Job description
The successful candidate will:
Conduct and manage engineering solutions, product development and related administrative activities, with guidance as required, ensuring that project aims, and objectives are met.
Work closely with the supervisory team, to develop and plan research
objectives.
Report directly to the senior management team; good presentation and
communication skills are therefore essential. Presentations are also
anticipated to clients and customers of the company in various locations,
which will require strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Build appropriate networks within and outside the team.
Where needed, travel to the collaboration partners, Heriot-Watt University to carry out research and/or attend meetings presentations etc.
Write and support the publishing of research reports, conference, and indexed journal papers in line with project requirements.
Support the dissemination of outputs and contribute to technical workshops, seminars, and conferences as appropriate.
Support public engagement activities through web-based and social media-based methods as appropriate.
Ensure that all data collection undertaken as part of the project is done so ethically and in line with UK (GDPR) privacy and data protection policies, and in compliance with the requirements of the funder.
Undertake training activities as necessary and agreed with the supervisory team to deliver on the project aims and objectives and to further career development.
Project description
This collaborative Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP), led by the successful appointee, will develop a product that characterises chemically degraded materials and provides a service to enable the removal of contaminants in hydraulic fluids.
During the project, a device for the real-time characterisation of degradation products and contamination removal in hydraulic fluids will be designed, developed, produced, and commissioned. The successful appointee will exploit knowledge in chemical characterisation, combined with advanced measurement techniques, multiphase computational fluid mechanics modelling, and development of user-friendly instrumentation, to enable in-field deployment. The final product will have a potential to revolutionise the way that hydraulic systems are maintained through a significant reduction in the wastage of hydraulic fluid and will bring significant environmental and commercial benefits.
This full-time position is funded by Robbie Fluid Engineering and Innovate UK. The successful appointee will be based at Robbie Fluid Engineering, Inchwood Park, Bathgate and the project will involve working closely with colleagues at Heriot-Watt University in order to transfer knowledge to the business (this is not an academic research project).
About the business
Robbie Fluid Engineering manufactures, supplies, and installs creative, innovative fluid engineering solutions. Our Bathgate facility supports highly trained, experienced engineers and includes a fully equipped workshop and service vehicles. We undertake pressure testing, hydraulics testing, oil quality analysis and system development and provide preventative technologies across a wide range of machinery in sectors such as plant, haulage, marine, agricultural, medical and process engineering. Robbie Fluid Engineering has an ongoing development program supporting ultrafine fluid treatments and are investing strongly in this field. We have ambitions to grow rapidly and support new environmentally friendly solutions, this project plays a significant part in such growth.
Fluid Engineering
Researcher
Enhanced Undergraduate degree (MEng, MChem, MSc), or PhD in mechanical, chemical, process or fluid engineering, chemistry or applied chemistry, or similar.
15 April 2024
15 June 2024
3739
The successful candidate will:
Conduct and manage engineering solutions, product development and related administrative activities, with guidance as required, ensuring that project aims, and objectives are met.
Work closely with the supervisory team, to develop and plan research objectives.
Report directly to the senior management team; good presentation and communication skills are therefore essential. Presentations are also anticipated to clients and customers of the company in various locations, which will require strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Build appropriate networks within and outside the team.
Where needed, travel to the collaboration partners, Heriot-Watt University to carry out research and/or attend meetings presentations etc.
Write and support the publishing of research reports, conference, and indexed journal papers in line with project requirements.
Support the dissemination of outputs and contribute to technical workshops, seminars, and conferences as appropriate.
Support public engagement activities through web-based and social media-based methods as appropriate.
Ensure that all data collection undertaken as part of the project is done so ethically and in line with UK (GDPR) privacy and data protection policies, and in compliance with the requirements of the funder.
Undertake training activities as necessary and agreed with the supervisory team to deliver on the project aims and objectives and to further career development.