Research and Development Engineer (Digital Substation) 573493

Term: Fixed Term (24 months)

FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)

To be considered for the role, you will: 

• Possess the knowledge, skills and experience normally associated with a PhD in a relevant field or you will be educated to Honours Degree level with relevant industrial experience
• Have experience in digital substation, protection and automation and the IEC 61850 standard.
• Have experience of the delivery of research and development projects in collaboration with industry or within an industrial context.
• Have hands on experience in designing, implementing and testing protection schemes enabling the secure and resilient supply of electricity.
• Demonstrate excellent technical writing ability and strong communication skills.
• Be a self-starter, and be able to plan, conduct and co-ordinate research and knowledge exchange activities with minimal supervision, as well as generate new ideas and concepts, with the capacity to work in a dynamically changing team environment  

Established in 2013 as one of the University of Strathclyde’s industry-facing innovation centres, PNDC is a world-class whole energy systems innovation, test and demonstration environment across multiple locations, shaping the energy transition through its leading-edge programme of work. The facilities and capabilities offered by PNDC are unique in Europe, attracting global organisations to partner with us in our combined efforts to accelerate the deployment of innovations across the whole energy system. 

We are a dynamic, flexible and collaborative team, where colleagues support each other through constructive challenge as well as simply lending a hand to build something new. We are energised when we see the products we’ve helped develop being deployed and actively reducing costs to consumers, increasing reliability of supply or making the world a more sustainable place. If this appeals to you, then please visit our website (www.pndc.co.uk) to learn more about our Focus Areas and our team. 

While part of the University of Strathclyde, the PNDC is an off campus industry facing facility based near Cumbernauld.  

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Ibrahim Abdulhadi, Lead R&D Engineer (Ibrahim.f.abdulhadi@strath.ac.uk).

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