Materials Test Engineer

Job content

Bramble Energy is an innovator of renewable energy technologies; designing and manufacture high-performance, low-cost, fuel cell stacks using printed circuit board (PCB) materials and processes.

Bramble Energy is a well-funded start-up on a fast-track to becoming a global leader in fuel cell manufacture, deploying its proprietary core technology. Our impact on net zero emissions shall come in the form of sustainable solutions to static and moving power.

Bramble welcomes diversity, ingenuity and enthusiasm and rewards it staff with a dynamic working environment and significant financial benefits. Bramble has transformed itself in its first year and seeks to continue this growth to meet business needs.

We are looking for a Materials Test Engineer to join our expanding materials technology team - this role is based on-site in our facility in Crawley.

The Materials Test Engineer will assist in supporting the development of Bramble Energy’s core technologies through the characterisation of a variety of materials & components. The role will suit an applicant with a good background in materials research, development, testing & innovation.

Principal Accountabilities

• Carry out testing of materials and components via various measurement & characterisation techniques
• Interpretation & reporting of experimental data results to key stakeholders
• Plan day to day testing activities based on business priorities
• Contribute to the creation of Bramble Energy materials knowledgebase via the processing & organisation of key datasets.

Person Specification

• Motivated & diligent with a precise attention to detail
• Able to work autonomously & prioritise tasks to meet key deadlines
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Comfortable working in a multidisciplinary & dynamic work environment
• Strong at creating innovative methods & approaches to problem solving

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• BSc/BEng graduate with relevant industrial / academic experience or a MSc/MEng graduate in a materials engineering field
• Solid knowledge of materials engineering
• Experience of requirement definition & selection of materials
• Practical experience of testing equipment such as Universal Materials Tester, Optical Microscopes etc
• Knowledge/ experience of standard test methods (e.g. ASTM, ISO)
• Experience of engineering test data acquisition, interpretation and presentation

Desired

• Creation of novel test methods & associated hardware
• Knowledge of accelerated stress testing methodologies
• Experience of developing novel materials
• Knowledge of surface coating and characterisation techniques
• Knowledge of sealing & gasketing solutions
• Familiar with post-mortem analysis, failure analysis and fault finding methodologies
• Generation of documentation such as SOPs, RAs, SSOWs
• Experience with fuel cells/electrolysers/battery technologies would be advantageous

Remuneration & Benefits

• Competitive salary, scaling with experience
• Strong pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• Life Assurance of four times your annual salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Dental cover
• Health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Two days paid leave to volunteer per annum
• Employee of the month bonus scheme
• Flexible working