Job reference: 551421
Location: Hybrid
Employment type: Fixed Term Contract
Team: Engineering
Closing date: 07/04/2025
School / Directorate: School of Science and Technology
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Electronics Engineer (KTP Associate)

£36,000 to £40,000 per annum

Fixed Term project role for 26 months with potential for further employment with Trelleborg Nottingham Ltd.

About the Role

We wish to recruit an energetic, insightful and adaptable graduate who can translate theoretical knowledge into practice by supporting the creation of an innovative SMART mattress system.

The project is technology related, and requires a skill set incorporating both electrical and software engineering. You will have the opportunity to work alongside both world leading academics at NTU and talented product design experts at Trelleborg Nottingham to create a system which will enhance patient care, reduce medical interventions, and position Trelleborg Nottingham as a smart fabrics leader.

Key project activities will include developing an interface of hardware and software, prototyping the system and preparing for a scale-up in production. This role will be primarily based at the Trelleborg Nottingham site with occasional working at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly.

Interview Dates: 1st stage interviews will be online- w/c 14th April 2025 and 2nd stage interviews will be in person on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

About Trelleborg Nottingham


Trelleborg Nottingham specialise in designing, developing and manufacturing textiles for the medical industry. Trelleborg Nottingham is fundamentally a textile coater, specialising in polyurethane coated fabrics for healthcare applications. We sell internationally to large multinational companies like and also to smaller manufacturers and converters. Our focus is on high performance, high value markets.

The wider Trelleborg Group is a multinational organization, headquartered in Trelleborg City in Sweden. Trelleborg Group is an engineered polymer solution business, with products that seal, damp and protect.

About the Project

This position forms part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded jointly by Innovate UK and Trelleborg Nottingham Ltd. As a KTP Associate you will work within Trelleborg Nottingham to develop and embed knowledge, with research and academic support from NTU. KTPs offer the ideal opportunity to apply your degree through real work and springboard your career. It includes a £4,333 training budget & 10% of your time dedicated to your own personal development. Read more about the scheme here: www.ktp-uk.org

Please note if you are applying for this position, you should have not previously been employed as a KTP Associate

If you have queries about this role, please contact Dr Yang Wei email: yang.wei@ntu.ac.uk

Assessment will be via a 2-stage process. We aim to have initial online conversations with candidates in the week commencing 14th April before inviting a small number of candidates for a more in-depth in-person interview at Trelleborg Nottingham (NG10 1FY) on 30th April 2025.

Safe and Inclusive

At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.

Please note that unfortunately, this role has been assessed as ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system however, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information. However, applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.

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