Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate - Ultrasonic Transducer Engineer (110104-0325)

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Location: Coltraco Ltd, NETPark Research Institute, Joseph Swan Road, Sedgefield TS21 3FB

Duration: Fixed-term contract for 24 months.

About the Role  

For informal queries, please reach out to Rachel Edwards (Professor) at r.s.edwards@warwick.ac.uk or Steven Dixon (Professor) at s.m.dixon@warwick.ac.uk.

This post is part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) initiative funded by Innovate UK. 

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a UK-wide programme that has been helping businesses for the past 40 years to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base.

The Associate will be responsible for the management and delivery of an Innovate UK awarded KTP between Warwick University and Coltraco Ltd., improving the company’s expertise in ultrasonic sensor design and manufacturing, including sourcing the correct materials, designing and manufacturing sensors with the appropriate matching layers, enclosures, electronics, and couplants for the intended functions. 

We do not expect the successful candidate to have any previous experience in ultrasonic transducer design or fabrication, but if they do this may be an advantage.

You will normally be based at Coltraco’s premises, and will be subject to their hours of work (40 hours per week) and holiday provisions (20 days per annum as well as statutory bank holidays).

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.  

About You  

The Associate will develop expertise in the use of Coltraco’s analogue and digital products to a level where they can undertake technical demonstrations.

They will also evaluate the properties of Coltraco’s ultrasonic transducers to identify areas for improvement, while quantitatively analysing the performance of the transducers, identifying failure rates, and producing technical descriptions of any performance issues.

The Associate will undertake background reading on the underlying science and engineering behind ultrasonic transducers and the interaction of ultrasound with relevant stimuli (i.e. the materials and objects tested with Coltraco’s products).

Ultimately, the Associate will be expected to put their learned knowledge into practice by designing new ultrasonic transducers for Coltraco’s current and future products, with properties ideally suited to the relevant applications.

The Associate must work with their colleagues to develop suitable manufacturing methods so that their designs may be effectively realised in a scalable, repeatable fashion.

Reporting to the project supervisor at Coltraco Ltd. the Associate will work as part of a dynamic engineering team ensuring new knowledge gained is embedded within the company through clear designs and manufacturing methods for new ultrasonic transducers, training materials and the creation of documentation.

Warwick will provide specialised technical support and supervision to the Associate to ensure Coltraco Ltd. is an industry leader driven by world class research. Applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 21 April 2025 at 23:55 (GMT) 

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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