Chief Engineer - PEMD
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Location: | Warwick, Warwickshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Warwick |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 108795-0625 |
Summary
For informal enquiries, please contact Richard McMahon (Professor) R.McMahon.1@warwick.ac.uk
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
We are working on innovative electrical machines that are instrumental in the decarbonisation of transport, and you will be critical to that success. Our “Winding Centre of Excellence” funded by Innovate UK’s Driving the Electric Revolution – Industrialisation Centres, is a significant investment in electrical machine manufacturing, with the aim of developing manufacturing process and techniques, applying new materials and machine designs to reduce cost, improve efficiency and power density.
The Chief Engineer will be a recognised leader and expert in the design, manufacture, and application of advanced electrical machines. They will have deep understanding of the state of the art and future developments that will improve total cost, performance, and efficiency.
The Chief Engineer post is critical to the success of the Winding Centre of Excellence, and they will be able to guide its strategic direction and future. The Chief Engineer will develop new research and direct contract programmes and be integral to the advancement of the PEMD staff and facilities.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
We are working on innovative electrical machines that are instrumental in the decarbonisation of transport, and you will be critical to that success. Our “Winding Centre of Excellence” funded by Innovate UK’s Driving the Electric Revolution – Industrialisation Centres, is a significant investment in electrical machine manufacturing, with the aim of developing manufacturing process and techniques, applying new materials and machine designs to reduce cost, improve efficiency and power density.
The Chief Engineer will be a recognised leader and expert in the design, manufacture, and application of advanced electrical machines. They will have deep understanding of the state of the art and future developments that will improve total cost, performance, and efficiency.
The Chief Engineer post is critical to the success of the Winding Centre of Excellence, and they will be able to guide its strategic direction and future. The Chief Engineer will develop new research and direct contract programmes and be integral to the advancement of the PEMD staff and facilities.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.