Salary range:£32,000
to £37,000 p.a. plus £4,000 training and development budget
FTE: 1 (40 hours/week)
Term: Fixed term (24 months)
Closing date: 22 May 2022
The
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering in partnership with
Inspectahire (www.inspectahire.com)are seeking to appoint a Whisky Barrel
Inspection Lead (KTP Associate), with a focus on novel ultrasonic inspection
and low power sensors.
Headquartered
in Aberdeen and established over 35 years ago, Inspectahire have grown to
become a diversified and highly flexible NDT Inspections and testing
business. As one of the UK’s leading
inspection specialists, Inspectahire has worked on a diverse range of projects
across the world. From the legs of oil
& gas platforms to the tips of wind turbines, via railway infrastructure
and factory machinery, Inspectahire have been called upon to undertake all
types of inspections, in all environments – including harsh and hazardous
areas. The particular focuses considers
a new application in the inspection of Scotland’s vast whisky stores.
The
position offers the KTP Associate the following benefits:
• a
challenging and rewarding job with real responsibility
• a
planned programme of training courses, including a £4k 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 renewable energy
and remanufacturing
• the
opportunity to make important and tangible improvements in an ambitious and
dynamic company
• the
opportunity to create foundations with the organization to develop new business
models
• the
opportunity to make a significant contribution to wind industry sustainability
and carbon footprint
The
post will be predominantly based at the company premises in Aberdeen with
visits to the Strathclyde University Campus.
The
project is part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims
to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through
the 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
The
objective of this project is to develop of a portable fluid level measuring
device for use in the hazardous zoned area of bonded warehouses to enable
owners to monitor cask contents whilst in situ, thus greatly reducing the risks
and costs of moving casks from within racks and stores. The device must be portable, ATEX compatible
and capable of propagating ultrasonic signals through the wooden cask to
estimate the liquid depth.
To be
considered for the role you will be expected to have a PhD degree in Electronic
Engineering or equivalent. The successful candidate will have experience in
ultrasonic inspection, ultrasonic propagation in difficult materials, algorithm
development, embedded electronics, firmware development and software
development. For a full list of role requirements please see the person
specification below.
In
addition to the KTP core development training, you will have a dedicated
training budget of £4,000 to further support your career development.
Informal enquiries about the post
can be directed to Dr Gordon Dobie,
Electronic & Electrical Engineering
(gordon.dobie@strath.ac.uk).
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