An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Application Engineer to join the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Institute (PEMC) at the University of Nottingham. This is a hands-on engineering role at the heart of world-leading research in power electronics and drive systems. Day to day, you will be designing novel power converter topologies, writing and validating drive control code, building and commissioning hardware, and running experiments on PEMC's state-of-the-art test facilities. You will work directly alongside researchers and leading industrial partners, including Rolls-Royce, GKN, Siemens and Cummins, contributing across the full project lifecycle from requirements capture and simulation through to system integration, test and reporting.

About the Team

The PEMC institute has grown exponentially and now has over 200 members, 24 academics and circa 130 PhD students, researchers, and engineers. The group offers state-of-the-art facilities spanning 3500m², capable of handling up to 5MW for construction and testing, and is world leading in power electronics, machine drives and control for aerospace, automotive, renewable energy and industrial applications. We are a diverse, international team and we believe that a breadth of backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all cultures, ethnicities, genders and beliefs, and welcome those who bring different experiences and ways of thinking to our work.

About You

We are looking for a motivated and practical engineer with a passion for power electronics. You will need: proven design skills applied to power electronics converters and drive systems from concept through to hardware; a track record of writing drive control code in C or equivalent; solid understanding of power converter design including topology selection, gate drive design and EMC; practical lab skills in converter characterisation, instrumentation and data acquisition; and experience of thermal management of power electronics subsystems. If you enjoy solving difficult engineering problems, working in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment and seeing your designs come to life on the bench, this role is for you.

Reporting to the Associate Professor of Power Electronics, you will collaborate with academics, researchers, technical services colleagues and industrial partners. You will be self-motivated, well organised and comfortable working on complex, ambiguous engineering challenges, bringing clarity and practical problem-solving to every stage of the project.

What we offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment.

• Generous holiday entitlement of 27-30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days, including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work.
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities.
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, visit our benefits website.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham Page.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.

Additional Information

If we make a conditional offer of employment, the University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-employment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required.

The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled.

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This post is available on a fixed term basis for 1 year. Your working hours will be 36.25 hours per week (full time). If you are interested in part-time work (minimum hours to be agreed), we encourage you to apply, please specify your preferred hours in your application. Job share arrangements may also be considered.

What Next

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

Please contact Rishad Ahmed (rishad.ahmed@nottingham.ac.uk) for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 20 Aug 2026
Category: Administrative, Professional and Managerial (APM)

Candidates should hold, a PhD in Electronic, Biomedical or Optical Engineering.

Essential knowledge and experience required:

• Development of instrumentation.
• Fibre optics sensors in the field of healthcare.
• Knowledge of optical fibre physical sensors, optoelectronics and systems designs.
• Data capture, recording of data and report writing to a professional standard.

The successful candidate must possess:

• Ability to work independently and also work as part of a team
• Enthusiasm, motivation and drive to embed new knowledge and to take full ownership of the project 
• Excellent interpersonal skills

The Optics and Photonics Research Group is one of the largest research groups in the Faculty of Engineering with 16 academics and three Research Council funded Fellows. We pride ourselves on being able to work on ideas from the basic science right through to application in advanced manufacturing and healthcare.

We offer:

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

This post is a fixed term 15 month contract, your working hours will be (36.25 hours per week). If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 20 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may also consider job share arrangements.

Please contact prof S Korposh s.korposh@nottingham.ac.uk if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Fellow to join the Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Research Institute at the University of Nottingham and become a core member of a team researching advanced electrical drives and control systems. The role will focus on the development, implementation and validation of advanced motor drive and control technologies across a wide range of electrical machine topologies and applications. This includes research into permanent magnet and non-permanent magnet machine drives, high- performance control algorithms, real-time implementation, and experimental testing and validation of electrical drive systems.

About the Team

The PEMC Institute has grown exponentially and now has over 200 members, including 24 academics and circa 130 PhD students, researchers and engineers. The group offers state-of-the-art facilities spanning over 3500m², capable of handling construction and testing up to multi-megawatt power levels. PEMC is internationally recognised for excellence in electrical machines, power electronics and advanced control systems, with research activities covering design, analysis, manufacturing, control, integration and testing of advanced electrified propulsion and energy conversion systems. The role holder will become part of a strong team working within these state-of-the-art facilities on advanced electrical drive systems for aerospace, automotive, marine, power generation and future electrification technologies.

About You

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious Senior Research Fellow with strong expertise in advanced electrical drives and control systems to drive forward and support aligned research activities at Nottingham. Candidates should have significant prior research and practical experience in electrical drives and motor control, ideally including:

· Development of advanced control algorithms for electrical machines and drive systems.

· Real-time implementation of control systems on DSP, FPGA or embedded control platforms.

· Experimental testing, commissioning and troubleshooting of electrical drive systems.

· Analysis and interpretation of electrical drive and control performance data.

· Experience across a range of machine topologies, including permanent magnet and non-permanent magnet machine drives.

Experience of working on collaborative projects involving industrial partners is highly desirable. The ability to work proactively within multidisciplinary teams, contribute technically at a high level, and engage professionally with industrial collaborators is essential.

Reporting to Prof Chris Gerada, the role holder will work closely with academics, researchers and PhD students in managing and conducting research activities across a range of major programmes and projects. Prior experience of supporting or supervising postgraduate researchers and students is desirable.

The successful candidate will be dynamic, well organised and self-motivated, with a positive and collaborative attitude and the ability to work effectively across technically challenging and fast-moving research environments.

What we Offer

You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website 

What Next

This post is available on a fixed term basis for 2 years. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours); Job share arrangements may be considered. Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact Pav Orton (pav.orton@nottingham.ac.uk) for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 03 Aug 2026
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)