Research Fellow in Cryogenic Fuel Systems

This role will lead the design, development and operation of novel fuel experimental research facilities. The postholder will act as a primary contact for rig build, safety assurance and day-to-day operation of complex high pressure/temperature experimental rigs supporting research projects.

You will be educated to PhD level (or be nearing completion thereof). You must have experience of experimental rig design and development, including control, instrumentation and data acquisition systems. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety practices, including risk assessments, COSHH, and safe operation of high-risk facilities involving electrical systems and pressurised or flammable gases. You will have a proven ability to work autonomously, maintain research documentation, and provide leadership within a laboratory or test-rig environment.

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield's world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

The Centre for Aeronautics, Propulsion and Power, within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has an established international reputation in gas turbine propulsion and power plant research, as well as aircraft design, aerodynamics and flight control. Its activities span performance simulation, diagnostics, advanced cycles, engine control, combustion, and low-emission technologies, supported by extensive participation in UK and EU-funded programmes and longstanding industrial partnerships. The Centre hosts a large and active community of MSc students, doctoral researchers, and academic and research staff, underpinned by unique experimental facilities and in-house modelling and optimisation tools.

The Low Emission Technologies and Combustion Group, which undertakes experimentally driven research with strong scientific and industrial relevant, operates at the interface between academia and industry, and is supported by major industrial collaborators. Find out more about our work here.

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