Technical Engineer (Rotating Machinery) - Fixed Term

About the role

The National Centre for Propulsion and Power (NCPP) is looking for a Technical Engineer to join its Engineering Office and support its capability in custom rotating machinery engineering. Based at the Whittle Laboratory in West Cambridge, the NCPP is the UK's new flagship mid-TRL test facility for turbomachinery research and development, working with academic and industrial partners on zero-emission propulsion and power technologies. The post is fixed term, funded for 14 months initially.

Key responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of academic and industrial research projects, turning research requirements into practical engineering solutions.
• Lead the development of complete rotating machinery test sections, from concept and detailed design through manufacture, instrumentation, assembly and commissioning.
• Work closely with researchers, academics, technicians and industrial partners to deliver experiments safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Support test campaigns as the subject matter expert in rotating machinery, helping with operation, data collection and analysis.
• Carry out significant hands-on engineering and workshop work on the experimental facility.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or Level 6 vocational qualification in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Professional registration at IEng or CEng level, or a commitment to working towards it, is desirable.
• Experience in rotating machinery engineering, with expertise in one or more areas such as design, analysis, manufacturing, instrumentation and controls, commissioning, servicing or diagnosis.
• Hands-on experience with rotating machinery and in a mechanical workshop is particularly important.

Occasional travel and, rarely, out-of-hours or weekend work may be required for urgent deliverables or equipment failures. Internal candidates may apply on the basis of a secondment from their current University role. Applications are made online via the University's recruitment system, quoting reference NM51351.