New Process Development Engineer - KTP Associate (fixed term) (ENG494718X1)

This is an exciting opportunity for a Chemical or Process Engineer to join our diverse team in partnership with Base Materials. your key project will be to deliver a novel curing process to reduce processing time and increase throughput of our primary product, epoxy composite tooling boards. As well as increasing production for application in the Formula 1, automotive and aerospace industries, this process will reduce process environmental impacts and enable a broader product range, allowing access to new markets. 

This is a newly scoped and pivotal role for the company, who are looking to broaden their internal expertise as part of their growth plan. You will be supported to work on the experimental development, design and installation of the new curing process, working at the interface between process engineering, chemistry and electromagnetics.

We are seeking innovative thinkers from a broad range of experiences and backgrounds. Significant training and support will be offered to help you develop any new skills which are required. You should be interested in working as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver commercial solutions to industry.

We are ideally looking for someone who has already applied their academic experience into the ‘Real World’ and gained some industrial experience. If you have recently completed or are due to complete a PhD or EngD then your application would also be welcome.

This post will be offered initially on a fixed term basis for a period of 21 months (with the University of Nottingham) but will continue thereafter directly with Base Materials Ltd. This post is jointly advertised in collaboration with our commercial partner, Base Materials and will predominantly be based at their site in Whetstone, Leicester (LE8 6NU).

About Base Materials:

Base Group are a leading business in its field; manufacturing and distributing composite materials and producing high quality precision components from a variety of tooling boards for body tooling, patterns, testing and prototypes, predominantly for the Formula 1, Automotive and Aerospace industries. Our main product range includes:

Further information about Base is available at: http://www.base-materials.co.uk/

About Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP):

This position forms part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded by Innovate UK. It’s essential you understand how KTP works with business and University, and the vital role you will play if you successfully secure a KTP Associate position. 

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Previous applicants need not apply.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Becca Ferrari on tel: 0115 748 6969 or email becca.ferrari@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 22 Apr 2019
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)