About 42T
42 Technology is a successful and growing consultancy specialising in innovation, design, and development. Our work with world leading clients in a range of industries takes products and processes from ideas to reality. We have built a reputation for challenging the status quo and finding creative and pragmatic solutions to difficult technical problems.
Our employees love the variety and challenge of our work. We have a stimulating and open culture, an excellent team, and are based in Cambourne.
The Role
To contribute to the development of new technologies and products within the Industrial, Consumer and Healthcare sectors. Working as part of a project team to solve a wide variety of engineering challenges, develop innovative new products, and create value for our clients.
Key Responsibilities
* Contribution to the design and development of products, prototypes and test equipment. This may include (depending on skills and project requirements): designing using CAD tools, specifying components or building and commissioning prototypes.
* Technical analysis as appropriate (e.g. structural, thermal or fluidic calculations, tolerance analysis…) using hand calculations and tools such as Microsoft Excel, finite element analysis, MATLAB, Python.
* Defining and running experiments and rigorous testing, e.g. to evaluate prototypes, and analysing and reporting on the results.
* Researching technologies, processes and techniques to inform design decisions and support problem analyses.
* Contributing to creative problem solutions.
* Working with multidisciplinary teams to take products from initial concept through to delivery / transfer to manufacture.
* Communicating with suppliers and clients.
Qualifications and Skills
* Essential Education and Problem‑Solving
o Educated to degree level in a relevant technical subject.
o Good problem‑solving skills.
o Ability to apply scientific/engineering principles and creativity across a wide variety of problems.
* Essential Working Style
o Able to work independently with some direction and supervision.
o The ability to participate as part of a creative multi‑disciplinary team on a wide range of problems.
* Essential Communication
o Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
o Ability to explain technical work to colleagues and clients.
o Desirable: Experience writing technical reports and presenting technical content to small groups.
* Essential Personal Skills
o A passion and talent for engineering/science and product development.
o Attention to detail.
o Good interpersonal skills – the ability to engage with colleagues on all levels.
o Innovative mindset.
o Enthusiasm for learning about new technologies and developing knowledge and skills.
o Willingness to travel occasionally.
* Desirable
o Interest in structuring, planning and costing research and engineering projects and leading a team.
o Full UK driving licence.
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