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Reference: 883370 | Status: Accepting applications Category: Engineering Location: MTC Coventry Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 Type: Permanent Published date: Monday 21 August 2023 Closing date: Thursday 26 October 2023 We are looking for a Technical Specialist to join our Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Team based in Coventry. As a Technical Specialist, you will deliver technical excellence across a portfolio of projects, provide thought leadership on the delivery of innovative technical solutions in maturing, promising research ideas and into impactful manufacturing capability, as well as play a leadership role in the delivery of innovative project outputs. Duties and Responsibilities You will own the impact of existing products and developing Value Propositions, to raise the Industrial Sectors’ awareness of the existing products and emerging value propositions whose development and impact you lead, and support the Technology Sector and Industrial Sectors in the development of their pipelines and project proposals. You will be line-managed, coached and mentored by the designated Resource Manager as part of your own development. To contribute to technical and business strategies by developing specific technical - and contribute to multi-theme - roadmaps that define how technology-based value propositions can be developed to meet the manufacturing challenges identified by the Industrial Sectors. Identify collaborative research and development funding opportunities and develop winning proposals to fund the development of the value propositions you lead. Ensure that your colleagues receive the most appropriate technical guidance and governance in the delivery of their project work. Mentor and coach colleagues in an empathetic manner. Provide technical governance as required for all aspects of MTC’s proposal and project delivery processes. Person Specification We are looking for someone who will: Be a degree-calibre engineer, technologist, scientist or mathematician. Have a high level of industrial experience gained in senior leadership positions, you will have a range of technical leadership skills along with knowledge and experience relating directly to the delivery of this role. You will use these to lead the activities you are responsible for. Be adept at using Microsoft toolset: Word, PowerPoint & Excel; Have technical expertise in ultrasonic inspection methods (conventional, phased array, guided waves, EMATs), alongside demonstrable in-depth knowledge of additional NDT techniques, including but not restricted to: Electromagnetic based inspection (Eddy current testing) Thermographic inspection; Radiation based inspection methodologies (2D X-ray, XCT); Image based inspection methodologies (visual inspection, hyperspectral imaging). All aspects of the role are to be carried out as an exemplar within the business in adhering to the MTC RIGHT way: Acting responsibly, putting MTC’s interests ahead of personal ambition; Providing inspirational leadership to all who come in contact with you; Delivering in the broadest sense a great working environment; Leading with humility, honesty and integrity in all that you do; Promoting teamwork, supporting through difficult times and collectively celebrating our successes. About The MTC The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’. It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011. In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’. Over the following 10+ years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing. Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design. We now have over 800 talented employees working with us. During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC. Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable) Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.