Purpose of the Role:

The core focus of this role is to operate the MTC Wind Tunnel and look after maintenance of its equipment, together with regular operation of other rigs and dynos, and to support for model technology and R&D projects, in close cooperation with the R&D engineering team and Aerodynamics department.

Role Dimensions:

The key responsibilities of this role are the operation and maintenance of the MTC Wind Tunnel and the other rigs and dynos in the R&D department. When on shift, the WT and R&D Technician is responsible for operational safety and to ensure a reliable and successful experiment. Besides covering shifts in the WT and on rigs and dynos, the role holder will work on various model technology and R&D projects and support experiments at external facilities and trackside. Hence, the workload will be a mixture of clearly planned tasks (shift work and projects) as well as spontaneous jobs enabling the team to react quickly to new requests or opportunities.

Required training will be provided for plant and equipment (rolling road, lasers, robotics, rigs etc.) to enable regular inspection, servicing and maintenance as well as setup and calibration. This also includes introduction and continuous learning on WT and test facility systems to allow health monitoring and fault resolution using software and data analysis. Regular safety training will be scheduled as well.

The ideal person for this role must have an open approach to learn new systems and adapt to varying requirements for ever changing projects. This also covers software, electronics and different metrology systems. However continuous training on new and existing systems will ensure all aspects are covered to provide confidence and enable the WT and R&D technician to sign off WT system and rig installations, provide wind tunnel and rig operation and maintenance and train other staff.

Principal Accountabilities:

Operate and maintain the MTC Wind Tunnel and R&D rigs and dynos with responsibility for ensuring established safe working practices are followed
Regularly cover shifts in the wind tunnel and on rigs and dynos, which includes work out of office hours and on weekends
Conduct experiments successfully with signal health check monitoring and basic data processing as well as end of shift reporting and test documentation in close liaison with the engineering team
Assistance in setup and calibration of WT systems like PIV (incl. seeding), wind tunnel model systems (incl. sign off) and rig installations (e.g. pitot calibration or model tyre testing)
Regular project work on WT and model technology incl. harnessing, manage stock of equipment like sensors and ensure everything is serviced and in calibration
Responsible for scheduled test facility and equipment inspection, servicing and maintenance incl. belt changes of WT rolling road and model tyre rig
Receive regular training on machine and equipment operation within the department
Health & safety training, including incl. laser safety, working at height, crane operation, lifting & slinging, manual handling and opportunity for training as a first aider and fire warden
Proactively lead technical fault logging and troubleshooting applying a methodical approach and utilising available tools and data analysis to continuously improve processes
Storage and tools management incl. spares in the wind tunnel area, on rigs and dynos, and in the lab
Close collaboration with engineers in R&D, Aerodynamics, Vehicle Performance, Race Team, Control Systems, Electronics, and the Design Office on projects and experiments
Assist with preparation of reports and guidelines and training of other staff
Occasional support trackside and at external test facilities which may involve travel and work outside UK

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