Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer (KTP Associate) (110514-0825)

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This is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates for this role need not apply.

Location
Wastewater Fuels site at Seven Stars Industrial Estate, Wheler Road, CV3 4LB, Coventry
Department
WMG
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed term contract for 30 months
Salary
35,608 - 46,049 per annum
About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Nick Golsby (Associate Professor in Design Engineering)

nick.golsby@warwick.ac.uk

This is an exciting opportunity to implement academic research in a commercial setting and would suit someone with a background in design engineering or manufacturing and with a strong career interest in tackling manufacturing or industrial problems, who enjoys developing innovative solutions and is motivated by complex challenges and the opportunity to make a positive impact on environmental sustainability.


Wastewater Fuels is on a journey to transform our collective approach to treating wastewater. We are transforming an expensive, energy intense industry into a net energy producer, by extracting the chemical energy from a variety of wastewaters, including domestic sewage and industrial food wastes. Our energy efficient modular, scalable asset treats wastewater and in the process produce hydrogen. The hydrogen can be used to generate electricity locally or sold to generate a revenue stream, thus making wastewater treatment viable across the globe (currently c.80% of wastewater is not effectively treated). Find out more by visiting Wastewater Fuels.


The impetus for this Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Wastewater Fuels and the University of Warwick follows on from a series of successful collaborations and reflects Wastewater Fuels's ongoing investment in research and development. This KTP aims to develop an existing manual manufacturing process to improve it by designing, modelling, and constructing a mass production assembly operation; to de-risk the next-stage investment for an innovative wastewater treatment product, and securing a place as a global leader in the market.


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, technology and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base. If you want to apply your degree and experience, start a "real job" straight away and gain a professional qualification, then a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is what you are looking for. For further information visit http://ktp.innovateuk.org/



About You
Primarily based at Wastewater Fuels' premises in Coventry, you will be working as part of a collaborative research project and must work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team. You will be able to take responsibility for managing and delivering the project and have the confidence and ability to embed the new knowledge into the team through training, paired working, and a number of other methods.


You will need to hold at least a good honours degree (2:1 or above, or equivalent grade) in engineering, manufacturing, design engineering or a related field. An MSc or PhD in manufacturing, engineering or a related field is desirable. A first-degree graduate with the right attitude, aptitude and 'fit' is equally as important as a higher level qualification.


You will need an understanding and appreciation of modern manufacturing methods including automation and robotics; good communication skills for delivering workshops, presentations, training; good teamworking skills, with the ability to work proactively and independently at all levels of business; project management skills, evidencing delivery of measurable results in a business environment; demonstrable interest in tackling manufacturing or industrial problems; and 3+ years' experience of working in a manufacturing or industrial environment. It is desirable that the successful candidate has demonstrable evidence of project management within a business environment.


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



About the Department
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is a department of the University of Warwick that provides science, technology, and engineering research and development services to industry. After more than 40 years, WMG continues to deliver world-leading innovations across a range of sectors.


At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. We currently hold the Athena SWAN Silver Award, and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities. 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.


WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick with over 800 staff, world renowned for providing innovative solutions to industry through its research, development and education programmes. Our industry focussed education portfolio includes nearly 3,000 students studying management, technology and applied engineering subjects, at postgraduate and undergraduate level. We have high expectations for our teaching and our courses are regularly ranked top in the UK and amongst the leading courses in their field in the world.


For further information about WMG, please visit our website.


For further information on the WMG centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult, please see our website.


Further information about the Energy Innovation Centre can be found here.


We believe there should be no barriers to continuing education, and we strive to ensure that the future workforce has the skills they need to become the UK's upcoming engineers and inventors.


Our unique approach to undergraduate education enables full-time students, Higher Apprentices, and full-time employees to gain an engineering degree.


Our teaching staff deliver educational programmes not just at Warwick, but internationally, and the knowledge we can leverage from our research excellence enables our students to reach their highest possible standards.


Full details of our range of undergraduate and Degree Apprenticeships can be found here.



About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'*.


You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 11th September 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.


Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).


You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Right to Work in the UK
If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.