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Are you ready to take the next step in your career and become part of an innovative team working on cutting-edge energy hardware technology? This is your chance to join a dynamic and forward-thinking company as the Head of Research & Engineering. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to lead multidisciplinary projects, drive impactful research, and shape the future of energy solutions. If you’re passionate about turning complex ideas into tangible results, this is the role for you!
Salary £80,000 to £100,000 plus Benefits
What You Will Do:
– Own and maintain the system-level architecture, ensuring seamless integration across emission, chemical, thermal, electrical, and vacuum subsystems.
– Define and lead structured experimental planning, focusing on validating hypotheses and driving rapid iteration from concept to hardware.
– Establish a fast-cycle build-test-learn process, ensuring prototypes are designed for measurable performance and continuous improvement.
– Act as the senior technical authority, resolving conflicts and making decisive calls between scientific and engineering constraints.
– Lead a small, talented team, fostering a culture of rigorous empiricism, intellectual honesty, and collaboration.
– Translate complex technical findings into actionable engineering directions that align with system-level objectives.
What You Will Bring:
– A Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in physics, engineering, materials science, electrochemistry, or a closely related field.
– Proven ability to translate scientific concepts into functioning experimental hardware and deliver results under real-world constraints.
– Strong thermodynamic literacy and expertise in managing system-level energy balances.
– A track record of successful rapid hardware development, with experience in short build-test-learn cycles.
– Leadership experience managing small technical teams and driving impactful results.
This company is committed to designing, patenting, and licensing first-of-a-kind energy hardware technology that makes a positive global impact. As Head of Research & Engineering, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing their mission to reduce energy poverty, achieve Net Zero, and improve living standards worldwide. You’ll be deeply embedded in the laboratory environment, driving innovation and delivering results that matter.
Location:
This role is based South of Oxford in a vibrant and collaborative setting, offering a stimulating environment for innovation and growth.
Interested?:
Don’t miss this opportunity to lead groundbreaking projects and make a real difference. Apply now to become the Head of Research & Engineering and take your career to the next level!
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