Some job ads promise you ll change the world and then sit you in front of a spreadsheet.
This isn t one of those jobs.
Our client has a pipeline of seriously challenging projects in power transmission and distribution the kind where the difference between that works beautifully and that melted a hole in the system is about 0.2 degrees and a few microns.
That s why they need someone who actually gets a kick out of modelling reality in all its messy, multi-physics glory.
What you ll be doing
Most of your time will be spent modelling high voltage cable systems in FEA tools. Not glamorous, but vital. You ll be looking at the electrical, thermal, and mechanical behaviours of these systems, spotting problems before they cost a fortune in prototypes or downtime.
Some days you ll be knee-deep in stress, strain, vibration, or fatigue analysis. Other days, you ll be wrestling with boundary conditions and material properties that refuse to behave the way you expected. If that sounds like your kind of puzzle, keep reading.
You won t be doing this in a vacuum (unless we decide vacuum breakdown fields are worth modelling that day). You ll be part of a multidisciplinary team chemists, physicists, materials scientists, test engineers. All people who ve been at this game long enough to know that no one has all the answers.
What we re looking for
* A PhD in Electrical Engineering, ideally with a focus on high voltage systems and FEA.
* Solid experience with ANSYS, Abaqus, COMSOL (or similar).
* Strong grounding in materials science and high voltage electrical systems.
* The ability to explain your work clearly in English, not just simulation-software-speak.
* Confidence to make good decisions when the data is incomplete and to explain why you made them.
Why bother applying? Because if you re the kind of person who enjoys turning a complicated mess of physics into a set of actionable insights, this is one of the few jobs where you ll be appreciated for it. You ll also get the satisfaction of working on projects that directly impact the future of the UK s power infrastructure .
You ll learn from colleagues with decades of experience (and possibly a few scars), and they ll learn from you too. We don t expect you to know everything on day one. But we do expect curiosity, persistence, and a willingness to adapt.