Largely independent delivery of larger project's technical deliverables
- Acting as Technical Lead for smaller projects; ensuring work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, within agreed budgets and timescales.
- Involvement in all aspects of project delivery including in-depth research, concept generation, detailed design, generation of technical drawings, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, technical support of commissioning, awareness of project budget and deliverables.
- Proactive approach in identification, technical specification, and delivery of new and novel technology capability into [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], undertaking innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Degree educated (BSc, BEng, MSc or MEng) in Mechanical Engineering or suitable Engineering discipline.
- At least 5-10 years mechanical and/or manufacturing engineering experience, with specialisation in Machines or Automation.
- Demonstrable experience of designing machinery, manufacturing equipment or products.
- Industrial project delivery including in-depth research, concept generation, detailed design, compliance with standards, technical support of commissioning, working to budget and timelines.
- Able to generate technical drawings in compliance with BS888 standard.
- Working knowledge of materials, relevant directives, regulations and standards, mechanical principles, and manufacturing techniques.
- Working knowledge of Siemens NX, Solidworks, or other CAD software package.
- Working knowledge of sensors and instrumentation.
- Working knowledge of data logging and analysis.
- Ability to liaise with clients and industrial members, working with the team to budget and plan engineering projects.
- Demonstrable knowledge of problem-solving tools and error-proofing techniques.
- Best practice technical report and presentation writing skills.
- Capable of identifying project and business risks.
- Pragmatic hands-on experience with a problem-solving approach.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications
- Awareness or working knowledge of electrical, electronic, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
- Experience or awareness of using PLC hardware, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi.
- Experience in any relevant programming language.
- Experience working with the Machinery Directive and CE/UKCA marking guidelines.
- To have achieved or be in the process of achieving Chartered Engineer Status.
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] ([Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] works with hundreds of industrial clients across automotive, aerospace, rail, and other sectors. The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool, and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult.