Lead Engineer – Smart Automation (110753-0825)

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Rob Harrison (Head of the Automation Systems Group) robert.harrison@warwick.ac.uk.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

This role is a unique opportunity to join and work with a team of talented academic and systems engineers, and to engage with a wide range of industry partners across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, electronic manufacturing, and construction. The candidate will be involved in the field of manufacturing automation with a focus on engineering tools and methods, digital-twins and robotics, and applied AI.

About You
The candidate should have extensive expertise and experience of industrial automation and manufacturing systems, software development environments, and lifecycle engineering tools and methods.

The candidate will be immersed in a multidisciplinary team of control, mechanical, electronic and software engineers, and should be able to seamlessly collaborate on the development of industry ready solutions.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday, 24th August 2025 at 23:55 (BST).

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