Total 6 Senior Executive level Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment. This vacancy will close at midnight on 24th November 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 9th December 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

• Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%
• Cambridge based the role has the opportunity for hybrid working (approx. 3 days a week in the office).
• Marshall, an independent, family-owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909.

Why join Marshall in this role

The Control Systems Engineer at Marshall is instrumental in the development and implementation of novel control strategies for a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System. This role involves creating innovative control algorithms, ensuring system stability, efficiency, and safety. The Control Systems Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate advanced control solutions, fostering the continuous improvement of the fuel system's performance and reliability. Key to this role is the development of fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, enabling prognostic responses to potential issues and ensuring the overall health and reliability of the system.

Within this context, the purpose of the Control Systems Engineer is to:

• Develop and Implement Advanced Control Strategies: Design and implement innovative control algorithms for the Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, focusing on stability, efficiency, and safety, initially to successful ground demonstration at TRL 6 in 2027.

• Fault Detection and Health Management: Develop sophisticated fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, enabling proactive responses to potential issues. Implement health management strategies for continuous monitoring, predictive maintenance, and fault tolerance, ensuring system reliability.

• Collaborative Optimisation: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, refine control strategies based on real-world data, conduct comprehensive testing, and integrate fault-tolerant solutions. Contribute to the advancement of the fuel system's performance and reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities in this role include:

Under the supervision of the Hydrogen Fuel System Technical Lead, this role encompasses the following responsibilities for achieving success:

Implementation and Compliance:

Implement and ensure compliance with Lifecycle Management and Engineering processes within Marshall hydrogen industrial research context.

Support continuous improvement initiatives related to the hydrogen fuel system.

• Develop, design, and implement advanced control algorithms for a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, focusing on stability, efficiency, and safety.
• Investigate and evaluate emerging control technologies, ensuring the fuel system benefits from the latest advancements in the field.
• Develop sophisticated fault detection algorithms to identify anomalies and deviations from expected system behaviour.
• Design diagnostic algorithms capable of pinpointing the root cause of faults, enabling precise troubleshooting and efficient maintenance procedures.
• Implement real-time monitoring systems to assess the fuel system's performance and detect potential faults at an early stage.
• Develop fault-tolerant system designs, ensuring the system can continue operating with minimal disruption even in the presence of faults.
• Enable health management strategies that allow for proactive responses to identified issues, preventing potential failures, and ensuring uninterrupted system reliability.
• Integrate health management systems within the control architecture to enable continuous monitoring of system components.
• Develop predictive maintenance algorithms, allowing for the timely replacement of components before they fail, ensuring system longevity and minimising downtime.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, simulation engineers, and software developers, to refine control strategies based on real-world performance data and operational requirements.
• Conduct thorough analysis of control feedback and collaborate with stakeholders to implement improvements and optimize system behaviour.
• Plan and conduct comprehensive testing procedures to validate the fault detection, diagnostic, and health management algorithms under various operating conditions and fault scenarios.
• Verify the effectiveness of health management strategies through simulation, modelling, and physical testing, ensuring alignment with performance goals and safety requirements.
• Ensure that fuel management and control system design, manufacturing, and maintenance processes adhere to relevant aerospace industry regulations and safety standards.
• Identify gaps in existing standards and collaborate with regulatory bodies and industry partners to develop new standards where necessary, ensuring compliance with evolving industry requirements.
• Collaborate with the project team and support functions to monitor project progress, track milestones, and address any deviations from the project plan.
• Proactively identify potential challenges and deviations, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure timely and successful project completion.
• Facilitate knowledge retention and dissemination strategies.
• Capture, organize, and preserve knowledge, insights, and best practices related to the hydrogen fuel system.
• Perform effective risk management activities to identify potential risks, opportunities, or vulnerabilities in the fuel system's design or operation.
• Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, performance, and reliability of the fuel system architecture.
• Roadmap the remaining Technology Readiness Levels (TRL6-TRL9) for the fuel system.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Proficiency in fault detection and diagnostic algorithm development, emphasizing precision and efficiency in identifying system anomalies.
• Strong programming skills in languages for real-time control applications, diagnostic algorithms, and system health management. Including or equivalent to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management tools [DOORS NEXT, Workflow and Test management and Rhapsody], MATLAB, Simulink and Simscape, Siemens Capital software and ANSYS, COMSOL
• Familiarity with sensors, actuators, and feedback control mechanisms used in industrial applications, as well as fault-tolerant system design principles.
• Strong project and risk management skills.
• Experience in manufacturing of mock-ups and prototypes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Experience

• Proven experience in control systems engineering, with a focus on developing fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, health management strategies, and fault-tolerant system designs for complex systems.
• Proven expertise in utilizing control system software and tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, or similar platforms for algorithm development and simulation.
• Experience in real-time control implementations and integration with fault-tolerant systems.
• Experience in control system design for liquid hydrogen handling highly desired.
• Experience in relevant technology development [TRL3-6] project environments highly desired
• Applied experience in developing new supply chains desirable.

Education

• Degree level or equivalent in a STEM or adjacent discipline

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

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Temporary Senior QC Scientist - Clinical Laboratory

Cambridge

11 week assignment beginning early July

Monday-Friday

£15-18 per hour

Scope of the role:

Your responsibility is for the Quality Control of the specialist in-house and purchased reagents and consumables of a busy clinical laboratory.

Core duties:

• Working within quality control matrix and protocols to ensure the smooth operation of both routine QC and unique QC testing for the company's IVD product, as well as continuous improvement behaviours.

• Working closely with Tech Transfer and Product Development in order to oversee the QC approach and support with new and existing analytical methods in addition to helping out with validation and verification and transfer activities.

• Investigating and resolving any issues with availability or performance of reagents and consumables, including: root cause analysis, impact assessment and putting in place corrective and preventative actions.

• Taking responsibility for timely reagent and consumable testing and analysis according to the established SOPs in order to support the wider Lab Operations team.

Your background:

• BSc/MSc or equivalent in a Life Science discipline

• Proven laboratory experience working with biochemical or molecular assays in addition to demonstrable ability to troubleshoot issues which impact reagent performance

• It would be a strong benefit to have knowledge of NGS and molecular testing methods

• Good appreciation of the regulatory requirements for a clinical laboratory (ISO 15189) and IVD, ISO 13485

• Good written and verbal communication skills, and able to work effectively in a busy and demanding laboratory environment

If you are open to a temporary assignment for the period noted above and bring the necessary skillset and background required, then please apply by attaching your CV in Word.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior QC Scientist - IVD

Cambridge

Permanent

Scope of the role:

Part of the Production team and reporting to the Head of Reagent Development, this role is a great opportunity to work in close collaboration with both the Quality and Manufacturing teams. Core responsibilities will revolve around implementation and QC assessments for both incoming resources and consistent quality-driven release of company products.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing the availability and quality of the molecular diagnostic reagents required for the development protocols.
• Working collaboratively with the rest of the team to ensure the product portfolio meets the stringent quality and regulatory requirements required for release to the market.
• Work closely with the Production team to monitor the quality of incoming reagents and chemicals. Also to aliquot and store appropriately with relevant documentation and upload to the QMS.
• Ensure the reagents used undergo a robust QC test before being release to development scientists.
• Track and record QC pass and fail data.
• Working with stringent SOPs to ensure the wider ream is able to perform environmental monitoring.
• Work with respect to the ISO 13485 and FDA regulations that the business upholds.

Your background:

• Demonstrable recent experience of working in an ISO 13485/IVD environment with devices in development and reagents for in vitro diagnostics
• BSc or equivalent in Molecular Biology or a similar, relatable discipline.
• Practical bench skills with PCR methods.
• Good understanding of the expectations of working under formal quality systems such as ISO 13485 and FDA regulations.
• You come from and are seeking a bench-based laboratory role.
• You bring an enthusiastic and thorough approach, with excellent attention to detail and a good team ethos.

The role comes with an enviable selection of company benefits including (but not limited to): 12% company pension contribution, private health insurance, enhanced mat/paternity pay, electric car lease scheme, free lunch and refreshments provided daily, onsite gym and trim-trail.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

• Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%, private healthcare.

• Cambridge based hybrid working

• We can offer flexibility around working arrangements and patterns

Futureworx is the innovation and venture building arm of Marshall focusing on growing ideas and finding solutions to solve problems both today and in the future.

Why join Futureworx in this role?

The Senior Engineer Fuel Management & Control ( Hydrogen ) at Marshall Futureworx is instrumental in the innovation and development of cutting-edge aerospace fuel management and control systems. This role leads the design and development of advanced fuel management and control technologies, ensuring compliance with engineering processes, safety standards, and performance targets.

Within this context, the purpose of the Hydrogen Fuel Management and Controls Lead is to:

• Provide leadership, management and technical oversight on the design, development and testing of the fuel management and control systems, initially through to ground demonstration at TRL 6 in 2027.

• Coordinate with various teams across the project collaboration, including engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance, to ensure that the fuel system elements satisfy performance, safety, and applicable regulatory standards.

• Address issues that arise during the design and verification phases, apply thorough systems engineering practises to and make informed design and project decisions.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Implement and ensure compliance with Lifecycle Management and Engineering processes within Marshall Futureworx hydrogen industrial research context.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to the hydrogen fuel system.

• Lead the design and development of advanced aerospace fuel management and control systems, including fuel measurement, distribution, and system/health monitoring technologies.

• Ensure the design meets performance targets, safety requirements, and integration needs within an aircraft's overall systems.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to create detailed specifications, schematics, and control algorithms for fuel management and distribution systems.

• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to integrate fuel management and control subsystems within the overall fuel system / aircraft architecture.

• Develop and implement advanced control algorithms and systems for efficient and precise fuel measurement, distribution, and monitoring.

• Utilize model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices to develop requirements-led modelling and simulation capability, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of control systems.

• Plan and oversee comprehensive testing and validation procedures for fuel management and control systems to ensure technology maturity (TRL3-6), functionality, reliability, and safety.

• Analyse test data, identify patterns, and collaborate with testing teams to address any issues or anomalies in the performance of fuel management and control technologies.

• Ensure that fuel management and control system design, manufacturing, and maintenance processes adhere to relevant aerospace industry regulations and safety standards.

• Identify gaps in existing standards and collaborate with regulatory bodies and industry partners to develop new standards where necessary, ensuring compliance with evolving industry requirements.

• Collaborate with the project team and support functions to monitor project progress, track milestones, and address any deviations from the project plan.

• Proactively identify potential challenges and deviations, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure timely and successful project completion.

• Facilitate knowledge retention and dissemination strategies.

• Capture, organize, and preserve knowledge, insights, and best practices related to the hydrogen fuel system.

• Perform effective risk management activities to identify potential risks, opportunities, or vulnerabilities in the fuel system's design or operation.

• Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, performance, and reliability of the fuel system architecture.

• Roadmap the remaining Technology Readiness Levels (TRL6-TRL9) for the fuel system.

Key tasks include:

• Implement model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices to develop requirements-led modelling and simulation capability. Ensure simulations are of sufficient fidelity to measurably de-risk design decisions.

• Utilize MBSE tools to create dynamic models that allow for iterative testing and refinement of the fuel system design.

• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations for both internal and external stakeholders to clearly communicate project status, milestones, and outcomes.

• Effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of project developments and challenges.

• Analyse data in collaboration with simulation and testing teams to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in the resulting performance.

• Working closely with the simulation and testing teams manage any issues or anomaly resolution identified during testing, ensuring optimal performance of the fuel system.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Degree level or equivalent in a STEM or adjacent discipline

• Experience in aerospace engineering or related field, with a focus on fuel management, control systems, and technology development.

• Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating complex projects.

• Experience in control system design for liquid hydrogen handling highly desired.

• Experience in relevant technology development [TRL3-6] project environments highly desired

• Applied experience in developing new supply chains desirable.

• In-depth knowledge in the development, implementation and validation of fuel management and control system algorithms and hardware specification / selection.

• In-depth knowledge of applied system health management methodologies

• Experience in digital design, with proficiency in relevant computer/software packages, to support low risk design development and validation. Including or equivalent to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management tools [DOORS NEXT, Workflow and Test management and Rhapsody], software integrated development environments, configuration and issue tracking, MATLAB, Simulink and Simscape, Siemens Capital software.

• Strong project and risk management skills.

• Experience in manufacturing of mock-ups and prototypes.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)

• Pension contributions up to 9%

• Private medical insurance

• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work

• Life assurance at 4x basic salary

• Enhanced parental leave and pay

• Paid volunteering leave

• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

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• Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%, private medical.
• Cambridge based hybrid working
• We can offer flexibility around working arrangements and patterns

Futureworx is the innovation and venture building arm of Marshall focusing on growing ideas and finding solutions to solve problems both today and in the future.

Why join Futureworx in this role?

The Senior Engineer Control Systems at Marshall Futureworx is instrumental in the development and implementation of novel control strategies for a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System. This role involves creating innovative control algorithms, ensuring system stability, efficiency, and safety. The Control Systems Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate advanced control solutions, fostering the continuous improvement of the fuel system's performance and reliability. Key to this role is the development of fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, enabling prognostic responses to potential issues and ensuring the overall health and reliability of the system.

Within this context, the purpose of the Control Systems Engineer is to:

• Develop and Implement Advanced Control Strategies: Design and implement innovative control algorithms for the Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, focusing on stability, efficiency, and safety, initially to successful ground demonstration at TRL 6 in 2027.
• Fault Detection and Health Management: Develop sophisticated fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, enabling proactive responses to potential issues. Implement health management strategies for continuous monitoring, predictive maintenance, and fault tolerance, ensuring system reliability.
• Collaborative Optimisation: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, refine control strategies based on real-world data, conduct comprehensive testing, and integrate fault-tolerant solutions. Contribute to the advancement of the fuel system's performance and reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.

Your responsibilities include:

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to the hydrogen fuel system.
• Develop, design, and implement advanced control algorithms for a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, focusing on stability, efficiency, and safety.
• Investigate and evaluate emerging control technologies, ensuring the fuel system benefits from the latest advancements in the field.
• Develop sophisticated fault detection algorithms to identify anomalies and deviations from expected system behaviour.
• Design diagnostic algorithms capable of pinpointing the root cause of faults, enabling precise troubleshooting and efficient maintenance procedures.
• Implement real-time monitoring systems to assess the fuel system's performance and detect potential faults at an early stage.
• Develop fault-tolerant system designs, ensuring the system can continue operating with minimal disruption even in the presence of faults.
• Enable health management strategies that allow for proactive responses to identified issues, preventing potential failures, and ensuring uninterrupted system reliability.
• Integrate health management systems within the control architecture to enable continuous monitoring of system components.
• Develop predictive maintenance algorithms, allowing for the timely replacement of components before they fail, ensuring system longevity and minimising downtime.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including mechanical engineers, simulation engineers, and software developers, to refine control strategies based on real-world performance data and operational requirements.
• Conduct thorough analysis of control feedback and collaborate with stakeholders to implement improvements and optimize system behaviour.
• Plan and conduct comprehensive testing procedures to validate the fault detection, diagnostic, and health management algorithms under various operating conditions and fault scenarios.
• Verify the effectiveness of health management strategies through simulation, modelling, and physical testing, ensuring alignment with performance goals and safety requirements.
• Ensure that fuel management and control system design, manufacturing, and maintenance processes adhere to relevant aerospace industry regulations and safety standards.
• Identify gaps in existing standards and collaborate with regulatory bodies and industry partners to develop new standards where necessary, ensuring compliance with evolving industry requirements.
• Collaborate with the project team and support functions to monitor project progress, track milestones, and address any deviations from the project plan.
• Proactively identify potential challenges and deviations, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure timely and successful project completion.
• Facilitate knowledge retention and dissemination strategies.
• Capture, organize, and preserve knowledge, insights, and best practices related to the hydrogen fuel system.
• Perform effective risk management activities to identify potential risks, opportunities, or vulnerabilities in the fuel system's design or operation.
• Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, performance, and reliability of the fuel system architecture.
• Roadmap the remaining Technology Readiness Levels (TRL6-TRL9) for the fuel system.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Proficiency in fault detection and diagnostic algorithm development, emphasizing precision and efficiency in identifying system anomalies.
• Strong programming skills in languages for real-time control applications, diagnostic algorithms, and system health management. Including or equivalent to IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management tools [DOORS NEXT, Workflow and Test management and Rhapsody], MATLAB, Simulink and Simscape, Siemens Capital software and ANSYS, COMSOL
• Familiarity with sensors, actuators, and feedback control mechanisms used in industrial applications, as well as fault-tolerant system design principles.
• Strong project and risk management skills.
• Experience in manufacturing of mock-ups and prototypes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in control systems engineering, with a focus on developing fault detection and diagnostic algorithms, health management strategies, and fault-tolerant system designs for complex systems.
• Proven expertise in utilizing control system software and tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, or similar platforms for algorithm development and simulation.
• Experience in real-time control implementations and integration with fault-tolerant systems.
• Degree level or equivalent in a STEM or adjacent discipline

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

#LI-DS1

#LI-Hybrid

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