Careers

Senior / Research Engineer

We are looking for an engineer to join one of the University’s most successful consultancy units, providing a commercial service to industry. This is an opportunity to become part of a team with a world-wide reputation for excellence and independence, and will appeal particularly to those with an interest in sailing or other marine activities.

Your primary role will be to contribute experience based knowledge in projects where an understanding of structures is required. Whilst the range of applications may be in any field of engineering, the Wolfson Unit specializes in yachts and small ships so experience of the structures and materials used in this field will be a great advantage. Such projects may involve structural design, analysis or assessment, for new projects or in failure investigations.

Such specialised work is unlikely to fill all of your time so you will be expected to assist with other Wolfson Unit activities, such as model testing, software development or consultancy in other aspects of naval architecture. To be most effective in these roles it will be an advantage to have some experience in areas such as stability, small craft design, or programming.

You should have at least an engineering based degree and a higher level qualification will be an advantage. The work is expected to involve laboratory testing of materials and structures, investigations in the field, and ship model testing, so it will be helpful if you can demonstrate a range of practical skills.

The appointment and appointment title will be dependent on your skills, experience and expertise in line with the requirements of the post.

More information on the Wolfson Unit can be found by visiting: www.wolfsonunit.com.

The closing date for this post is 17 November 2011.

Please apply online through www.jobs.soton.ac.uk or alternatively telephone +44 (0)23 8059 2750 for an application form. Please quote vacancy reference number 058911LH on all correspondence. When applying online you should provide a copy of your CV and a personal statement that shows how your previous experience maps to the requirements of the job and person specifications.