Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Join the Future of Clean Mobility & Digital Engineering

£
36,000 | Permanent, Full-Time | Bristol & Bath Science Park

Are you an experienced engineer, motivated to transform the development of future mobility and energy solutions? IAAPS is seeking Engineers to accelerate our mission to solve the industry’s biggest challenges?
About IAAPS
As a world-leading Engineering & Innovation centre that supports the wider transport and energy sectors in the transition to net zero, we have great ambitions – namely, to solve the industry’s biggest challenges by creating the technologies, tools and systems needed to accelerate the move to clean, affordable and sustainable mobility.

Our world class facility based at the Bristol & Bath Science Park ranks among the top three independent institutions of its type in the world. With a team in place that brings together specialists from across industry and a range of highly prestigious commercial partners within the automotive, motor sport, industrial, aerospace, and marine sectors, IAAPS is growing in response to the needs of our customers.

The key to our success? Put simply, it’s our people. We are a dynamic team operating at the forefront of future technology, therefore everyone’s contribution matters and makes a real difference to what we achieve together.

The Opportunity
As an Engineer, your role will involve:

• Executing mechanical and mechatronic design projects, including use of analysis tools, leading to prototype build and validation

• Executing virtual and physical test and development programmes

• Defining and configuring instrumentation to ensure accurate measurements and efficient data acquisition

• Ensuring accurate, timely, high-quality data from test rigs and simulation activities are provided to the project team

• Reviewing and analysing data output, ensuring data accuracy, reliability and quality

• Creation of project outputs, including customer updates, reports, and presentations

• Supporting effective cross-functional relationships and collaborations to build and maintain a high-performance team environment

• Collaborating with customers and colleagues to identify project objectives

• Supporting technical discussions and decisions on project direction, using the skills, tools and supporting systems required to meet those objectives

Essential Technical Experience & Skills

• An Engineering degree in a relevant subject, typically Mechanical/Electrical/Design

• Technical experience as a design, simulation or test engineer in a research and development environment, including powertrain systems, electrification, combustion systems and/or system components

• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of one or more of the following:
  Hybrid vehicle systems, Electric motors and drives, Internal Combustion Engines, Transmissions and Driveline, Turbo machinery, Battery Design and Management, System Simulation, Design Processes, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

• Working knowledge of software development methodologies and platforms, and collaborative development environments

• Experience of data acquisition systems and knowledge of instrumentation for effective data collection and interpretation

• Advanced data processing and analysis experience using recognised software

• Strong analytical skills; able to apply techniques to understand failure modes and resolve problems

General Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work within a matrix structure, working effectively on multi-disciplinary projects with a team of engineers, technicians and support functions

• Good communication and relationship-building skills; ability to adapt personal style to different audiences, providing feedback, to project team

• Ability to work collaboratively to develop solutions to technical challenges; willing to…