Senior Ra/ Ra in Electrical Machines - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

Newcastle University

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:

Research Associate:
£33,966 to £44,263 per annum

Senior Research Associate:
£45,585 to £54,395 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 15 December 2023

The Role

The Newcastle University School of Engineering and our partner Dyson are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced research professional to join a team of dedicated engineers on an EPSRC project.

The project will examine electrical machines and electromagnetics, with research outputs directly feeding into the next generation of Dyson consumer products.

You will be a central member of the team, focusing on the creation and finite element analysis of novel electrical machines, along with the modelling of electromagnetic fields and systems fed from power electronic converters.

For the senior role you will have extensive experience of academic research, large collaborative projects and strategic leadership. You will also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the critical aspect of electrical machines.

You will hold a PhD in the field of electric drives, and a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the equivalent level of experience.

For the Research Associate Role you will have similar technical knowledge but less experience of leadership.

You will be based at Newcastle University, but will regularly visit Dyson, with short work spells based in their UK offices and secondment opportunities to overseas research institutions.

We are the UK's largest academic research group in Electrical Power, involved in activities from Nano Watts to Giga Watts.

Through our state-of-the-art research laboratory facilities, our activities are highly cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary. We are well known for our high level of industrial engagement

This is a full time, fixed term post available immediately for the duration of 2 years and 6 months.

Key Accountabilities

Your role will include:

An innovative approach to electromagnetic design
Static and dynamic magnetic analysis
Calculation of losses in conducting materials and methods to reduce them
Creation of analytical models of electrical machine behaviour
Elementary mechanical stress analysis
Technical drawings for manufacture
Electrical drive simulation
Practical test bed commissioning
Testing and performance evaluation
Writing and presenting of industrial reports and professional papers for publication

For the Senior RA role you will also have:
The day to day management of up to two research associates
Co-supervision of postgraduate researchers
Strategic leadership of the machines research element of a large project
Contribution to the teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Knowledge
A clear understanding of electrical machine design, with major expertise in electromagnetic design and some knowledge of mechanical and thermal design
A solid understanding of computational electromagnetics
Experience of the design and construction of electrical machines
Desirable
Knowledge of the special challenges associated with very high-speed electrical machines
Experience of dynamometer testing of electrical machines
Knowledge of power electronic converters and variable speed drives
Skills (professional, technical, managerial, practical)
Proficiency in electromagnetic simulations using the finite element method, such as Mentor Graphics Magnet, JMAG or ANSYS
Proficiency in CAD modelling in packages such as Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks
Desirable
The ability to work autonomously
For the Senior RA role you will also have the following skills:
The ability to motivate, organise and show leadership in the management of other research staff within the research team
The ability to design, construct and test complex machines and drives with embedded controllers
Ability to communicate complex information clearly and adapt communication styles to suit the audience
Experience supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research students
Desirable
The ability to work at times independently and make leadership / project management decisions as delegated by the PI
Experience teaching and demonstrating to undergraduate and postgraduate research students

Experience and Achievements
A good track record of academic journal publications
Experience of high-speed electrical machines and drives
Experience in the system level dynamic simulation of electric machines and drives (including electronics and software aspects of the drive), preferably using and Matlab/Simulink
Desirable
Experience of working in large multi-institutional projects
For the Senior RA role you will also have the following experience
Desirable
Exposure to, or experience in managing research projects, identifying targets and proactively address