Specialist Welding Engineer (KTP Associate)

Fixed Term Contract for 30 months

Full time starting salary is £30,000 to £35,000 per annum, dependent upon qualifications and experience (38 hours per week), plus £5,000 personal development budget 

Location: EWB Solutions Ltd., Kings Langley (Unit-4 Kingley Park, WD4 8GW).

We welcome applications from passionate, self-motivated, skilled, and committed team players to join Cranfield University and EWB Solutions in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) advancing the manufacture of metallic bellows for vacuum-operated equipment. 

This role as Specialist Welding Engineer (KTP Associate) is part of a collaboration between EWB Solutions Ltd, specialists in edge-welded bellows, and Cranfield University. The project will drive EWB’s transition to precision engineering and lean manufacturing, using statistical and analytical methods to modernize production processes. 

Key goals include enhancing repeatability, reducing scrap rates by 10%, and cutting lead times by 60%. Working with Cranfield’s Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre to optimize Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and plasma welding for bellows manufacture while exploring disruptive technologies. 

About the Role

Your role will be to embed new knowledge and capability in specialist welding processes, precision engineering and lean manufacturing. Details of EWB Solutions can be found here.   

About You

A minimum 2:1 degree in Mechanical or Materials Engineering (or a related discipline) is required. A Master’s and/or PhD is desirable but not essential. 

This role requires knowledge of the following areas:

• Welding and joining techniques
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and/or Plasma processes
• Metallurgy of stainless steel and nickel-based alloys under thermal processing
• Computer-Aided Design (e.g., Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks)
• Statistical tools (e.g., Statistica) for process analysis and capability assessment

Industrial or manufacturing experience and familiarity with lean methodologies are desirable. Strong project management, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential.

The role involves experimentation, testing, and characterization, requiring time at Cranfield University and occasional travel. KTP projects offer additional funding for transferable skills training to develop future leaders.

About Us

Cranfield Manufacturing is one of the eight themes at Cranfield University offering world-class and niche post-graduate level research, education, training and consultancy. We are unique in our multi-disciplinary approach by bringing together design, materials’ technology and management expertise. Find out here.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out here. 

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

This job role would require the candidate to work onsite at EWB works or for some specific need at the Cranfield University. Working remotely will only be feasible at the time of report writing or data analysis.

Eligibility

An individual currently or previously employed by EWB Solutions Ltd or someone who has already been a KTP Associate is not eligible for this role.

How to apply                                     

For further details, email hrrecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk, quoting reference number 4972.

Closing date: 12/01/2025

www.cranfield.ac.uk/ktp

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