Salary range: Starting salary £32,000 per annum. (Competitive performance-based salary review) plus
£5,000 training and development budget
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term (21 months)
Closing date: 8 August 2022
The Department of Design, Manufacture
and Engineering Management in partnership with Bosch Rexroth Limited
(www.bosch.co.uk) are seeking to appoint a Knowledge
Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate in the area of Digital
Manufacturing,
with a focus on Signal processing, Data Analytics and the Industrial Internet
of Things.
Bosch Rexroth Ltd, a UK registered
wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch, provides economical, precise, safe and
energy efficient
technologies for driving, controlling
and moving. The Bosch Rexroth plant at Glenrothes is the only Bosch plant that
makes
Radial Piston Motors for hydraulic
applications, which are supplied worldwide. The site employs 400 staff and is
responsible
for product design, development, manufacture, assembly, testing and servicing.
The
position offers the Associate the following benefits:
·
- a challenging and rewarding job with responsibility
- competitive performance-based salary review
- a planned programme of training courses, including a £5,000 personal
development budget
- mentoring from experienced industrial and academic supervisors
- the support and resources of the University of Strathclyde
- the possibility of registering for a higher degree with the University
- the potential for good career development with the company at the end
of the scheme
- developing and proving expertise in the prospering fields of Data Analytics,
Internet of Things and Digital Manufacturing
- the opportunity to make important and tangible improvements in a large
and dynamic company with a world-renowned
brand
name
The post will be predominantly based
at the company premises in Glenrothes (near Edinburgh) with potential visits
to end
users
of the Radial Piston Motors worldwide and Strathclyde University Campus.
The project is part of the Knowledge
Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims to help businesses improve
their
competitiveness and productivity
through better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the
UK knowledge
base. Successful Knowledge Transfer
Partnership projects are funded by UK Research and Innovation through Innovate
UK
and are part of the government’s
Industrial Strategy. To find out how KTP works and the vital role you will
play if you successfully secure a KTP Associate position please visit: www.ktpws.org.uk
To
be considered for the role you should have a Degree level education in
Computer Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering. You should be skilled in
the application of data analytics
and have some experience in the design and development of
cloud-based/fog-based systems and smart products or services, some experience in
sensor application and Industrial IoT technology. Experience in Digital
Manufacturing or Engineering or Industrial Design, and some experience of
working in industry is desirable. You should be self-directed and
self-motivated, with the ability to project manage with guidance, as required,
and you will have excellent communication skills with the ability to interact
with a range of stakeholders and excellent negotiation skills with the ability
to engage others.
Please note, relocation
to the site, the Bosch Rexroth plant at Glenrothes, would be required for this
role.
A candidate needs to be employed by 26th September 2022.
Informal enquiries about the post can
be directed to Professor Jorn Mehnen (jorn.mehnen@strath.ac.uk).
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