Engineer

About IAAPS
Moving the world from low to zero impact mobility, faster. We have spent the last 40 years in pursuit of smarter and cleaner engines, powertrains, and driver technologies. Our award-winning systems-based research is acknowledged internationally. The challenges have changed over time, but we’ve innovated and shifted with the automotive, aerospace, and marine industry to provide solutions that continuously adapt and align to its needs. Today, we work with industry, inventors, researchers, and academics to deliver rapid Research and Innovation. R&I that will accelerate the transition from low carbon to zero carbon transport.

The Opportunity
As an Engineer, your role will involve:

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

• Playing a role in technical discussions and decisions on project direction. Collaborating with customers, colleagues and liaising with research partners to identify project objectives, and the skills, tools and supporting systems required to meet those objectives

• Executing virtual and physical test and development plans through to technical sign-off

• Defining and configuring instrumentation to ensure accurate operation throughout the research project

• Ensuring accurate, timely, high-quality data from rigs and simulation activity is provided to the project team

• Reviewing data output from work-stream activity, ensuring data accuracy, reliability and quality

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

• Providing day-to-day support, as part of the team working on projects

Essential Experience & Skills:

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

• Technical experience in an engineering research and development environment, ideally electrified powertrain systems, combustion systems and/or system components, using advanced measurement and analysis techniques

• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of one or more of the following areas: Hybrid systems, Electric motors and drives, Internal Combustion Engines, Transmissions and driveline, Turbomachinery, Battery Design and Management, System Simulation, 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 demonstrate techniques to understand failure modes and resolve problems.

• Ability to work within a matrix structure, building and maintaining successful working collaborations across IAAPS

• Experience of working effectively on multi-disciplinary projects with a team of engineers and technicians is highly desirable.

• 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 share ideas and engage others in discussions and problem-solving

• A flexible approach to work, with the ability to seek out opportunities to engage in learning, and meaningful development.

• Ability to proactively manage competing demands and deadlines; able to support others to achieve results for the team.

• Understanding and ensuring implementation of appropriate legislative and IAAPS standards, and industry best practice for test facility operation.

Location and Flexibility
This role is based at the Bristol & Bath Science Park. We operate a hybrid model, expecting a minimum of 60% on-site presence. This on-site focus is crucial for developing internal communications, building customer relationships, and delivering project activities.

It is expected that this is a full-time position. However, we would consider flexible working options to cover this.


What we can offer you: 

• Salary of £36,000

• Pension – we operate a Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme with AVIVA with a maximum employer contribution of 12%.

• 26 days of holiday in addition to statutory Bank Holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.

• Private Medical Insurance through BUPA.

• Private Dental cover through BUPA

• Group Life Assurance

• Employee Referral Scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Flexible Working opportunities

• Help@hand, an app-based solution that provides employees and their families with access to support services, including access to a remote GP, physiotherapy, etc.

• Employee Assistance Programme - A support helpline run by a separate organisation to IAAPS called Unum Lifeworks. It is a completely free, confidential service that includes telephone counselling 24/7 365 days a year.

• Free car parking

• Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities

• On site EV charging

Click here to view the job description to find out more!

 Application closing date: Friday 10th July

In-person interviews to commence Monday 20th July