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Salary Range: £33,002 - £36,636 FTE: 35 hours/week Contract Type: Open Contract Closing Date: 25/01/2026 The Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering is seeking to appoint an electronic technician who will provide technical and operational support through the electronic and electrical workshop. The Department has an international reputation for teaching and research, and is one of the premier departments in the UK. Our strong partnerships with Government, Industry and a variety of global research agencies ensure the industrial applicability of our courses and our research outputs, and enable us to provide our students with state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities - Europe's first research and demonstration centre dedicated to the development of 'smart' power grid technologies, FIRST, the UK's only academic lab dedicated to research into imaging systems for Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), a major Research Centre and facility for 5G communications and TIC, the Technology and Innovation Centre, a £90 million state of the art project and research facility aimed at furthering our research and technology programme. We operate substantial and well-established collaborations with academic and industrial partners throughout the world. With more than 200 staff and 1,200 students from over 40 nations; we are a vibrant, international community. Applications are invited for an Electronic Technician to join a team within the Department, providing specialist electronic technical support for the Department’s diverse research portfolio, and undergraduate/post graduate projects and teaching laboratories. To be considered for the role you will be educated to a minimum of HNC level in Electronic and Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline, or you will have completed a recognised apprenticeship in addition to having relevant experience in an engineering workshop environment. You must have knowledge and experience of analogue/digital electronic design, with the ability to fault find and debug problems, often to component level. You will have a strong customer focus and a logical, analytic, systematic and creative approach to solving complex problems. You will have an ability to prioritise your own workload as well as others’, as required, and you will have excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a range of stakeholders. You will have experience of supervising and mentoring junior colleagues and apprentices in electronic techniques and good working practises. You will have an understanding of the relevant Health and Safety regulations and will demonstrate the ability to work both as part of a team or autonomously. Candidates must have the ability to undertake a degree of physical effort e.g. lifting/carrying, cleaning, and the ability to work with some exposure to an unfavourable working environment, e.g. exposure to chemicals, heat, dust or detergents and have good safety awareness in general working environments. Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Francis Cox, Chief Technician (; 01415482143).

Electronic Technician – Space Hardware Glasgow, UK | Full-time | On-site Salary: Competitive Ever wanted to work on real space missions but thought you needed space-sector experience to get in? You don’t. We’re working with a fast-growing, international space technology company building high-performance electronic systems for satellites used around the world. We’re looking for a Senior Electronics Technician to take a hands-on lead role assembling, integrating, and testing advanced electronics that will fly in space. If you’re an experienced electronics technician who's worked on advanced electronic systems, this is a great opportunity if you'd like to transition into the space industry. 🔧 What you’ll be doing • Hand-soldering and assembling high-reliability PCBAs (fine-pitch SMT, microscope work), • Building complex wiring harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies, • Integrating and testing electronic systems end-to-end, • Troubleshooting at component and system level, • Working closely with engineers on cutting-edge space hardware, • Maintaining production and test documentation to high quality standards, • Supporting lab equipment, inventory, and continuous improvement 🧠 What we’re looking for • HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electronics or similar, • 5–10+ years hands-on electronics assembly, test, and fault-finding experience, • Strong soldering skills (SMT & through-hole), • Experience with embedded electronics and production test environments, • Comfortable working to detailed drawings, procedures, and quality standards, • Space experience not required – training provided ⭐ Bonus (not essential) • IPC Class 3, • Cleanroom or high-reliability manufacturing experience 🌍 Why join? • Work on flight hardware that goes into orbit, • Learn space-grade electronics from industry experts, • Be part of a passionate, highly skilled engineering team, • Make the leap into the space sector without starting over 🚀 If you’ve mastered electronics on Earth and want to take it off-planet, we want to hear from you. Get in touch and apply today! 📧

Electronics Engineer Hybrid Working - 3 days onsite per week The Company A technology innovator developing advanced satellite platforms and mission-ready hardware. You’ll join a multidisciplinary team pushing the boundaries of spacecraft performance, reliability, and manufacturability. The Role As an Electronics Engineer, you’ll take ownership of designing and integrating custom electronics that power next-generation satellites. You’ll work across the full lifecycle from early concepts and architecture through to board bring-up, validation, and preparing hardware for launch. Key Responsibilities • Lead electrical design for spacecraft subsystems, from requirements capture to detailed schematics, • Select and evaluate components, including sensors, radios, power systems, and high-speed digital devices, • Create PCB layouts (Altium) with strong DFM and reliability considerations, • Design power supplies, monitoring circuits, and high-speed digital interfaces, • Perform circuit simulations, worst-case analysis, and signal/power integrity reviews, • Support board bring-up, debugging, hardware validation, and environmental test campaigns, • Collaborate with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless system integration Experience & Skills • Solid understanding of analogue and digital electronics, • Hands-on PCB design experience (rigid, flex, rigid-flex), • Familiarity with FPGA-based systems and high-speed digital design principles, • Experience with communication protocols: I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, USB, RS485/422, PCIe, Ethernet, etc., • Strong debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, VNAs, and similar equipment, • Nice-to-have: space-grade standards, SI/PI tools (e.g., HyperLynx), FPGA coding (VHDL/Verilog), embedded/DSP experience, EMI/EMC-conscious design What’s on Offer • The chance to work on real spacecraft hardware with direct mission impact, • Hybrid working environment with modern lab facilities, • Career growth, technical ownership, and involvement in cutting-edge space engineering, • Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package What’s Next? Please apply with your CV, or reach out directly to Daniel Salway or Jim Merryfield at CleanTech Talent for a confidential discussion. CleanTech Talent is acting as the exclusive hiring partner for this role.

Clinical Pathologist Hybrid / Remote (depending on location) Permanent Full-time, 40 hours per week. Participation in a Saturday service rota required. £95,000 - £110,000 We’re excited to welcome a Clinical Pathologist to our expanding Antech UK team. This is a great chance to join a collaborative, international network of Clinical and Anatomic Pathologists. At Antech, part of Mars Petcare, we are all united by one mission: A Better World For Pets. You’ll work with a varied caseload, ranging from first-opinion submissions to complex referral hospital cases, ensuring your work stays diverse, challenging, and rewarding. Primary duties include: • Examination and reporting of cytology samples – fine needle aspirates, effusions, CSF, synovial fluid., • Evaluation and interpretation of clinical pathology results, including haematology, biochemistry, endocrinology and microbiology, • Evaluation and reporting of flow cytometry, • Evaluation and reporting of bone marrow histology, • Contributing to the training of clinical pathology residents as well as visiting residents, • Contributing to the training of lab technicians in blood film examination, • Taking part in seminars and journal clubs Requirements: • Board certified by the European College of Veterinary Pathologists, American College of Veterinary Pathologists or Royal College of Pathologists., • You will be organised, hardworking and self-motivated with an enthusiasm for science, • Candidates must be able to work within a multidisciplinary team but also autonomously within the laboratory environment. Benefits: • Remote, Hybrid or On-site working, • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave, • Career progression opportunities, • Staff discount schemes, • Private Health Insurance, • Life Assurance, four times your salary, • Enhanced sickness pay, • Enhanced equal family leave, • E-car salary sacrifice scheme, • Employer contribution pension scheme, • Wellness program including: Employee assistance program, Eyecare voucher scheme, Free annual Flu jab, • Cycle to work scheme, • Retail, Restaurant and Cinema discounts, • Recruitment referral reward scheme About us Antech is a leader in veterinary diagnostics, driven by our passion for innovation that delivers better animal health outcomes. Our products and services span 90+ reference laboratories around the globe; in-house diagnostic laboratory instruments and consumables, including rapid assay diagnostic products and digital cytology services; local and cloud-based data services; practice information management software and related software and support; veterinary imaging and technology; veterinary professional education and training; and board-certified specialist support services.

About A1 A1 is a self-funded, independent AI group, focused on building a new consumer AI application with global impact. We’re assembling a small, elite team of ML, engineering and product builders who want to work on meaningful, high-impact problems. About The Role You will shape the core technical direction of A1 - model selection, training strategy, infrastructure, and long-term architecture. This is a founding technical role: your decisions will define our model stack, our data strategy, and our product capabilities for years ahead. You won’t just fine-tune models - you’ll design systems: training pipelines, evaluation frameworks, inference stacks, and scalable deployment architectures. You will have full autonomy to experiment with frontier models (LLaMA, Mistral, Qwen, Claude-compatible architectures) and build new approaches where existing ones fall short. What You’ll be Doing • Build end-to-end training pipelines: data → training → eval → inference, • Design new model architectures or adapt open-source frontier models, • Fine-tune models using state-of-the-art methods (LoRA/QLoRA, SFT, DPO, distillation), • Architect scalable inference systems using vLLM / TensorRT-LLM / DeepSpeed, • Build data systems for high-quality synthetic and real-world training data, • Develop alignment, safety, and guardrail strategies, • Design evaluation frameworks across performance, robustness, safety, and bias, • Own deployment: GPU optimization, latency reduction, scaling policies, • Shape early product direction, experiment with new use cases, and build AI-powered experiences from zero, • Strong background in deep learning and transformer architectures, • Hands-on experience training or fine-tuning large models (LLMs or vision models), • Proficiency with PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow, • Experience with distributed training frameworks (DeepSpeed, FSDP, Megatron, ZeRO, Ray), • Strong software engineering skills — writing robust, production-grade systems, • Experience with GPU optimization: memory efficiency, quantization, mixed precision, • Experience with LLM inference frameworks (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, FasterTransformer), • Contributions to open-source ML libraries, • Background in scientific computing, compilers, or GPU kernels, • Experience with RLHF pipelines (PPO, DPO, ORPO), • Experience training or deploying multimodal or diffusion models, • Experience in large-scale data processing (Apache Arrow, Spark, Ray), • Prior work in a research lab (Google Brain, DeepMind, FAIR, Anthropic, OpenAI)

Job Title: Laboratory Analyst Location: Glasgow Salary: £25,635 to £27,000 Hours: 37. Due to expansion, continued growth and recent major contract wins, we are looking for a Laboratory Analyst to join the team. At Environmental Essentials, we believe in the power of collaboration.

Ensure high availability, performance, and compliance of laboratory equipment and digital systems. Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of lab technology, automation, and IT infrastructure. Partner with research leaders, IT teams, and vendors to deliver scalable, secure solution

The successful applicant will be performing routine laboratory analysis and associated analytical support to standard methods and protocols.

A specialist recruitment firm is seeking a talented Project Engineer specializing in Oil and Gas to oversee manufacturing projects from conception to completion.

A leading healthcare charity in Glasgow is seeking a Senior Biomedical Scientist to deliver high-quality histology services.The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Histopathology and must be HCPC registered.Responsibilities include performing biomedical diagnostic testing, mainta

Summary We’re looking for a practical, technically-minded Product Development Technologist to help us take new nutraceutical products from development into reliable and efficient commercial production. This is a hands-on role that sits between R&D and Manufacturing where you’ll be supporting the industrialisation and scale-up of solid dose products (powders, capsules and tablets) ensuring they run consistently at volume, meet quality expectations and can be manufactured efficiently on our equipment at high volumes. At TOHC, we manufacture our products in-house, so this critical role is about making products work in the real world. You’ll spend time in the lab, on the factory floor and alongside the teams responsible for producing and releasing products every day. Who are we? The Oxford Health Company is an award-winning contract manufacturing business specialising in the food supplement market. Since our incorporation in 2013, we’ve been recognised as one of the Times Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2023, with an impressive 58% average annual growth over the past three years. Our commitment to excellence has earned us numerous industry-specific accolades, including recent 2024 wins at the Oxfordshire Business Awards in both the Large Business and Green Award categories. We are a dynamic, entrepreneurial team driven by a mission to become the UK’s leading Food Supplement Manufacturer, both in turnover and service quality. Our success is built on offering expert service and the industry's shortest lead times to new and medium-sized brands with high-value propositions. Our headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Bicester, with a second storage warehouse nearby. Since fitting out our state-of-the-art clean rooms and manufacturing facility in 2019, we have continued to invest in our infrastructure to better serve our customers and enhance operational efficiency. What will you do? Industrialisation & scale-up. • Support the transfer of new products from R&D into routine manufacturing with a focus on powders, tablets and capsules., • Help define the “best way to make it” at scale including blending approach, order of addition, mixing times, compression parameters, encapsulation settings and packaging considerations., • Investigate common solid-dose challenges such as flow issues, bridging, rat-holing, segregation, weight variation, poor compressibility, tablet defects and capsule fill inconsistency., • Recommend practical improvements to formulations and/or processing parameters to improve yield, consistency, and throughput., • Carry out and interpret relevant testing on blends, raw materials and finished products to support manufacturability and consistency., • Typical checks may include bulk/tapped density, compressibility, moisture/LOD, particle size considerations, blend uniformity checks, tablet hardness/friability/disintegration and capsule fill weight behaviour., • Use data and observation to inform decision-making and ensure learning is captured properly., • Produce clear, useful documentation that supports scale-up and production readiness (formulation sheets, trial write-ups, manufacturing instructions, technical handovers)., • Work closely with Production, Quality, Procurement and Commercial teams to keep development moving and remove blockers., • Support feasibility conversations for new product enquiries by assessing whether something is realistic with available equipment, ingredients and timelines. What We’re Looking For Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering (or equivalent industry experience). Experience: Proven experience in either pharmaceutical or nutraceutical/food supplement product development, scale-up, technical transfer or manufacturing support within solid dosage forms (tablets, capsules, powders). Technical Skills: • Confident operating and interpreting results from common lab equipment (e.g., hardness testers, disintegration/dissolution equipment, moisture/LOD testing, tap density testing)., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on approach to troubleshooting., • Ability to interpret manufacturing instructions, product specifications, quality requirements and translate these into practical action on the manufacturing facility floor., • Clear technical writing skills, with experience producing useful documentation such as trial reports, manufacturing instructions, and SOPs. Why Join Us?

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Integration & Test Engineer (Lab-Based) to join a specialist engineering department supporting complex system integration and proving activities within a secure, laboratory-based environment. This role performs hands-on integration, test and proving duties and reports into a senior engineer within the wider Integration and Systems Validation function. Key Responsibilities: • Plan, prepare, conduct and report on system and sub-system integration and proving activities, • Set up, configure and operate laboratory-based test environments and rigs, • Execute hardware and software integration testing within a controlled lab setting, • Perform fault-finding and troubleshooting of complex integrated systems, • Capture, analyse and interpret test data using appropriate tools and methods, • Produce clear, accurate test documentation and reports, • Work collaboratively with systems, software and project teams to resolve issues, • Support adherence to laboratory procedures, safety standards and configuration control The ideal candidate would have: • A degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering-related discipline, • Hands-on experience in laboratory-based integration and test environments, • Good understanding of hardware and software integration activities, • Familiarity with general commercial laboratory test equipment, • Experience using data analysis tools and techniques, • An appreciation of electronics and complex engineered products, • Strong problem-solving skills with a logical and practical approach, • Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team, • The confidence to support or guide small teams when required The ideal candidate must have: • Proven experience working in a physical, on-site laboratory environment, • A practical, hands-on approach to testing and integration activities, • The ability to work full-time on-site due to the lab-based nature of the role, • A disciplined approach to procedures, safety and documentation This position offers an attractive benefits package, which includes but is not inclusive of: • Company bonus scheme (based on company performance), • Annual pay and promotion reviews (based on personal performance), • Paid overtime at an enhanced rate, • Flexi-leave of up to 15 additional days, • Pension scheme with a high total contribution level, • Subsidised on-site facilities and restaurants, • Free on-site parking, • Strong career progression, training and development opportunities If this role looks like your next challenge, please contact Keelan ASAP or apply via this advert. Please note that due to the nature of the client’s business, only candidates who currently hold full British Citizenship (without limitations) or Dual Nationality inclusive of British Citizenship will be considered. We endeavour to reply to every candidate, every time. However, if you have not heard back within 10 days, please assume you have unfortunately been unsuccessful on this occasion or the position has been filled. Please feel free to call or email to discuss other potential opportunities.

Mechanical Engineer Location: Horsham Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a growing design and manufacturing business specialising in precision rotary mechanisms for surveillance and fire-control solutions in the defence and high‑technology sectors. The role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys taking ownership of concepts and turning them into robust, manufacturable products for use in harsh environments. The Role • Design innovative electro‑mechanical mechanisms and precision machinery from concept through to production., • Perform classical engineering analysis (stress, fatigue, vibration), using both hand calculations and computer-based simulation tools., • Produce detailed engineering and assembly drawings for manufacture and support verification testing in the lab to ensure designs meet specifications., • Prepare and contribute to engineering reports, including new product design justifications and failure investigations., • Work closely with electronics, control and drive engineers to integrate multi‑discipline systems into complete equipment solutions., • Provide engineering support to production, test and field service teams, and assist sales with technical input for bids and quotations., • Create and develop 3D CAD models and drawings using SolidWorks. Skills & Experience Essential • 2+ years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role., • Proven track record designing complex mechanisms and structures for harsh environments (ideally defence or similarly demanding sectors)., • Experience taking systems from original specification and concept through to production release., • Ability to analyse and design components such as gear drives, bearings and motor interfaces., • Good understanding of machining, casting, fabrication and moulding manufacturing processes., • Proficient user of SolidWorks (3D CAD). To find out more please contact Max Sinclair -

RF Systems Engineer – Porton Down - Permanent – On-site • 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shutdown, • Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave, • Annual Wellbeing allowance, • Two pension schemes to choose from, • Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members, • Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary, • Share Save scheme, • Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme, • Cycle to work scheme, • Retail discounts, • Career development support Come and join our expanding Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS) which is made up of 60+ electronic warfare specialists. From all manner of backgrounds, our engineers, scientists, and ex-military personnel combine their experience to help our customers achieve the true operational potential and help keep their people and platforms safe. We are continuing to grow our team at Porton Down, Salisbury, working on key state-of-the-art research, development, and delivery projects, led by our technical customer. The primary role is to support testing and optimisation of RF receiver hardware in a new synthetic range (laboratory), with additional support to over-the-air testing (anechoic chamber) and field trials. This will require using a range of RF test equipment to perform digital and analogue injection testing within synthetic EW scenarios. This role will allow autonomy to explore ways to optimise RF receiver performance through configurable memory (mission data) to improve real-world operation of the system when deployed to target platforms. This exploratory process will focus on the increasingly congested and contested electromagnetic environment, developing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the RF receiver. To accurately represent the synthetic use cases these systems are required to integrate into, the role will liaise with military, academia, industry and international stakeholders, to complete the validation process. This new lab will be using the latest commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) development Radio Frequency System on Chip (RFSoC) boards to achieve a high-fidelity electromagnetic environment. You will become and expert in configuring and calibrating these devices to aid testing of the RF receiver systems. This role also has influence over future development work, driving requirements through analysis of current EW systems. As such and understanding of requirements generation and the engineering lifecycle will be valuable to the role. Working autonomously with unprecedented access to the customer, you will be crucial to ensure the success of these key projects, all whilst being supported by our on-site and home-site MASS teams. The invaluable experience you’ll bring, to help us achieve more. Essential: • Ability to work autonomously to optimise complex EW system performance., • Understanding of RF sensor systems and Test & Evaluation (T&E) practices., • Proficient with RF test equipment (signal generators, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analysers)., • Experience calibrating hardware and software models into a laboratory environment., • STEM Degree or extensive experience with RF Electronics. Desirable: • Experience creating scripts/programmes (MATLAB, Python, or similar)., • Strong background in EW systems and concepts, including radar systems., • Experience across the engineering lifecycle (Requirements, V&V, Acceptance)., • Understanding of Analogue & Digital Signal Processing techniques. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our people are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme Our non-negotiables: Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be: • A UK National and eligible to work in the UK, • Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-level security clearance Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!

A Test Engineer is sought with excellent diagnostic skills down to component level and with practical skills in building and fixing electronic and/or electromechanical equipment. You’ll get involved with the testing and assembly of a range of electronic radar systems and sub-assemblies. Requirements for the Test Technician include: • HNC or higher in Electronic / Electrical Engineering., • Proven experience of building, fixing and modifying electronic and/or electromechanical equipment., • Experience using a range of standard test equipment., • Strong fault diagnostic skills down to component level., • Ability to design and/or build prototype test jigs and assemblies., • Experience of inspecting and/or testing goods to IPC standards., • Great to see knowledge of radar systems. Reporting to the Senior Test Engineer, the Test Technician will work closely with the production, Engineering and Support teams; repairing and maintaining electronic radar systems, assembling and testing prototypes, providing technical support for field trials and demonstrations as well as ensuring lab facilities are functional and calibrated.

About A1 A1 is a self-funded, independent AI group, focused on building a new consumer AI application with global impact. We’re assembling a small, elite team of ML, engineering and product builders who want to work on meaningful, high-impact problems. About The Role You will shape the core technical direction of A1 - model selection, training strategy, infrastructure, and long-term architecture. This is a founding technical role: your decisions will define our model stack, our data strategy, and our product capabilities for years ahead. You won’t just fine-tune models - you’ll design systems: training pipelines, evaluation frameworks, inference stacks, and scalable deployment architectures. You will have full autonomy to experiment with frontier models (LLaMA, Mistral, Qwen, Claude-compatible architectures) and build new approaches where existing ones fall short. What You’ll be Doing • Build end-to-end training pipelines: data → training → eval → inference, • Design new model architectures or adapt open-source frontier models, • Fine-tune models using state-of-the-art methods (LoRA/QLoRA, SFT, DPO, distillation), • Architect scalable inference systems using vLLM / TensorRT-LLM / DeepSpeed, • Build data systems for high-quality synthetic and real-world training data, • Develop alignment, safety, and guardrail strategies, • Design evaluation frameworks across performance, robustness, safety, and bias, • Own deployment: GPU optimization, latency reduction, scaling policies, • Shape early product direction, experiment with new use cases, and build AI-powered experiences from zero, • Strong background in deep learning and transformer architectures, • Hands-on experience training or fine-tuning large models (LLMs or vision models), • Proficiency with PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow, • Experience with distributed training frameworks (DeepSpeed, FSDP, Megatron, ZeRO, Ray), • Strong software engineering skills — writing robust, production-grade systems, • Experience with GPU optimization: memory efficiency, quantization, mixed precision, • Experience with LLM inference frameworks (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, FasterTransformer), • Contributions to open-source ML libraries, • Background in scientific computing, compilers, or GPU kernels, • Experience with RLHF pipelines (PPO, DPO, ORPO), • Experience training or deploying multimodal or diffusion models, • Experience in large-scale data processing (Apache Arrow, Spark, Ray), • Prior work in a research lab (Google Brain, DeepMind, FAIR, Anthropic, OpenAI)

We’re looking for an experienced Acoustic / Electro-Acoustic Engineer to join a technology-led engineering team developing advanced underwater sensing and acoustic systems used globally. This is a senior, hands-on role with real influence over acoustic performance, quality, and reliability across the full product lifecycle. What you’ll do • Own acoustic performance and quality standards for new and existing products, • Support production and industrialisation of electro-acoustic hardware, • Lead acoustic testing, validation, and acceptance activities, • Define acoustic requirements early in the design process, • Investigate performance issues and drive continuous improvement, • Work closely with design, test, suppliers, and international teams What we’re looking for • Background in underwater acoustics, acoustic sensors, or electro-acoustic systems, • Strong understanding of acoustic theory, signal processing, and sensor technologies, • Confident interpreting acoustic test data and specifications, • Proven problem-solver with strong communication skills Desirable: Experience with quality systems, prototyping/testing, or lab software tools Qualifications • Degree in Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar, • Typically 5+ years’ relevant industry experience Why join? • Work on technically challenging products deployed worldwide, • Influence system-level acoustic performance, not just components, • Collaborative engineering environment with long-term ownership For more information please contact Kieran Wilson

Title Junior Electrical Engineer Location Warwick, Warwickshire, UK About Raeon Custom batteries are inaccessible for too many. From motorbikes to UAVs, boats to robotics and everything in between, we build batteries differently to enable high performance, affordable optimisation. We’re at the start of our journey. We have experience, innovation and momentum on our side. What we’re looking for We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic engineer to support the engineering team by developing high quality electrical designs and systems. Reporting to the Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for the electrical architecture of battery modules and packs, supporting both the design, manufacture and test of our custom battery products. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work in a highly multidisciplinary team, with many opportunities for growth and development within a fast paced startup environment. You will get the chance to support the creation of our batteries from concept and R&D through to manufacture and test, contributing to all areas of the business from your first day. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome - we are an equal opportunities employer. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we encourage you to apply. Expectations • A degree or equivalent qualifications in electrical, automotive or similar engineering fields., • 0 to 5 years of experience in a similar technical role within the battery or electrification industry., • Foundation level understanding of electrification systems, battery packs, creepage and clearance and high voltage systems., • Ability to create and read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and engineering drawings., • Basic CAD proficiency, ideally Solidworks or Fusion., • Confidence using lab equipment, such as power supplies and electrical loads., • Confidence using basic workshop tools., • Experience with DC electrical systems, battery packs, bus bar specification, BMS systems and PDUs is desirable., • Standards Awareness: Support the validation and certification of modules to UN38.3 and other standards., • Collaborative Mindset: Excellent communication and teamwork skills both internally and externally., • Ability to work both independently, in a team and will ask for help or feedback when needed., • Enthusiastic and driven attitude, with a keen interest to learn and progress both personally and as a team., • On-site Presence: Ability to work 40 hours a week, required on site at least 4 days a week., • Flexibility: Willing to travel nationally and internationally if required. What we’re offering A unique opportunity to play an instrumental role at an early stage within a fast growing UK battery company. The role will be rewarding, engaging and demanding. • 25 days holiday per year, plus Christmas to New Year additional holiday., • Competitive salary, • Pension, • Flexible working and family friendly approach, • Support with personal and career development, such as support towards Professional Registration., • Employee retailer discounts, • Healthcare scheme Email us at (subject Junior Electrical Engineer Jan 2026) Recruiters: please do not use this candidate exclusive email address or your firm may be blacklisted.

Overview A deep-tech organisation developing advanced computing and sensing hardware seeks an experienced Optical Engineer to design, analyse and integrate complex optical systems. You’ll translate experimental concepts into engineered solutions and work hands-on across design, assembly and test activities in a multidisciplinary R&D environment. Key Responsibilities Lead development of optical systems in collaboration with physics, electrical, software and mechanical teams Own optical system lifecycle from requirements definition through to assembly and validation Design across free-space and fibre domains, covering laser distribution, modulation, delivery and imaging Work from component to subsystem level (hundreds of precisely aligned optical elements) Perform optical simulation, analysis, tolerance studies and design optimisation Create technical documentation and present design decisions to project stakeholders Conduct structured validation and characterisation of optical components and systems Required Qualifications & Experience MSc/MEng or equivalent in Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical/Mechatronics or similar 5+ years’ relevant experience Expertise in free-space and fibre optical system design Experience with complex optical systems (e.g. compound lenses, SLM, DOE) Hands-on precision alignment of laser/optical assemblies Strong understanding of beam quality and aberrations Proficiency with optical simulation tools (Zemax or equivalent) Experience with optical test equipment (beam profilers, polarimeters, OSA, wavemeters, wavefront sensors, photodiodes) Strong verbal and written communication skills Desirable Experience Beam stability (power, pointing, polarisation, phase) Laser beam modulation, distribution and delivery Imaging system design and camera selection Experience with micro-optics, PICs or metasurfaces Knowledge of optical tolerance/fixture requirements CAD proficiency (SolidWorks advantageous) Self-driven, collaborative and comfortable working across cross-functional teams Work Environment & Package Laboratory + office environment Hybrid working available (up to 2 days/week WFH) Competitive salary + enhanced pension + healthcare + share incentives + unlimited leave Role involves typical lab handling/lifting up to 10 kg

Embedded Software Engineer - High-Performance Automotive & Motorsport Systems Location: Hybrid – South East On-site: 4 days per week Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 + bonus + full benefits The Opportunity: Our client is a specialist engineering organisation operating at the sharp end of high-performance automotive and motorsport technology. Their systems are used in some of the most demanding, performance-critical vehicle programmes in the world, where reliability, speed and precision are non-negotiable. The business designs and delivers advanced embedded electronics and software that operate in extreme environments, supporting rapid iteration, real-time control and data-driven decision-making. The Role: This is a hands-on embedded software engineering role within a fast-moving, delivery-focused environment. It is not a support, verification-only or theory-led position. You’ll work as part of a close-knit embedded software team, developing real-time software for ECUs and control systems used in high-performance automotive and motorsport applications. The role spans embedded software development, hardware interaction and system-level testing, with exposure from lab work through to vehicle validation. While the team makes use of MATLAB/Simulink-based workflows, the focus of the role is on practical embedded software delivery, not pure tools ownership. What You’ll Be Doing: • Designing and implementing embedded C/C++ software for real-time control systems., • Developing software for microcontroller-based ECUs used in performance-critical applications., • Working with embedded communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I²C and UART., • Debugging software on real hardware and supporting lab-based testing and fault investigation., • Collaborating closely with hardware, systems and controls engineers., • Supporting system integration, validation and (occasionally) vehicle testing activities. What We’re Looking For: This role suits a practical embedded engineer who enjoys working close to hardware and real systems, and who wants to deepen their experience in high-performance automotive or motorsport environments. Essential: • Strong embedded C or C++ development experience., • Experience working with microcontrollers or embedded processors., • Exposure to real-time systems., • Experience debugging and validating software on real embedded hardware., • Familiarity with embedded communication protocols., • Comfortable working across the full development lifecycle in a collaborative engineering team. Why Apply? You’ll be working on real embedded systems that directly influence vehicle performance, alongside highly capable engineers in a delivery-focused, low-bureaucracy environment. This role offers: • Hands-on exposure to performance-critical embedded software., • The chance to see your work move quickly from code to vehicle., • Strong technical development without being pushed into management or support paths. If you enjoy building things that genuinely matter, solving real engineering problems and working in a high-performance environment, we’d love to talk.

Role: Robotics Software Engineer Location: Newcastle (Hybrid Working Available) Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Shape the Future of Robotics – Join a Leading Innovation Team in Newcastle! KO2 Recruitment is proud to partner with a world-class robotics company designing and developing advanced robotic systems used across global industries. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to join their expanding R&D team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop intelligent robotic systems that combine precision engineering, autonomy, and real-world functionality. You’ll be working alongside a talented multidisciplinary team, contributing to the next generation of robotic platforms. The Role As a Robotics Software Engineer, you’ll design and implement software that controls robotic arms, motion systems, and intelligent payloads. Your work will focus on developing real-time control, autonomy algorithms, and intuitive GUI interfaces — blending creativity with technical depth. You’ll be responsible for: • Developing embedded and application-level software in C, C++ or Python., • Implementing control algorithms for motion and sensor systems., • Working with Linux-based environments and communication interfaces., • Integrating and testing software on physical robotic systems — both in lab and field., • Collaborating with cross-functional teams in mechanical, electronics, and systems engineering., • (Desirable) Working with ROS or ROS2 (Robot Operating System) to enhance autonomy. Skills & Experience Essential: • Proven experience writing software to control real-world hardware or robotic systems., • Strong skills in C/C++ and/or Python., • Experience with Linux development environments., • Excellent problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset. Desirable: • Experience with ROS/ROS2 or Linux, • Exposure to embedded systems, real-time control, or machine autonomy., • Background in robotics, automation, or mechatronics. Why Apply? • Competitive salary up to £60,000 + discretionary bonus., • Comprehensive benefits package — including private medical, critical illness cover, and 25 days holiday + bank holidays., • Work on world-leading robotics products used globally., • Join a high-calibre, collaborative team passionate about technology and innovation. If you’re a software engineer with a passion for robotics, motion control, or autonomous systems, this is your chance to make a real impact. Apply today or contact KO2 Recruitment for a confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity.

Are you passionate about transforming lab innovations into scalable, commercial solutions? This role focuses on taking breakthrough technologies from pilot scale to multi-GWh production within the company's very first international site in Shanghai, China. You’ll lead process scale-up, support commissioning activities, optimise performance, and help shape the technical, economic, and safety foundations of the technology. From Q4 2026, this role will involve significant to Shanghai, China, once every 2 months and will provide travel compensation for the successful candidate. The Lead Process Engineer (China) will: • Lead the transition from pilot-scale to commercial production, ensuring robust process performance and documentation (specifications, PFDs, HAZOPs, FMEA, QMS, KPIs)., • Translate lab-scale research into scalable operations through Pre-FEED, pilot, and production stages., • Support partners during commissioning, start-up, and performance testing of commercial units., • Drive pilot line production improvements, validating processing and QC equipment for scalability., • Identify scale-up risks and collaborate with R&D, engineering, and quality teams to mitigate issues., • Explore opportunities for process intensification and cost reduction during scale-up. The Lead Process Engineer (China) will have: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related discipline., • 8+ years of experience developing and scaling processes for commercial deployment., • Proven experience completing FEED studies or detailed design projects in oil & gas or automotive sectors., • Exposure to emerging technology sectors and global market operations., • Familiarity with ISO or other international codes and standards., • Ability to speak Mandarin and experience working in Asian markets. If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a global impact, apply online today by submitting your CV online and we will be in touch!

QPU Software Engineer Location: Oxford, UK A world-leading quantum computing company, backed by global technology leaders including Google, is expanding its QPU Software Engineering team and is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help build the software stack that powers next-generation quantum hardware. In this role, you will develop software that orchestrates and controls the full quantum hardware stack - from real-time control of lasers and FPGAs through to system-wide configuration, diagnostics, and feedback. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, quantum physics, and advanced hardware, enabling precise, reliable, and scalable quantum operations. Role Overview As part of a highly multidisciplinary engineering team, you will collaborate closely with physicists, systems architects, and hardware engineers to design and implement robust software infrastructure for controlling and operating quantum processing units (QPUs). Key Responsibilities • Design and implement software systems for orchestrating quantum experiments, including pulse sequence generation, device coordination, and real-time system control, • Develop and maintain APIs and middleware connecting low-level hardware control (FPGAs, DACs, timing systems) with higher-level orchestration software and compilers, • Implement reliable communication and synchronization protocols across embedded and distributed system components, • Translate experimental and system-level requirements into high-performance, testable software features in collaboration with physicists and system architects, • Contribute to diagnostics, calibration, and validation routines for hardware performance monitoring, • Build tooling to support automation, test infrastructure, system state management, and logging, • Participate in system bring-up, integration testing, and cross-disciplinary debugging, • Influence software architecture decisions, participate in code reviews, and help establish best engineering practices Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline, • 5+ years of experience developing software for hardware control, embedded systems, or distributed systems, • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, with hands-on experience interfacing with hardware (SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet), • Experience working with real-time systems or hardware-in-the-loop control environments, • Familiarity with timing and synchronization systems (e.g. PTP) and communication stacks, • Proven ability in system integration, testing, and performance optimisation Preferred Experience • Background in scientific instrumentation, lab automation, or quantum hardware control systems, • Experience with FPGA-based systems, DAC/ADC control, or pulse sequencing frameworks, • Exposure to embedded Linux, RTOS, or custom firmware development, • Knowledge of calibration, feedback, and control-loop algorithms, • Experience working in multidisciplinary teams at the intersection of software, hardware, and advanced science Why Join? • Work on cutting-edge quantum computing systems at the forefront of global research and commercialisation, • Collaborate with world-class engineers, physicists, and architects, • Join a well-funded organisation backed by major technology leaders, with long-term ambition and scale

Are you ready to take your rubber compounding expertise to the next level? Do you want to lead innovation in a company where your technical insight directly shapes products and customer success? We’ve partnered once again with one of our top clients, based in North Manchester. They’re looking for a Technical Manager to lead their rubber compounding products and process development. You’ll manage the laboratory team, work directly with customers to create innovative solutions and ensure all products meet ISO 9001 and client-specific standards. This is an amazing opportunity to combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic influence in a growing, industry-focused business. What You’ll Get • £ highly competitive DOE, • 33 days holiday, • Life Assurance, • Healthcare Benefits, • Company pension contribution About You • You’ll have proven experience in rubber compounding (essential) and laboratory management, • A strong understanding of product development, testing and ISO/industry standards, • You’re experienced in leading technical teams and managing lab operations, • Comfortable working with clients and able to clearly communicate technical advice, supporting business development, • Innovative, proactive and commercially aware, with a passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement About the Role • Manage compounding product and process development to meet company and customer objectives, • Produce recipes, mix cycles and test specifications for rubber compounds, • Ensure all compounds are tested to British, International or customer-specific standards, • Investigate and resolve internal and customer non-conformances, • Support sales with technical input and accurate costings, • Oversee external testing, trials and commissioning of capital projects as required, • Keep up to date with industry developments, new materials and competitor products, • Directly influence product innovation and development strategy About the company • Global leaders in the technical textiles industry, • They take great pride in their people and products, • Collaborative and supportive team culture This won’t be around for long, send your C.V now or call 0161 883 2126 for a confidential chat.

Offshore Geotechnical Engineer Initial 12 Month Contract Kingston upon Thames, Surrey - 3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week working from home Outside IR35 An Offshore Geotechnical Engineer is required to work on a long term contract basis based in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The role is to work for a large offshore installation contractor and the ideal candidate will have experience of foundation design across Oil & Gas or Offshore Wind and also have experience with Plaxis software. This is an office based position focusing on candidates with offshore project experience. As Offshore Geotechnical Engineer you will be responsible for planning, executing, and interpreting geotechnical investigations to support the design and installation of offshore structures, including wind turbine foundations, oil & gas platforms, subsea pipelines, and seabed installations. The role involves interpretation, data analysis, and foundation design/installation recommendations while ensuring compliance with industry standards and project requirements. How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities: • As the Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, you will plan Offshore site investigations by defining scopes of work and selecting appropriate sampling/testing methods (e.g., CPT, boreholes)., • Analyse soil data to interpret lab results and derive geotechnical parameters like shear strength and stiffness., • As the Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, you will prepare Technical Reports, compile Geotechnical Interpretive Reports (GIRs) and Foundation Design Reports (FDRs)., • Support foundation design by providing input for piles, suction caissons and shallow foundations., • Perform Pile Analysis, calculate axial/lateral capacities and assess installation feasibility., • As the Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, you will assist Engineering Phases, contribute to FEED and detailed design stages with geotechnical expertise., • Ensure standards compliance following ISO, API, DNV codes and client specifications., • Manage Geotechnical Risks, participate in HAZID/HAZOP and review third-party deliverables., • As the Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, you will uphold Safety & Quality, align with the companies HSEQ policies and maintain personal and team safety., • Coordinate & Collaborate with engineering teams and report findings to stakeholders. What are we looking for? Experience: 5-10 years in offshore geotechnical roles with pile & foundations design and installation activities Education: As the Offshore Geotechnical Engineer, you will have a degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering or similar Technical skills: Geotechnical data Interpretation, shallow foundations, pile design/installation, soil-structure interaction IT skills: GRLWEAP, Finite Element Analysis software (PLAXIS or ABAQUS) First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We're passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, Primis, and workforce management solution, Operam. As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

Avionics Engineer (NewSpace) Location: Reading, Berkshire Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site Package: Competitive Salary + Equity + Benefits + Flexible PTO Are you an avionics engineer passionate about building flight-ready spacecraft hardware that performs flawlessly in extreme orbital environments? On offer is the opportunity to join a high-growth space company pushing the limits of ultra-low Earth orbit operations. You’ll play a key role in designing, integrating, and validating the avionics backbone of a next-generation satellite platform — owning critical electronic subsystems that connect, control, and protect mission hardware across the full spacecraft lifecycle. Join a team delivering fast-moving aerospace programs where reliability, testability, and clean system integration matter. You’ll collaborate closely with EPS, propulsion, ADCS, flight software, mechanical, and systems teams to develop robust avionics architectures that survive harsh environments and enable mission success from day one in orbit. This position would suit a hands-on engineer who thrives on hardware ownership, board-level debugging, clean interface design, and translating system requirements into tested, flight-qualified electronics. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and support spacecraft avionics hardware including command and data handling, interface boards, and subsystem control electronics., • Define avionics requirements, interfaces, and architecture in collaboration with systems and flight software teams., • Support hardware development from schematic capture and PCB layout review through bring-up, debugging, and qualification., • Own key electrical interfaces across the spacecraft (data, power, control), ensuring robust integration between subsystems., • Support harnessing definition, connector selection, grounding strategy, and EMI/EMC best practices across the spacecraft., • Develop and execute avionics test plans including functional testing, fault handling, and subsystem-level verification., • Support system-level integration and environmental test campaigns (TVAC, vibration, EMC pre-compliance)., • Investigate and resolve hardware faults rapidly during integration, test, and early mission operations., • Contribute to technical documentation including ICDs, test procedures, and design review material (PDR/CDR)., • Work closely with manufacturing partners and internal integration teams to deliver repeatable, scalable flight hardware. Essential Skills and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace, or similar discipline., • 3+ years’ experience developing avionics or embedded electronics for spacecraft, aerospace, defence, robotics, or high-reliability systems., • Strong experience with board-level electronics development, bring-up, and debugging in a lab environment., • Familiarity with common spacecraft buses and interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, SpaceWire, Ethernet, or RS-422/485., • Working knowledge of power distribution fundamentals and how avionics interfaces with EPS systems., • Strong understanding of signal integrity, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC considerations., • Comfortable producing and reviewing technical documentation and supporting design reviews., • Hands-on and proactive mindset — able to work in agile environments with changing priorities and tight delivery timelines. If you’re ready to build and validate the avionics backbone of next-generation spacecraft operating at the very lowest orbits, apply now or send your CV to

Daily: • Complete all QC testing to a high standard, ensuring compliance to BS EN Standards and internal protocols., • Sample and test the storage tanks in advance of the daily 2pm meeting., • Test production samples as per PFCs., • Accurately document and immediately report non-conformances to Lab management, Production, Operations and Customer Service departments., • Monitor and record site effluent waste., • Attend the 2pm meeting and be pro-active with instructions required to operations to maintain performance., • Maintain laboratory equipment & general housekeeping. Weekly: • Prepare and test samples to ensure blended grades remain compliant to specifications., • Complete additional weekly tests on production and storage tank samples as specified in PFCs., • Monitor & order consumables, ensuring there is sufficient stock for Technical & Production. General Operations - As required: • Manufacture samples as required, • Participate in internal & external audits. Qualifications/Skills Required • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s including one science at grade 4 or higher., • Must be punctual and attentive to detail., • Computer literate with competency of Microsoft Office Suite., • Must be self-motivated to be able to work alone and in a team. Benefits • Private Healthcare, • Enhanced Pension Contribution, • Employment Assistance Program, • Cycle to work scheme, • Gym Discounts, • And much more! Diversity and Inclusion One of our values is to have respect for each other. Creating an inclusive environment in which everyone can express and develop their potential, from the moment they are hired and throughout their career, means ensuring that all our employees have the same opportunity to success, regardless of origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or affiliation with a political, religious, union, organization or minority group.

Company Description Deal Ascent is a specialist UK M&A adviser for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), combining experienced bankers with proprietary AI Deal Lab™ and Deal Cockpit™ tools to deliver faster, more transparent sell-side processes. Our success-fee-only model aligns us with client outcomes, and our team has executed over $30 billion of transactions across multiple sectors. With access to a broad global network of strategic buyers and professional investors, we are a trusted partner to founders and privately owned businesses. Deal Ascent operates as a trading name of Khepri Advisers Limited, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 692447). Role Description This is an entrepreneurial, fully remote role for a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Director operating on a consultancy / fee-sharing basis under the Deal Ascent platform. You will build and manage a portfolio of SME sell-side mandates, using Deal Ascent’s brand, FCA umbrella and AI Deal Lab™ / Deal Cockpit™ tools to originate, structure and execute transactions from first meeting through to completion. Responsibilities • Originate and win new sell-side mandates including through your own network, outreach, and market presence, • Lead preparation of marketing materials (teasers, information memoranda, management presentations) and input into financial analysis and valuation., • Design and manage buyer processes: target lists, outreach, NDAs, meetings, Q&A, offers, and negotiations through to signing and closing., • Use Deal Cockpit™ to manage pipelines, workflows, and client reporting, and AI Deal Lab™ to support buyer mapping, research, and document drafting Qualifications • 7–10 years’ experience in UK M&A / corporate finance, with at least 5 years focused on sell-side mandates., • Proven track record in originating and closing deal flow, ideally with founder-led or UK SME clients, • Deal experience in one or more of: construction & engineering, environmental services, energy, industrials, healthcare & pharma, real estate, technology, media & communications, transportation & logistics, business services, consumer products, food & beverage., • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to manage clients and stakeholders independently, • Comfortable working autonomously in a remote, technology-enabled environment, • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, • Familiarity with AI tools (e.g. for research, document drafting, or workflow automation) and transaction management platforms is a strong plus, • Must be currently resident in the UK and able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the UK on a self-employed or consultancy basis before commencing the role Compensation & Structure Compensation is based on a transparent fee-sharing model. As an independent consultant, you will earn an agreed percentage of success fees on the mandates you originate and/or lead. There is no cap on earnings; your income will depend on the volume and size of transactions you close. The consultancy agreement will define the precise fee split and allocation of platform, marketing and execution support.

Role: Machine Learning Engineer (Robotics) About AssetCool AssetCool is addressing one of the most pressing challenges in the global energy transition - grid congestion. By combining cutting-edge grid robotics with breakthrough materials science, our technology transforms the physical performance of the grid in situ, increasing current-carrying capacity by up to 30%, at just 5% of the cost and in a tenth of the time compared to conventional approaches. In addition to enhancing capacity, our solutions tackle other grid constraints including corrosion, electrical noise, and enable the collection of high-value data to build accurate, predictive digital twins. This technology is proving transformative and is being adopted at an accelerating pace, with deployments across Canada, Slovenia, the UK, and the USA, and a strong global deployment pipeline. AssetCool is one of the fastest growing start-ups in Europe, with plans to more than double, again, in size over the next six months. Backed by international investors from the US, Europe, and the UK, we are proud to be one of the most innovation-focused companies in the UK energy sector. We’re looking for ambitious, mission-driven individuals who are excited to work hard alongside their colleagues to build and deploy world-leading technology that tackles some of the planet’s most urgent infrastructure challenges. Role Overview We are looking for a Robotics Machine Learning Engineer to join our software team and help deliver ambitious ML solutions that power real-world robotic inspection and automation. This is a hands-on, applied role where you’ll build multi-modal machine learning models that operate in challenging outdoor environments, helping take ideas from prototype to field-tested deployment. You’ll be involved in the full ML lifecycle: building datasets, training and evaluating modern vision models, running experiments, and supporting deployment to edge devices. Demonstrable experience is essential - this could be through a previous role, research, open-source contributions, or strong personal/university-level projects. Candidates at all levels are encouraged to apply. Key Responsibilities • Develop and improve machine learning pipelines for robotic inspection tasks, including: segmentation; detection; classification; object tracking., • Build, train, and evaluate deep learning models using modern architectures such as:, • YOLO model family architectures for object detection and image segmentation., • Transformer-based object detection models (e.g., DETR / RT-DETR style approaches)., • Segmentation models such as Segment Anything Model (SAM), • Multimodal Vision Language Models (e.g. PaliGemma, Qwen2.5-VL, SmolVLM)., • Work with real-world industrial datasets (variable lighting, clutter, motion blur, weather effects) and help define clear annotation and labelling standards., • Support annotation workflows and dataset management using platforms such as Roboflow., • Prototype solutions quickly, moving from idea → training → evaluation using clear metrics (IoU, mAP, precision/recall, F1, etc.)., • Train ML systems using both real and synthetic datasets, including:, • generating synthetic training data for rare events and edge cases., • applying domain randomisation techniques to generalise training outcomes., • evaluating sim-to-real transfer performance., • Perform statistical and numerical analysis to evaluate model performance, failure modes, and robustness in field conditions., • Collaborate with robotics, embedded, and software teams to ensure ML systems are testable, deployable, and reliable on real hardware., • Communicate results clearly through short technical write-ups, sprint demos, and experiment logs. Required Skills & Experience • Strong Python programming skills, including experience with ML training and data workflows., • Experience with Jupyter Notebooks., • Demonstrable hands-on experience developing and training vision models., • Architectural fluency and a deep understanding of state-of-the-art architectures, including transformers and CNNs with the ability to select and adapt models based on specific constraints and applications., • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch (preferred) or TensorFlow., • Understanding of key ML/CV concepts:, • dataset splits, overfitting, evaluation metrics, augmentation, and performance trade-offs., • Comfortable working with image processing and common computer vision libraries (e.g., OpenCV, NumPy, Pillow, SciPy, Matplotlib)., • Good engineering habits: Git-based workflows, virtual environment usage, clean code, and reproducible experiments., • Strong problem-solving ability, able to iterate quickly and learn new tools and techniques. Preferred Skills & Experience • Experience with Roboflow for dataset management, augmentation, annotation workflows, and/or model training., • Comfortable using Jupyter Notebooks for rapid experimentation, dataset exploration, and model evaluation., • Experience with “cutting-edge” vision model ecosystems and customisation (e.g. prompt-driven workflows, foundation segmentation models, hyperparameter tuning, adapters)., • Experience with synthetic data generation and simulators for perception training and testing., • Familiarity with robotics simulation tooling such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Gazebo (or similar simulation environments)., • Familiarity with deployment constraints and optimisation for edge inference (e.g. NVIDIA DeepStream, or similar tooling), • Experience with Docker or container-based development for reproducible training and deployment environments., • Understanding of practical ML engineering workflows: experiment tracking, model/version management, dataset provenance, and regression testing, • Basic C/C++ knowledge (helpful for integrating models into production robotic systems)., • Keen interest in robotics, real-time perception, and the latest machine learning and computer vision research, with an emphasis on practical deployment outside the lab. Why Join AssetCool? • Work on groundbreaking technology revolutionizing the power grid., • Fast-growing startup with significant industry traction and large-scale projects., • Collaborative, innovation-driven team with exciting career growth opportunities., • Competitive salary, and flexible work options Research shows that some candidates may hesitate to apply unless they meet every listed requirement. If this role excites you but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be exactly who we're looking for, either for this role or another opportunity within our team. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you have a disability or any specific requirements and need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, just let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

Permanent | Space Systems | Hardware, Autonomy, and Innovation We’re supporting a pioneering deep-tech company building autonomous spacecraft systems that can sense, think, and act independently in orbit. Their technology is redefining how we protect and operate satellites in space, and they’re now looking for an Avionics Engineer to help design and deliver the next generation of intelligent orbital platforms If you love building complex electronics for real-world environments and want to work hands-on across design, integration, and testing, this could be your next big step. What You’ll Be Doing • Designing and laying out high-speed and mixed-signal PCBs for advanced space systems., • Conducting hardware bring-up, validation, and debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and other test equipment., • Building and maintaining electrical harnesses and assemblies for both flight and development hardware., • Working closely with mechanical, software, and systems teams to ensure seamless integration., • Supporting qualification testing for EMC, vibration, and thermal environments. What You’ll Bring • BEng/MEng in Electrical Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience., • Proven experience in PCB design, layout, and hardware testing., • Strong understanding of high-speed interfaces and signal integrity., • Skilled in using lab tools for debugging and performance testing., • Confident in electrical assembly, soldering, and harness fabrication. Nice to Have • Experience designing carrier boards for Linux-based SoCs., • Familiarity with NVIDIA SoCs or embedded Linux hardware platforms., • Exposure to FPGA integration and hardware simulation workflows., • Knowledge of space-rated electronics and fault-tolerant design., • Understanding of signal, power, and thermal integrity analysis. Please get in touch to find out more!

QA Associate Location: Wiltshire (on‑site) The Opportunity We’re supporting a UK manufacturer of cannabis‑based medicines that has recently brought a new, state‑of‑the‑art growing, processing and lab facility online in the Southwest. The organisation runs a sustainability‑led operation that’s carbon‑negative by design and is scaling to meet growing patient demand. You’ll report into the Head of Quality and help keep the site inspection‑ready by strengthening the Quality Management System (QMS), managing quality events, and collaborating across Production, QC, and Growing teams. What you’ll be doing • Own core elements of the GMP QMS—write, update and review SOPs/records; ensure Good Documentation Practice; track SOP review cycles and training; and maintain complete, compliant records., • Manage quality events—identify and raise deviations, lead root cause analysis, define and implement CAPAs, oversee change control and complete post‑implementation reviews, track metrics and report into the business., • Drive inspection readiness—plan and run self‑inspections, conduct independent audits and risk assessments, and keep current with relevant regulatory requirements., • Supplier & customer oversight—support approvals and liaise with external supplier QA where needed., • Controlled drugs compliance—assist with Home Office licensing requirements as needed., • Broader quality support—help maintain the GACP QMS alongside GMP activities. About you • A relevant scientific or technical degree (or equivalent experience)., • Experience in a quality focused position within a GMP production environment., • Experience of GMP QMS., • Comfortable working in a dynamic, change‑driven setting., • Knowledge of GACP would be advantageous but training and support will be provided. Please note – to be considered for this position you will need to pass an enhanced DBS Check.

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Assemble, fit and install pipelines, flow meters and associated mechanical components to engineering drawings and specifications. Work closely with engineers and technicians to develop and improve mechanical systems and pipework for lab testing applications. Conduct inspections, pressure/leak tests

A prestigious university in Scotland is seeking a dedicated Technical Support Officer to join its School of Infection and Immunity.The ideal candidate will provide essential support to laboratory users, contribute to research programs, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.This full

A leading laboratory services provider in East Kilbride is looking for a Revit/CAD Technician. Candidates should be skilled in Revit and AutoCAD, with an advantage for those with ductwork system experience.

As part of the development of a new and advanced communication system we are looking for a Test and Lab Communication Engineer help develop and validate software and firmware for satellite communication systems. This role is hands‑on and focused on lab, field and test works: you will work closely