Senior Electronics Design Engineer (KTP Associate)

Based at: ELE Advanced Technologies, Nelson, Lancashire

The role:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a graduate to work full-time on a 27-month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop an advanced aftermarket sensor-led condition and monitoring solution upgrade for the EDM engineering processes, combined with a predictive operational insights model to gain superior operational performance.

Employed and supported by an academic team from the University, you will be based at ELE Advanced Technologies' premises in Nelson, Lancashire.

To find out more about ELE Advanced Technologies, go to https://eleat.co.uk/.

Qualifications we require:
Hold a minimum 2:1 degree in a relevant field such as Electronic/Electrical or Communications Engineering (or equivalent experience).

Desirable - MSc or PhD Level qualifications in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Application requirements:
Skills

• Sound understanding of design of electronic circuit systems: multi-sensor technologies, signal conditioning and data acquisition with knowledge of applied mechanical engineering principles.
• Knowledge of communication protocols, test and measurement methodologies for electronic modules, system engineering, data pre-processing and database indexing/analytics for dashboarding/visualisation, embedding machine learning algorithms.

Attributes

• The ability to work independently to resolve technical issues and work collaboratively.
• Being receptive to new knowledge and understanding the precision manufacturing environment/dynamics of the envisioned multi-sensing condition monitoring solution.

Experience

• Experience in designing/developing electronic sensing circuits, applying ML in a digital manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to good scientific practice/ability to lead a technically complex project/produce research output (case studies/academic papers).

Please note that this role requires your current right to work in the UK to be valid until the end of the contract. If your current right to work is due to expire before the end of the contract, you will be required to apply for an appropriate visa to cover the full duration of the contract, prior to commencing employment. Should you be successful in securing this KTP contract, our UKVI Immigration & Compliance team will be able to advise and support you through the process.

About KTP:
For 50 years, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping to innovate for growth by connecting businesses that have an innovation idea with the academic expertise to help deliver it. Currently around 800 businesses, 100 knowledge bases and over 800 graduates are involved in KTPs - collaborative, transformative three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation.

Benefits:

• £2,000 per year to spend on personal training.
• Opportunity to register on a higher degree at a reduced cost.
• Opportunity of a permanent position with the company: 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Noushin Karimian N.Karimian@mmu.ac.uk and Professor Alhussein Albarbar A.Albarbar@mmu.ac.uk.

Apply clicking the 'Apply' button and submitting a CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Only applications with a covering letter will be considered.

Due to the nature of KTP funding, those who have already completed more than 1 year of a KTP are not eligible to apply.