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Research Assistant in Power Electronics - ESCALATE

Coventry University Group (CUG) - Centre for Advanced Low-carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS)

Location: Coventry
Salary: £31,637 to £35,116
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 1st October 2025
Closes: 15th October 2025
Job Ref: 3022

Full Time FTC until 30th June 2026

Our Mission

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them. Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.

This post will be based at Coventry University’s Centre for Advanced Low-carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), a £50m research centre established to partner with the propulsion system supply chain and accelerate the progression to carbon-zero transport. The Centre works across the automotive, aerospace, marine and rail industries to support the creation of cleaner mobility and to help develop the supply chain so that it can deliver these rapidly developing ‘enabling’ technologies. For further information about our Research Centre, please visit our website: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/institute-for-future-transport-and-cities/our-facilities/fev-low-carbon-centre/.

The Role

We are looking for a Research Assistant to work as part of a team delivering on a Horizon – European Funded project ESCALATE. This role will support an ambitious research initiative with multiple international partners, focused on producing modular, stackable and scalable powertrain for battery and fuel-cell powered heavy-duty long-haul vehicles. 

You will contribute to research and consultancy activity, including international research, as part of the ESCALATE project which aims to develop modular, scalable powertrain components for battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell road vehicles.

You will also undertake your own small projects, including submission of funding bids, with support from your line manager.

Our Successful Candidate

You should have a good degree (1st class or 2.1) in an appropriate subject such as Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics or Chemistry, with focused knowledge and experience of power electronics and/or hydrogen fuel cells and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge and research methods relevant to one or more of the following areas: WBG-based converter circuits design, PCB layout and thermal analysis, circuit modelling and simulation, PEM fuel cell testing, PEM fuel cell system modelling, PEM fuel cell diagnostics.

The Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package including:

  • Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
  • 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • New Holiday Purchase Scheme
  • BUPA Cash Plan
  • 50% off Tuition Fee’s for staff dependants
  • CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
  • Cycle To Work scheme

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

Closing date: Wednesday 15 October 2025.

Apply link: https://cugcareers.coventry.ac.uk/job-invite/3022/

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