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KTP Associate in Intelligent Remote Health Monitoring of Steel High-Mast

Loughborough University - School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

Location: Loughborough University, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, Hybrid/On-site
Salary: £36,000 to £40,000 per annum (starting salary to be confirmed on offer of appointment), plus £2000 per annum training budget.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 11th July 2025
Closes: 3rd August 2025
Job Ref: REQ250583
 

Loughborough University in partnership with Abacus Lighting Limited

Project Title: Intelligent Remote Health Monitoring of Steel High-Mast Structures

Period: 30 Months

Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum (Starting salary to be confirmed on offer of appointment), plus £2000 per annum training budget  

Due to the nature of the funding, the employment aims to start no later than 31st January 2026. This job is applicable for applying for a Global Talent visa (if needed).  

This is a 30-month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Loughborough University and Abacus Lighting, funded by UKRI Innovate UK. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and motivated engineer or applied scientist to lead the design and deployment of an intelligent Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) solution for steel high-mast structures - a sector with a global market currently valued at around £200 million and projected to reach £500 million by 2026, driven by growing infrastructure investments and technological innovation.

The KTP Associate role focuses on leading the development of an end-to-end SHM system specifically designed for high-mast steel structures. This includes selecting and integrating MEMS-based sensors (e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, thermocouples), developing embedded systems for real-time data acquisition and transmission, and conducting comparative testing under laboratory and real-world conditions. The Associate will prototype the SHM hardware using embedded platforms (e.g. single-board microcontrollers), perform digital signal acquisition and processing, e.g. operational modal analysis, and coordinate field deployments in challenging environments including offshore and rail sites.

The Associate will be based at the Abacus Lighting Ltd premises in Nottinghamshire, and will form an integral part of the Abacus Lighting Ltd Research and Development team, whilst supervised by Dr Mojtabaei, Dr Jesus, and Dr El-Hamalawi, who bring their expertise in SHM, Structural Dynamics, Finite Element Modelling, and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems to the project. 

As a KTP Associate, the successful applicant will have access to a wide range of commercial, R&D and management training programmes, as well as technical training resources and facilities at the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries should be made to the Lead Academic, Dr Mojtabaei (M.Mojtabaei@lboro.ac.uk).

Applications

The closing date for receipt of applications: Sunday 3rd August 2025

The interviews will take place w/c Monday 18th August 2025.

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