IoT Engineer (KTP Associate)

KTP

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are a unique UK-wide activity that help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity by making better use of the knowledge, technology and skills within universities, colleges and research organisations. Further information is available at: www.ktponline.org.uk

THE PROJECT

The University of Essex, in partnership with Njord Offshore, offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with the relevant skills and knowledge to develop a first-of-its-kind Turbine Warning System for service provision to the offshore wind farm construction sector. The role will be required to create a suite of associated data collection and analytics functions, providing accurate and appropriate data to drive increased efficiency, decarbonisation of operations and identification of continual improvement training needs.

This post is fixed term for 24 months and is based at Njord Offshore’s offices in Tendring, Essex.

DUTIES OF THE POST

The duties of the post will include:

• Design and implement software and hardware for a new IoT platform
• Design and implement GPS based wind turbine warning system, by using the IoT platform
• Develop data collection and visualisation software for Cloud
• Test and evaluate the design in real use cases
• Knowledge embedding to colleagues and sales and marketing team

These duties are a guide to the work that the post holder will initially be required to undertake. They may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• UG/MSc or higher degree in a relevant subject, e.g. Embedded Systems, Internet-of-Thing (IoT), Electronic Engineering, Data Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• Strong Python, C/C++ programming and data analytic skills
• Experience of and high level of aptitude in Linux OS programming
• Experience of embedded systems design and hardware-software integration
• Knowledge and experience of working with OEM hardware to develop embedded systems
• Experience of the challenges of real-time computing and ability to consider these requirements during system design.
• Knowledge and experience of working with GPS positioning data

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Experience in IoT development
• Experience in Machine Learning
• Ability to drive in the UK
• Experience with data science

BENEFITS

As a KTP Associate, the post will offer the following benefits:

• A personal development budget of £4000 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project support by a dedicated, sector leading KTP Office.

LOCATION

Njord Offshore

Maud's Court

Long Lane

Tendring

Essex

CO16 0BG

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

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